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1. (GOREY,EDWARD)illus.THE ADVENTURES OF
GREMLINbyDuPreJones.Philadelphia: Lippincott (1966). 12mo (5 1/4 x
7 1/2”), cloth backed boards,Fine industwrapper.
StatedFirstEdition. Thestory isamodernfairytaleillustrated with
marvelous full page and smaller black and whites by
Gorey.ToledanoB28. $75.00
SCARCE TITLE SIGNED2. (GOREY,EDWARD)illus.ALVIN STEADFAST ON
VERNACULAR ISLANDby Frank Jacobs. NY: Dial Press (1965). 8vo (5 5/8
x 8 1/4”), cloth, fine in dust wrapperwith small closed tear. 1st
edition,SIGNEDBYGOREYon the titlepage.B23a. $300.00
3. (GOREY,EDWARD)illus. AT THE TOP OF MY
VOICEandotherpoemsbyFeliceHolman. NY: W.W.Norton (1970). 8vo (6 1/4
x 8 1/4”), pictorial cloth, Fine in fine dust wrapper. Stated first
edition and number code 0-9. 28 poems for children feature Gorey’s
wonderful illustrations in b&w thruout. Toledano B44c
$75.00
4. GOREY,EDWARD.THE BLACK DOLL.NY:GothamBookMart1973.8vo(51/8 x
7”), wraps, pictorial label, near fine. 1st edition. THIS COPY IS
SIGNED
BYGOREYonthetitlepage.ThetextisbyGoreybutcontainsnoillustrationsotherthanthepictureoftheblackdollonthecover.ToledanoA49c.
$250.00
SIGNED5. GOREY,EDWARD. THE BLUE
ASPIC.NY:MeredithPress(1968).Oblong8vo(71/4 x 6 1/4”), pictorial
boards, Fine in fine price clipped dust wrapper. Stated 1stedition.
SIGNED BY GOREYonthetitlepage. Greatcopy.A27a. $400.00
SIGNED6. GOREY,EDWARD. THE BROKEN SPOKE. NY: DoddMead (1976).
Oblong 8vo (75/8x51/4”),pictorialboards,fine in fine dust wrapper.
1st edition This copy is SIGNEDBY GOREY on the title page.Full page
illustrations onevery other page. ToledaoA63c. $250.00
7. (GOREY,EDWARD)illus. CASE RECORD FROM A SONNETORIUM by
MerrillMoore. NY: Twayne Publishers (1951).8vo (6 1/4 x 9 1/4”),
grey pictorial clothstamped in red, nearFine industwrapperfrayed at
spine ends and corners but stillVG.1stedition.
IllustratedbyGoreywithmore than 40 humorous half-page cartoons to
accompany the sonnets. There is alsoa “Discharge Note” by William
Carlos William M.D. THIS COPY IS SIGNED BY
GOREY.AniceearlyGoreyitem.ToledanoB3 $350.00
SIGNED BY GOREY & INSCRIBED BY MOORE8. (GOREY,EDWARD)illus.
CASE-RECORD FROM A SONNETORIUM byMerrill Moore. NY:Twayne (1951).
8vo (6 1/4 x 9 1/4”), grey pictorial clothstamped in red, Fine in
worn dust wrapper with some pieces missing off theedge. 1st
edition. Illustrated by Gorey with more than 40 humorous half-page
cartoonstoaccompanythesonnets.Thereisalsoa“DischargeNote”byWilliamCarlos
William M.D. and contributions by Louis Untermeyer and John Crowe
Ransome. This copy is SIGNED BY GOREY AND INSCRIBED BY MOORE. A
veryearlyGoreyitem.ToledanoB3. $350.00
EACH BOOK SIGNED BY GOREY9. GOREY,EDWARD.THE CATAFALQUE
WORKS.Zurich:Diogenes(1979).7”square,9books,eachpictorialwraps,housedinpictorialboardslipcasethatisillustrated
by Gorey. Case hhas some rubbing else fine. Includes: The Glorious
Nosebleed, Fifth Alphabet; The Deranged Cousins; 15, the Nursery
Frieze; The
SoppingThursday;TheInanimateTragedy;TheIronTonic;ThePiousInfant;the
Loathsome Couple. The ninth book is in German entitled the
Katafalk-Werke. EACH BOOK IS SIGNED BY GOREY! Taledone A72.
$500.00
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SIGNED�0. (GOREY,EDWARD)illus.DOGEAR WRYED POSTCARDS: HIKUPTAH
SERIES.1996.Thereare12postcardsintheoriginalpictorialenvelopeinFinecondition.SIGNEDBYGOREYASDOGEARWRYDEONTHEENVELOPE.
