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Problem Pictures.
NY: Graham, 1975. Oblong 16mo. Single-fold advertisement for an exhibition of Gorey's work in December of 1975. Signed by Gorey. Fine in original envelope. More
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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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Schedule of Events for the Performing Arts at UCLA, 1977-78.
Los Angeles: UCLA, (1977). Quarto. 32pp. Signed by Gorey. Illustrations from many of Gorey's books, including The Blue Aspic, The Dong with the Luminous Nose, and The Gilded Bat, decorate this program of performances coming to UCLA. Minor soiling at spine, else crisp and fine in printed paper covers. More
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Schedule of Events of Symphonies for Youth, 1985.
Los Angeles: Los Angeles Philharmonic, 1985. Broadside folded in four, printed on both sides. Signed by Gorey. Illustrated with musically-inclined frogs dressed in suits and tails. The schedule outlines the events offered, as well as information about directions, costs, and the mission of hte program. Fine. More
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Season's Greetings 1996 Bromer Booksellers.
Boston: Bromer Booksellers, 1996. Small quarto. 26 pp. From an edition of 2,000 copies, this is one of 200 copies signed and numbered by Edward Gorey. Bromer special holiday catalog with previously unpublished, full-color cover design by Gorey, who created the artwork originally for a Nieman Marcus holiday catalogue. When..... More
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Set of New York City Ballet Playing Cards.
NY: (n.d.). Two decks of playing cards, one titled "Rehearsal" and the other "Performance". The "Rehearsal" set shows a ballerina in comfortable tights and leg warmers, while the "Performance" set shows her with heavy mascara and in full tutu and ribbons. Both decks in original plastic wrap, housed together in..... More
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Set of thirteen postcards for National Postcard Week.
NY: Gotham Book Mart, 1984-1996. Thirteen distinct postcards issued by the Gotham Book Mart, each featuring a characteristic Gorey figure: dancers, bears, cats, and people in robust turtlenecks, among others. All clean and fine. More
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Two Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats Calendars.
NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, (1990, 1995). Two octavo volumes. (96); (96)pp. Both volumes signed by Gorey. Reprinted illustrations and selected verses from Gorey's rendition of T. S. Eliot's humorous lyrics on feline antics. Calendars are for the years 1991 and 1996. Idential pictorial cover, except the 1991 calendar's is in..... More
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Gorey Games.
San Francisco: Troubador Press, 1979. First softcover edition. Signed by Gorey. A collection of hidden picture puzzles, codes, and mazes features some of Gorey's signature characters. A near fine copy, in pictorial wrappers, somewhat rubbed. (Toledano B64a). More
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Alms for Oblivion Series: Dogear Wryde Postcards.
1978. First edition. Sixteen seemingly unrelated postcards housed in illustrated envelope, including "Emma Lorino or her doll, Summer 1892". Cards all fine, in an envelope toned at edges, else near fine. (Toledano A68). More
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The Broken Spoke.
NY: Dodd, Mead, 1976. First trade edition. Signed by Gorey. Illustrated throughout in color and black & white, cleverly combining "two subjects of consuming interest": postcards and bicycles. Some wear to corners, else near fine in very good dust wrapper. More
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The Doubtful Guest.
Garden City: Doubleday, 1957. First edition of Gorey's third book. Signed by Gorey on the title page. Fine in pictorial boards with original dust wrapper that shows some general soiling, along with toning to spine. (Toledano A3a). More
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The Dwindling Party.
(NY): Random House, 1982. First edition. A macabre pop-up book, in which the family MacFizzit sets out "to visit the varied distractions of Hickyacket Hall." No price sticker, else fine in illustrated paper over boards. (Toledano A83a). More
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The Edward Gorey Bestiary. 1984 Engagement Calendar.
Corte Madera, CA: Pomegranate Art Books, (1983). Octavo. (56)pp. Signed by the author/artist. Illustrated throughout in color and black and white. Near fine in spiral-bound pictorial wrappers. More
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F.M.R.A.
NY: Alpern, 1980. First edition. One of 400 copies, signed by Edward Gorey. A collection of ephemera containing thirty-two miscellaneous items, including illustrations completed for The Atlantic and Esquire, a Christmas card design featuring a robot, and a copy of Gorey's first published illustration, "Two Professors," which appeared on the..... More
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The Fatal Lozenge.
