The Deadly Blotter. Thoughtful Alphabet XVII.
(N.p.): Fantod Press, 1997. First edition. One of twenty-six lettered copies, signed by Gorey. An alphabetical murder mystery. Fine in printed wrappers, lacking the envelope. More
(N.p.): Fantod Press, 1997. First edition. One of twenty-six lettered copies, signed by Gorey. An alphabetical murder mystery. Fine in printed wrappers, lacking the envelope. More
NY: Albondocani Press, 1978. First edition. One of twenty-six lettered copies, signed by Gorey. The tale of a little Tancred, who encounters a disturbed person upon leaving the house one day to buy some tapioca for his starving family. Fine in lavender illustrated wrappers. (Toledano A71a). More
(N.p.): Fantod Press, 1994. First edition. One of twenty-six lettered copies signed by Gorey. Tells the story of the Fibleys' missing infant daughter, Amelia Emily, and her uncanny transformation. Fine in illustrated wrappers. (Toledano A112a). More
NY: Ivan Obolensky, Inc., 1964. 12mo. (32)pp. First edition. Demonstrating his mastery of the imaginitive leap, Gorey presents a story about "something way up high" that gradually descends through an old family home, to the point where "it's gone beneath the cellar floor. We shall not see it any more"..... More
NY: Ivan Obolensky, Inc., 1964. 12mo. (32)pp. First edition. Demonstrating his mastery of the imaginitive leap, Gorey presents a story about "something way up high" that gradually descends through an old family home, to the point where "it's gone beneath the cellar floor. We shall not see it any more"..... More
San Francisco: Word Play Publications, 1996. First edition. From an edition of 226, this is one of 26 lettered copies signed by Gorey and by the authors. This illustrated reference work includes ephemera and collectibles, dramatic productions, a list of pseudonyms, and more. The first true Gorey bibliography. Bound in..... More
1996. First edition. Both sets are from an edition of 500 copies, and each are signed by the illustrator, Edward Gorey, as "Dogear Wryde." The sets contain twelve postcards printed with new verses, penned by Gorey, about the panacea of Q.R.V. Both sets of postcards are housed in their original..... More
NY: Gotham Book Mart, 1995. First edition. One of 500 numbered sets, signed by the author/artist, Edward Gorey. Contains twenty tarot-like cards with a booklet of interpretations. The cards include "The Écorché," "The Bundle," "The Ladder," and "The Limb." Fine in illustrated box, as issued. (Toledano A113b). More
Corte Madera, CA: Pomegranate Art Books, (1983). Octavo. (56)pp. Signed by the Edward Gorey. Illustrated throughout in color and black and white. Near fine in spiral-bound pictorial wrappers. More
(Stuttgart): Edition Domberger, 1975. Single sheet, measuring 11 3/4 by 9 7/16 inches, showing a butler in tails observing an empty display case that had previously held "the Lisping Elbow," an illustration from Edward Gorey's book The Other Statue. Signed by the author with a note in pencil stating that..... More
(Stuttgart): Edition Domberger, 1975. Single sheet, measuring 11 3/4 by 9 7/16 inches, showing the title figure dramatically dressing while eating candied violets "from an unknown admirer," an illustration from Edward Gorey's book The Blue Aspic. Signed by the author with a note in pencil stating that this is an..... More
(Stuttgart): Edition Domberger, 1975. Single sheet, measuring 11 3/4 by 9 7/16 inches, showing a party scene from Edward Gorey's book The Blue Aspic. Signed by the author with a note in pencil stating that this is an "Artist proof for Domberger." The print is one in a series of..... More
(Stuttgart): Edition Domberger, 1975. Single sheet, measuring 11 3/4 by 9 7/16 inches. An illustration from Edward Gorey's book The Blue Aspic showing a gentleman in a fur coat and goggles offering the titular emeralds to the prima donna of the story Caviglia. Signed by the author with a note..... More
(Stuttgart): Edition Domberger, 1975. Single sheet, measuring 11 3/4 by 9 7/16 inches, showing a couple dancing from Edward Gorey's book The Other Statue. Signed by the author with a note in pencil stating that this is an "Artist proof for Domberger." The print is one in a series of..... More
1993. Watercolor and ink on paper, measuring 7 by 6 inches. Matted and framed. This illustration appeared on page 21 of the July 19, 1993 issue of Sports Illustrated. The image served as the lead-in to the "Anniversary" section, and it depicts an obscure baseball moment from 1893, when former..... More
(Middle Falls, NY: Toy Works), 1980. This bean bag bat with wings outstretched measures approximately fifteen inches from wingtip to wingtip. The fabric is printed with a black & white crosshatched pattern that is shaded on the wings and body to give the figure more dimensionality, evoking Gorey’s characteristic drawing..... More
Albondocani Press, 1979. Bifold holiday card, with the front page displaying a tableau from Hertha Strugg's fifth Christmas. One of 450 copies. Fine. More
(N.p.): (No publisher indicated), 1993. One of 100 copies, signed twice on the verso of each cover by the artist, Edward Gorey, in his guises as "Dogear Wryde" and "Ogdred Weary," anagrams of his own name. A small oblong two-sided flip book, which shows, as might be expected, an elephant..... More
1980. Original artwork. Pen, ink, watercolor, graphite, and wash on stiff card. The bereaved gather around the deceased's coffin as the undertaker pulls back a veil to reveal a will, taped as a video message. The mourners are a typically Gorey-esque cast of characters, including a shrouded widow, a man..... More
1979. First edition. A set of thirteen postcards, in an envelope signed by Gorey. Each card features a creature interpreting amusing adjectives starting with the letter "I", such as "Indecency", "Inquisitiveness", and "Ineptitude". Envelope shows few wrinkles, else near fine. (Toledano A75b). More
Woods Hole, MA: 1987. Broadside poster. Signed by Gorey, and illustrated by him with the errant shoelaces draped over the title lettering and artfully and abstractly folded napkins punctuating the poster's relevant information. Another in the series of boldly illustrated posters advertising theatrical productions in the vicinity of Cape Cod..... More
(N.p. c. 1976). Sixteen engraved illustrations altered by hand in pen-and-ink on paper, designed by Gorey for his collaborative publication with Samuel Beckett of the latter's All Strange Away. The images each deliver on Gorey's signature penchant for the uneasy and uninterpretable. They bear shapes and features that are to..... More
(Middle Falls, NY: The Toy Works), 1979. A cotton beanbag of a smiling pink pig, measuring seven inches from toe to eartip, and wearing a brown tweed jacket. In back, the turned-up vent shows that the jacket is lined to match his tasteful goldenrod bow-tie. This is one of five..... More
(Middle Falls, NY: The Toy Works), 1979. A cotton beanbag of a smiling pink pig, measuring seven inches from toe to eartip, and wearing a brown tweed jacket. In back, the turned-up vent shows that the jacket is lined to match his tasteful goldenrod bow-tie. This is one of five..... More
1986. Broadside. One of 100 copies signed by Gorey. Advertisement for the 1986 Cape and Islands Chamber Music Festival. Two figures sit on a rooftop, their backs to a weathervane. The figures play the flute and the violin, respectively, while the weathervane angel plays a trumpet. Some creasing around edges..... More