$175.00
11. (GOREY,EDWARD)illus.DOGEAR WRYED POSTCARDS: NEGLECTED
MURDERESSES SERIES.1980. There are 12postcards and a
colophoncardintheoriginalpictorialenvelope. LIMITEDTO 250 NUMBERED
SETS NUMBERED AND SIGNED BYGOREY. $800.00
SIGNED�2. (GOREY,EDWARD)illus. DOGEAR WRYED POSTCARDS: Q.R.V.
UNWMKD IMPERF. SERIES. 1996. Thereare 12postcards in
theoriginalpictorialenvelopeinFinecondition.SIGNEDBYGOREYASDOGEARWRYDEONTHEENVELOPE.
$175.00
� OF 26 LETTERED COPIES�3. (GOREY,EDWARD)illus. DOGEAR
WRYED POSTCARDS: WHATEVER
NEXT? 1990. There are 12 postcards
andacolophoncardintheoriginalpictorial
envelope in Fine condition. LIMITED TO
250 NUMBERED SETS NUMBERED AND
SIGNED BY GOREY AND 26 LETTERED
SETS - THIS IS LETTER “Y” OF THE
LETTERED SETS. Toledano A10a.
Rare. $1000.00
SIGNED�4. GOREY,EDWARD. THE DOUBTFUL
GUEST.NY:DoddMead(Reissued1978).Oblong 8vo (9 1/4 x 6 1/4”),
pictorialboards Fine in slightly frayed dustwrapper. First edition
of the reissueof Gorey’s 3rd book that first came out in 1957.
Calligraphic text pages face full page black and whites in Gorey’s
unique style. This copy is SIGNEDBY GOREY on the title page.
ToledanoA3d. $100.00
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BEAR PAPER DOLLS BY GOREYSIGNED
15.[GOREY,EDWARD]. E.D. WARD: A MERCURIAL BEAR. (NY: Gotham
BookMart 1983). 12mo (5 x 6 7/8”), stiffpictorial wraps, Fine. A
Dogear WrydePaper Pastime book of bear paper dollsillustrated in
black and white. The rearcover has the words “Dogear Wryde”crossed
out and written in hand byGorey. $125.00
SIGNED�6. GOREY,EDWARD.EPIPLECTIC
BICYCLE.NY:DoddMead(1969).Oblong4to(91/2x61/4”),pictorialboards,Fine
inslightlyworndustwrapper. 1stedition, 1st issue with $3.00 dw
price. Illustrated by Gorey with color
dustwrapperandinblackandwhiteoneverypage,printedononesideofthepageonly.
THIS COPY IS SIGNED BY GOREY. Toledano A30a. $250.00
SCARCE �ST OF THIS GOREY ABC / SIGNED17. GOREY,EDWARD. THE FATAL
LOZENGE. NY: Ivan Obolensky (1960).12mo (5 x 6 1/8”), stiff blue
pictorial wraps, some cover rubbing else VG-+. 1st edition. This
copy is SIGNED BY GOREY ON THE TITLE PAGE. A bizarre
alphabet.ToledanoA6a. $450.00
FANTASTIC LIMITED EDITION ABC
�8. GOREY,EDWARD. THE GLORIOUS
NOSEBLEED/FIFTHALPHABET.NY:Dodd
Mead(1974).4to(71/4x63/4”),pictorial
boards, fine in fine dust wrapper and slip case
(case slightly rubbed). LIMITED TO 250
NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY GOREY.
An ABC with each page of text facing a
full page illustration by Gorey. Toledano
A59b. $750.00
ABC SIGNED BY GOREY�9. GOREY,EDWARD. THE GLORIOUS NOSEBLEED /
FIFTH
ALPHABET.NY:DoddMead(1974).4to(71/4x63/4”),pictorialboards,indentontopedgeelse
near fine in dust wrapper with narrow strip off bottom of rear
panel. 1st edition. SIGNED BY GOREY. An ABC with each page of text
facing a full page illustrationbyGorey.ToledanoA59c. $225.00
SET OF 4 SIGNED BOOKS 20. GOREY,EDWARD.A GOREY FESTIVAL. NY:
Ivan Obolensky (and Astor-Honor) (1968). 12mo (4 7/8 x 6”), 4 books
bound in stiff pictorial wraps ina slip case with color pictorial
label by Gorey. Case slightly rubbed else fine. Includes: The
Sinking Spell, The Fatal Lozenge, The Hapless Child and the Curious
Sofa, each published earier. This set is SIGNED ON EACH TITLE PAGE
BYGOREY.Rarelyfoundwithallbookssigned.ToledanoA28. $450.00
21. GOREY,EDWARD.THE GREEN
BEADS.NY:AlbondocaniPress1978.Oblong12mo (6 x 5”), picorial wraps,
Fine. 1st edition. LIMITED TO 400 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY GOREY.
