(Gorey, Edward)
The Unknown Vegetable.
(N.p.): Fantod Press, 1995. First edition. One of 500 copies, signed by Gorey. "There is a moral to this fable of an unknown vegetáble." Fine in illustrated wrappers. (Toledano A114a). More
Illustrated Books
At Bromer Booksellers, we focus on the visual book, with fine images that both enhance narrative and stand alone as independent creations. Among our holdings in this area are costume books, emblem books, examples from the Art Nouveau and Art Deco periods, the fantasy illustrators in the tradition of Arthur Rackham, and modern books with original graphics. We look for the successful fusion of picture with text from any century, any country, and across a variety of artistic movements and media. We are especially fascinated with books of other cultures, and you will occasionally find items such as Japanese illustrated woodblock books and Eskimo tales without words ...
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(Gorey, Edward)
The Utter Zoo.
NY: Meredith Press, 1967. First edition. "From Ampoo to Zote", this alphabet offers "an improbable menagerie for Sunday's child." Upper portion of boards foxed, slight splay to upper cover, else very good in very good dust wrapper. (Toledano A26a). More
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The Vinegar Works: Three Volumes of Moral Instruction.
NY: Simon and Schuster, 1963. Three oblong octavo volumes. (34); (58); (66)pp. First edition. A complete set of three books, intended to "instruct, appall and amuse." It includes The Insect God and The West Wing, as well as the first appearance of The Gashleycrumb Tinies, one of Gorey's most beloved..... More
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The Water Flowers.
NY: Congdon & Weed, 1982. First edition. Signed by Gorey. The tale relates a "curious culinary adventure...and an instance of startling Sensibility," complete with familiar Gorey characters in fur coats and patterened frocks. In original dust wrapper, slightly rubbed and faintly toned. A near fine book in very good wrappers..... More
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Whatever Next? Dogear Wryde Postcards.
1990. First edition. One of 250 copies, signed by Gorey. Set of twelve postcards, housed in original illustrated envelope. With scenes including those of a lone shoe resting on a staircase, a frying pan on the edge of a table, and a small bottle standing on a mantle piece. All..... More
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Treehorn's Wish.
NY: Holiday House, 1984. First edition. Signed by Gorey. The curious tale of young Treehorn's discovery of a genie in an urn and the consequences of his wishes. Bound in teal cloth over boards. Upper board somewhat splayed. Near fine in near fine dust wrapper. More
(Gorey, Edward)
The Dong With a Luminous Nose.
NY: Young Scott Books, (1969). First edition. Signed by Gorey, with full-page illustration. Near fine in pictorial boards and good dust wrapper with edgewear and mild toning to spine. More
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The Jumblies.
NY: Young Scott, 1968. First edition. Signed by Gorey. The first poem in Lear's Book of Nonsense, adorned with illustrations, which Gorey dedicated to Foss, Lear's celebrated cat. Scant wear to extremities of pictorial boards, fine. Some toning and minor rubbing to matching dust wrapper. (Toledano B38a). More
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Broadside featuring a quote from John Locke.
NY: Gotham Book Mart, (n.d.). Small singe-folded quarto. A color illustration of a man hugging a book as he looks on the upturned feet of a figure just fallen off a cliff. Fine. More
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Elephant House or, the Home of Edward Gorey.
San Francisco: Pomegranate, 2003. First edition. Signed by Kevin McDermott, who is responsible for the text and photographs, and John Updike, who wrote the Foreword. A visually stunning tour of Gorey's home, with McDermott's writing describing each room and its function, along with anecdotes about Gorey. Cloth binding in fine..... More
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Why We Have Day and Night.
NY: Young Scott Books, 1970. Oblong octavo. (40)pp. First edition. Signed by Gorey on the title page. An imaginative exploration of why the night is dark, printed in orange, black, and white. The text was written in collaboration with Peter Neumeyer. Dust jacket shows the slightest some soiling at edges..... More
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The Recently Deflowered Girl: The Right Thing to Say on Every Dubious Occasion.
NY: Chelsea House, (1965). Octavo. 47pp. Miss Phypps' "simple rules of propriety and common sense" tell a girl what to say when deflowered on a blind date, at a seance, by a marimba player, on an American Express tour, etc. Rubbing to extremities of pictorial boards, else very good. More
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The World of Edward Gorey.