NY: Astor-Honor, (1968). Reprint edition, signed by Gorey. A twisted alphabet of Gorey characters, in which "the Magnate waits upon the pavement... and ponders further child-enslavement." Light rubbing to extremities of green pictorial wrappers, spine a bit faded, else about fine. (Toledano A6d). More
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Fletcher and Zenobia Save the Circus.
NY: Dodd, Mead, (1971). First edition. Signed by Gorey. Illustrated with color plates and black & white line drawings by Victoria Chess. Slightest rubbing to spine ends, else about fine in dust wrapper. (Toledano A25). More
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The Floating Elephant, by Dogear Wryde / The Dancing Rock, by Ogdred Weary.
1993. A small oblong dos-à-dos flip book, which shows, as might be expected, an elephant floating when opened from one side, and a rock dancing when turned over and opened from the other. Signed twice on the verso of each cover by the artist, Edward Gorey, in his guises as..... More
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The Gashlycrumb Tinies. 50th Anniversary Edition, 1963-2013.
Yarmouth Port, MA: Edward Gorey House, 2013. Oblong octavo. (30)ff. loose sheets. One of twenty-six lettered copies. An "appalling alphabet" of the dooms of twenty-six children, ranging from Amy, who falls down the stairs, to Zillah, who drinks to much gin. As in all lettered copies, after the alphabet comes..... More
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The Gashlycrumb Tinies. 50th Anniversary Edition, 1963-2013.
Yarmouth Port, MA: Edward Gorey House, 2013. Oblong octavo. (29)ff. loose sheets. One of 100 numbered copies. An "appalling alphabet" of the dooms of twenty-six children, ranging from Amy, who falls down the stairs, to Zillah, who drinks to much gin. Gorey's signature embossed on title and colophon cards. Housed..... More
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The Glorious Nosebleed. Fifth Alphabet.
NY: Dodd, Mead, (1974). Oblong octavo. (58)pp. One of 250 copies, signed by the author and illustrator, Edward Gorey. A delightfully written alphabet of adverbs. Fine in orange pictorial boards, somewhat rubbed at corners, with matching dust wrapper, which shows slight toning to the spine. Housed in a red slipcase..... More
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The Glorious Nosebleed. Fifth Alphabet. With a copy of second printing.
NY: Dodd, Mead, 1974. Two oblong octavo volumes. (58); (58)pp. Second printing is signed by Gorey. A delightfully written alphabet of adverbs. First edition is very good in orange pictorial boards, somewhat rubbed at corners, with matching dust wrapper, not price-clipped, which shows some edgewear, toning to the spine, and..... More
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Gorey Cats Paper Dolls.
San Francisco: Troubador Press, 1982. Octavo. 40pp. Signed by Gorey. Three paper cats may be cut from the stiff rear cover, dressed in designated costumes and placed in front of morose and romantic sets drawn from Gorey's books. General edgewear, else near fine in pictorial covers. More
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The Green Beads.
NY: Albondocani Press, 1978. First edition. One of 400 copies, signed by Gorey. The tale of a young boy from a starving family who encounters a disturbed person upon leaving the house one day. Faintly toned spine, else near fine in lavender illustrated wrappers. (Toledano A71b). More
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The Hapless Child.
NY: Dodd, Mead, 1980. Octavo. (32)ff. Reissue. Signed by Gorey. "An undiluted tragedy with a generous population of foul Small Creatures and a wickedly pleasurable Surprise for non-admirers of Miss Burnett." Some rubbing to extremities of book, else near fine. In original purple dust wrapper, which shows some shelf-toning and..... More
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The Haunted Tea-Cosy: A Dispirited and Distasteful Diversion for Christmas.
NY: Harcourt Brace, (1997). First edition. One of 500 numbered copies, signed by Gorey. In this yuletide tale, Edmund Gravel, the hermit of Lower Spigot, is visited by the Bahhum Bug, an admonitory insect who brings a number of Christmas ghosts in his train. Dickens à la Gorey. Fine in..... More