Printed on fine paper on one side of the page and handsewn.
Eachpagehasafullpageillustrationwithnotext.ToledanoA71b.
$500.00
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SIGNED22. GOREY,EDWARD.THE HAPLESS
CHILD.NY:IvanObolensky(1961).Small4to(7x73/4”).pictorialwraps,somerubbing,VG.1stedition.(inscribed1960,$1.75price).SIGNEDBYGOREYonthetitlepage.ToledanoA8a.
$250.00
23. (GOREY,EDWARD)illus. HAUNTED LOOKING GLASS by Ghost
storieschosenbyGorey.NY:LookingGlass#9(1959).8vo,pict.bds,nodw,sl.edgerubbing
else near fine. 1st ed., (10 titles listed at back). B91.
$75.00
MERRY GOREY CHRISTMAS24. GOREY,EDWARD.THE HAUNTED TEA
COSY:ADispiritedandDistastefulDiversion for Christmas. NY: Harcourt
Brace & Company (1997). 7 1/2” square, pictorial boards, Fine
in fine dust wrapper. First Edition (abcde code). Christmas Eve in
Gorey-land. Each page of text faces a full page color illustration.
THIS COPY IS SIGNED BY GOREY. $200.00
SCARCE SIGNED LIMITED EDITION25. GOREY,EDWARD.THE HEADLESS
BUSTAMelancholyMeditationontheFlase Millenium. NY: Harcourt Brace
& Co. (1999). 7 1/2” square, pictorial boards,
AsNewindustwrapperandclothslipcase.StatedFirstedition,LIMITEDTO750
NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY GOREY. Every page of text faces a full
pagecolor illustrationbyGorey. Despite its relatively latedate,
this limitededitionisrare. $450.00
ILLUSTRATED CARD SET IN BOX - SIGNED26. GOREY,EDWARD.THE
HELPLESS
DOORKNOB.nopublishinginformation(1989).Thereare20illustratedcardswithcaptionsplusafoldedpictorialtitlepage
and colophon, all housed in a clear plastic box. Cards are fine,
box has small side chip else near fine. The owner can make a myriad
of different stories by combining the cards in different orders.
LIMITED TO 500 COPIES SIGNED BY GOREY.ToledanoA95a. $500.00
GOREY’S FIRST COMMERCIAL BOOK
SIGNED BY HIM & MOORE27. (GOREY,EDWARD)illus. ILLEGITIMATE
SONNETS byMerrillMoore.NY:Twayne(1950). 8vo (53/4x8
1/4”),rustclothstampedingold,Fineinlightlyrubbeddustwrapper.FIrst
edition (correct price).This is Gorey’s first commercial
book,illustratedwith6panelson front and rear
endpapers.ThiscopyisSIGNEDBYGOREYAND INSCRIBED BY MOORE on the
endpaper. ToledanoB1. $400.00
SCARCE TITLE SIGNED28. (GOREY,EDWARD)illus.IRENE GOOD
NIGHTbyD.R.Bensen.NY:Targ1982.12mo(5 x 6 1/4”), silk covers, fine
in dust wrapper. LIMITED TO 250 COPIES SIGNED BY
GOREYONTHEFRONTISandbyBensonon the colophon. Printed on
handmadepaper and illustrated by Gorey with tipped-in frontis and
color printed glassine dustwrapper.ThestorycentersonIreneAdlera
Conan Doyle character who managed to outwit Sherlock Holmes.
ToledanoB68. $450.00
29. GOREY,EDWARD. IRON TONIC: or, A Winter Afternoon In Lonely
Valley.NY:Albondocani Press 1969. Oblong 9 1/2 x5 1/2”, pictorial
wraps, Fine. 1st edition.LIMITED TO 200 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY
GOREY. Handswen, printed onfine paper on one side of the page with
a full page illustration on every page. ToledanoA31b. $1275.00
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PANORAMA30. (GOREY,EDWARD)illus.JACK THE GIANT
KILLER.NY:Schoastic1973.This
isanearminiaturepanoramameasuring21/2x31/2”,foldedaccordianstyle,Fine.IllustratedinorangeandblackbyGorey.SIGNEDBYGOREYonthecover.B55.
