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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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
NY: Ivan Obolensky, 1961. First edition. "An undiluted tragedy with a generous population of foul Small Creatures and a wickedly pleasurable Surprise for non-admirers of Miss Burnett." Generic shelfwear and fading, to edges and spine, else very good in wrappers. Together with a copy of the 1989 reissue by Peter..... More
1989. Fourth printing. One of 500 sets, signed by Gorey. A set of twenty cards that can be "read in 2,432,902,069,736,640,000 different ways." Housed in plastic box, as issued, which has tape residue on the front. Fine. (Toledano A95a). More
NY: Peter Weed Books, 1993. First printing of the Peter Weed reissue. Signed by Gorey on the title page. This title originally appeared among "The Vinegar Works." The dust wrapper warns the reader that it is "An admonitory tale of Temptation, hapless Greed, abduction and Unspeakable Ritualistic Practices." Slight wear..... More
1979. First edition. One of fifty sets of thirteen postcards, all hand-colored by Gorey. Colophon sheet included, signed and numbered by Gorey. Each card features a creature interpreting amusing adjectives starting with the letter "I," such as "Indecency," "Inquisitiveness," and "Ineptitude." Each creature wears different colored gloves. Housed in a...... More
(N.p.): Scholastic Magazines, 1973. (11)ff. Volume 4 in the "Lucky Mini-book" series. A tiny, 3 1/2-inch high, folding panorama, with Gorey's illustrations printed in two colors. Minimal bumps to corners and slight toning, else near fine. (Toledano B55). More
(N.p.): Fantod Press, 1975. First edition. One of 500 copies, signed by Gorey. Blue and black-printed illustrations of two dog-like creatures in lettered sweaters facing each other appear opposite text pages consisting of two lines of conversation. Minute edgewear, else fine in blue and black illustrated wrappers. (Toledano A60b). More
![Item #31911 [The Nursery Frieze, or, 15-Two]. Edward Gorey](https://bromer.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/31911.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1669746795)
N.p. The Fantod Press, 1964. Oblong 12mo. (17)ff. First edition. One of 500 copies. The frieze itself is comprised of a long line of rhinoceros-like creatures with obscure words in speech bubbles above their heads. One of Gorey's more obscure productions, it is sometimes referred to as "15-Two," which is..... More
Boston: Anne & David Bromer, 1989. (49)pp. First edition. From an edition of 400 copies signed by Gorey, this is one of 110 comprising the deluxe issue, with twenty-nine illustrations hand-colored by him in silver and gold metallic paint. This is the publisher's copy, so noted on the colophon. An..... 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, signed by Gorey. Demonstrating his mastery of the imaginative 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..... More
NY: Ivan Obolensky, Inc., 1964. 12mo. (32)pp. First edition, signed by Gorey. Demonstrating his mastery of the imaginative 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..... 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
(N.p.): Fantod Press, 1973. First edition. One of 500 sets of three books: The Disrespectful Summons, The Abandoned Sock, and The Lost Lions. Fine in original publisher's envelope, as issued. (Toledano A52b). More
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, else near fine. Some toning and minor rubbing to matching dust wrapper. (Toledano B38a). More
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
NY: Charles Scribner's, 1979. Folio. 21ff. First edition, first printing. The sets and costumes of the Broadway production of Dracula, which were designed by Gorey, and for which he won a Tony Award. Printed on cardboard, with instructions for cutting out and assembling the stage set, with furniture and characters..... More
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
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
Warsaw: Wydanictwo Prasa Wojskowa, 1950. Quarto. (8)ff., loose. Eight woodcuts depict various actions of the Gwardia Ludowa, or the People’s Guard, an underground Polish communist resistance force. Most of the Gwardia’s operations focused on sabotage, ambush, and other guerrilla tactics. These included disassembling train tracks, bombing German-frequented coffee houses, and..... More
![Item #30175 Das Antlitz der Stadte [The Face of the Cities]. Armin T. Wegner](https://bromer.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/30175.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1667508560)
Berlin: Tyslander Pres, 1989. Octavo. (60)pp. One of forty deluxe copies issued with a separate color woodblock print, signed by the artist, Felix M. Furtwangler, both on the colophon and on the print. Furtwangler's disturbing woodcuts, brash in their direct confrontation with violence and raw in their emotion, underscore the..... More
(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
Seattle: Grey Spider Press, 1992. Oblong octavo. (26)ff. One of 75 copies, signed by the artist, Michael Dal Cerro. An illustrated alphabet, with woodcuts by Dal Cerro. The words and images chosen are nature-themed and carry a strong environmentalist message. Printed and bound by Chris Stern in green cloth, with..... More
Wales: Gwasg Gregynog, 2003. Quarto. xv, (3), 99pp. One of 215 copies. Van Niekerk's wood engravings throughout, including frontispiece portrait of Herbert and a rendering of the Vitruvian Man on the whole of page 36. Edited, with introduction and notes, by The Earl of Powis. Bound in quarter-leather by Alan..... More
Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1883. Octavo. First edition of the second Uncle Remus collection of stories. Widely illustrated with scenes from the familiar tales, including images of Brother Fox, Brother Bear, and Brother Rabbit. Bound in full yellow cloth elaborately stamped in black and with the title in..... More