NY: Abrams, 1996. First edition. Contains an interview with Gorey, analysis by art critic Karen Wilkin, and 200 illustrations. Very fine in illustrated dust wrapper. More
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The World of Edward Gorey.
NY: Abrams, 1996. First edition. One of 300 copies, signed by Edward Gorey, Karen Wilkin, and Clifford Ross. Contains an interview with Gorey, conducted by Ross, with analysis by art critic Wilkin and 200 illustrations of Gorey's work. Fine in an illustrated dust wrapper. Housed in a black cloth slipcase..... More
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Dracula: The Definitive Edition.
NY: Barnes & Noble, 1996. Quarto. One of 750 copies, signed by Gorey. Illustrations, endpapers, and cover artwork all by Gorey. In silver stamped black cloth over boards. Together with an original lithograph of Lady Westenra, signed and numbered by Gorey, housed in a separate red folder. Both extremely fine..... More
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Goreyography.
San Francisco: Word Play Publications, 1996. First edition. One of 226 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. Annotated in pencil throughout, front endpaper creased. Bound in cloth-covered..... More
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Goreyography.
San Francisco: Word Play Publications, 1996. First edition. One of 226 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 cloth-covered boards. Fine in near fine dust wrapper..... More
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The Twelve Terrors of Christmas.
NY: Gotham Book Mart, 1993. First edition. One of 100 copies, signed by Updike and Gorey. Gorey perfectly illustrates each of Updike's darkly humorous holiday fears, ranging from the unsettling character of "Santa: The Man" to the threat of a Christmas tree toppling over "under its weight of explosive baubles."..... More
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The Twelve Terrors of Christmas. With a copy of the German edition.
NY: Gotham Book Mart, 1994. First trade edition. Gorey perfectly illustrates each of Updike's darkly humorous holiday fears, ranging from the unsettling character of "Santa: The Man" to the threat of a Christmas tree toppling over "under its weight of explosive baubles." Fine in printed wrappers. Together with a translation..... More
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Limericks: Unexpurgated and Expurgated Editions.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, (1973). Two square octavo volumes. 30pp. Both signed by Gorey. Printed in blue ink. A children's language-arts schoolbook with whimsical illustrations throughout by Edward Gorey, collecting limericks by Edward Lear, Ogden Nash, Gorey himself, and many others. The unexpurgated edition features two limericks and one illustration missing..... More
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Cobweb Castle.
NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1968. First edition. Signed by Gorey. A delightful comedy of errors, headed by the clumsy Flemming Flanders. Holt Library Edition, bound in pictorial boards. Faint bumps to corners and creasing at hinges, else near fine in very good dust wrapper. More
(Gould, Robert)
Barry Windsor-Smith & Robert Gould: Paintings and Drawings of the Romantic and Fantastic.
Boston, MA: Earthlight Gallery, 1980. Poster for the exhibition of paintings and drawings by fantasy artists Barry Windsor-Smith and Robert Gould at the Earthlight Gallery in Boston. The exhibit was held from November 22 through December 31, 1980. The exhibit poster features the illustration "The Head of Perseus" by Windsor-Smith..... More
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Set of books on Japanese Prints.
San Francisco: Book Club of California, 1959-1965. Folio. Four volumes: "Figure Prints of Old Japan." 1959. (110)ff., + 52 plates. One of 400 copies. "Landscape Prints of Old Japan." 1960. (110)ff., + 50 plates. One of 450 copies. "Ukiyo-e: The Floating World." 1962. (92)ff., + 28 plates. One of 400..... More
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The Tragedy of Richard the Third: with the Landing of Earle Richmond, and the Battell at Bosworth Field.
San Francisco: Grabhorn Press, 1953. Small quarto. (vi), 191pp. One of 180 copies printed in French Lettre Bâtarde on handmade paper. Illustrated with six striking color woodcuts by Mary Grabhorn. The most beautiful of the Grabhorn Press Shakespeare series. Slight separation at title page gutter, faint foxing to one page..... More
(Graves, Robert)
Queen-Mother to New Queen.
(San Francisco: Richard A. Gleeson Library, 1970). Large quarto. French-folded single sheet. Sketch of the poet Robert Graves to the front cover. On the interior, the printed text faces a facsimile of the original, handwritten poem. Printed by Lawton and Alfred Kennedy and presented to the joint meeting of hte..... More