$150.00
31. (GOREY,EDWARD)illus.THE KING WHO SAVED HIMSELF FROM BEING
SAVED by John Ciardi. Philadelphia & NY: Lippincott (1965).
Oblong 12mo (6 1/4 x 5 1/4”), cloth, fine in slightly soiled dust
wrapper. 1st edition ($2.95 price). A children’s book, SIGNED BY
GOREY on the title page. Toledano B24. $200.00
32. GOREY,EDWARD.LES PASSEMENTERIES
HORRIBLES.NY:AlbondocaniPress1976.Oblong12mo(6x5”),pictorialwraps,Fine.1stedition.LIMITEDTO
300 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY GOREY. Printed on fine paper and
handsewn.Printedononesideofthepapereverypagehasafullpageillustration,withnotext.ToledanoA64b.
$575.00
33. GOREY,EDWARD.LES URNES UTILES. Cambridge, MA: Halty Ferguson
1980.Oblong12mo(6x5”),pictorialwraps,Fine.Firstedition,LIMITEDTO400
NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY GOREY. Printed on one side of the paper,
everypagehasafullpageillustrationwithnotext.ToledanoA80b.
$400.00
LIMITED EDITION SIGNED34. GOREY,EDWARD.L’HEURE
BLEUE.FantodPress(1975).Oblong12mo(61/4 x 5 1/2”), pictorial wraps,
Fine. First edition. LIMITED TO 500 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY
GOREY, THIS OUT OF SERIES LETTERED “H.C.”. Each
pageoftectfacesafullpageillustrationbyGoreydoneblue,blackandwhite.ToledanoA60b.
$500.00
‘‘
ARTIST’S PROOF35. GOREY,EDWARD.L’HEURE
BLEUE.FantodPress(1975).Oblong12mo(61/4 x 5 1/2”), pictorial wraps,
Fine. First edition. LIMITED TO 500 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY
GOREY, THIS IS AN ARTIST’S PROOF COPY LETTERED “AP 18/38”.
Illustrated only in black and white, omitting the blue of the final
version.ToledanoA60(thisnotincluded). $650.00
36. (GOREY,EDWARD)illus.LIGHT
METRESbyFeliciaLamport.NY:EverestHouse(1982).8vo(57/8x81/2”),cloth,Fineinslipcase.LIMITEDTO350NUMBERED
COPIES SIGNED BY GOREY AND LAMPORT WITH AN EXTRA ILLUSTRATION NOT
FOUND IN THE TRADE EDITION. Illustrated in black
andwhitebyGorey.ToledanoB69b. $275.00
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SIGNED37. GOREY,EDWARD. A LIMERICK. (Dennis, MA: Salt-Works
Press 1973).
16mo(4x51/8”),brownwraps,Fine.Oneof16booksandotheritemsincludedin
Soma-Haoma #3, this is the book only. Printed on one side of the
paper. The
textconsistsofonelimerick,illustratedoneverypage.ThiscopyisSIGNEDBYGOREY
ON THE COVER. Toledano A54. $225.00
SIGNED38. (GOREY,EDWARD)illus. LIONS AND LOBSTERS AND FOXES AND
FROGS fables from AESOPby Ennis Rees. Reading,MA: YoungScott
(1971). 4to (87/8x81/4”),pictorial reinforced cloth, Fine infine
dust wrapper. 1st edition. 17 of Aesop’s fables are illustrated in
color by Gorey. SIGNED BYGOREYon the titlepage. ToledanoB47a.
$200.00
SIGNED AND SCARCE39. GOREY,EDWARD. MENACED OBJECTS - DOGEAR
WRYDE POSTCARDS. 1989. Consisting of 16 postcards in the original
pictorial envelope in fine condition. LIMITED TO 250 SETS NUMBERED
AND SIGNED BY GOREY.Scarce. $800.00
SIGNED BY GOREY40. (GOREY,EDWARD)illus. MISS CLAFOOTY AND THE
DEMON by J.David Townsend. NY: Lothrop Lee & Shepard (1971). 7”
square, lavender
clothstampedinblack,Fineindustwrapper.Firstedition(correctprice).
Achildren’s book about a miserly woman, illustrated by Gorey in
black and white and with color wrapper. THIS COPY IS INSCRIBED BY
GOREY. Signed firsts ofthistitlearerare.ToledanoB48a. $225.00
41. (GOREY,EDWARD)illus. MORE CLINICAL SONNETS
byMerrillMoore.NY:Twayne 1953 (1953). 8vo (5 3/4 x 8 5/8”), blue
cloth, VG+ in chipped dw ($3.00 price).
1stedition.IllustratedbyGoreyinblackandwhiteoneverypage.ThiscopyisSIGNEDBYGOREYonthetitlepage.AveryearlyGoreyitem.ToledanoB6.
$300.00
42. (GOREY,EDWARD)illus.THE MUMMY, THE WILL, AND THE
CRYPTbyJohnBellairs.NY:Dial(1983).8vo(53/4x81/2”),clothbackedboards,Finein
fine price clipped dust wrapper. Stated 1st ed. and coded 1-10. A
young adult
story,illustratedbyGoreywithcolordustwrapperandfullpageblackandwhitefrontis.
Surprisingly scarce. Toledano D-Bellairs. $125.00
SIGNED - 2 COPIES43. GOREY,EDWARD.OBJECT-LESSON. GardenCity:
Doubleday & Cp. 1958 (1958). Oblong 4to (8 3/4x 6”), black
cloth, fine in dust wrapper with mendson verso, small pieces
offbackstrip. Stated 1stedition of Gorey’s 4th book in second
binding. SIGNEDBYGOREYonthetitlepage.A4b. Sold with a first British
edition. gold cloth stampedin gold published the same year
byAnthony Blond. Small tear oninner corner of some pages elseFine
in fine dust wrapper. Both copies $300.00
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T.S. ELIOT & GOREY - SIGNED44. (GOREY,EDWARD)illus.OLD
POSSUM’S BOOK OF PRACTICAL
CATSbyT.S.Eliot.NY:HarcourtBraceJovanovich(1982).8vo(53/4x81/4”),1/4clothandpictorial
boards, Fine in dust wrapper. Stated 1st edition. and code A-J.
Poems for
youngandold,mademorefamousbytheBroadwayproduction.PerfectlyillustratedbyGoreyandSIGNEDBYGOREYonthetitlepage.ToledanoB70a.
$475.00
EACH BOOK SIGNED BY GOREY45. GOREY,EDWARD. OMINOUS GATHERING.
Zurich: Diogenes (1975).7” square, 8 books in pictorial case
byGorey, all in Fine condition. Containing Fatal Lozenge, Utter
Zoo, Blue Aspic, Other Statue, Sinking Spell, RememberedVisit,
Eleventh Episode, Eine
SeltsameSammlung(thislastisaGermantranslationof the first 7
titles). Printed on quality paper, #46 Club der Bibliomanen. EACH
OF THE EIGHT BOOKS IS SIGNED BY GOREY on the title page. Toledano
A61. $500.00
FANTASTIC GOREY WATERCOLOR46. (GOREY,EDWARD)illus. ORIGINAL ART:
[FLYING SAUCER IN THE FIELD]. This is a fabulous watercolor by
Gorey. Untitled, it measures 7 x 7 1/2”, unsigned. Depicted is a
nightime scene in a field. In the foreground are 2 men
(oneinasuitandoneinaturlenecksweater)pointingtoanobjectonthegroundnext
to a tree stump. They appear to be oblivious to the flying saucer
that is sitting in the field behind them! Done with Gorey’s
characteristic minute detail andquitewonderful. $8500.00
SIGNED47. GOREY, EDWARD. THE OTHER STATUE. NY: Simon &
Schuster (1968). Oblong 8 1/4 x 6”, pictorial boards, Fine in fine
dust wrapper. Stated 1st edition.
ThiscopyisSIGNEDBYGOREYonthetitlepage.ToledanoA29a. $350.00
48. (GOREY,EDWARD)illus. PHANTASMAGOREY: THE WORK OF EDWARD
GOREY by Clifford Ross. Catalogue for exhibit at Yale April-Sept.
1974. 4to (6 3/4 x 10”), pictorial wraps, fine. Illustrated with
cover by Gorey plus 19 plates. Forward by Dale Roylance. THIS COPY
IS SIGNED BY GOREY AND ROSS. Toledanop.176. $200.00
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49. (GOREY,EDWARD)illus. POSTCARDS. Following postcards are
pricedindividually. All are fine and unused unless noted. SEVERAL
ARE SIGNED.
BICYCLE WORSHIP - FROM BROKEN SPOKE FOR DODD MEAD �976 (3
COPIES) EACH $�5.00
CYCLING COURTSHIP - FROM BROKEN SPOKE FOR DODD MEAD �976 (2
COPIES ONE SL. SOILED) EACH.$�5.00
INNOCENCE ON BICYCLE OF PORPRIETY-FROM BROKEN SPOKE GOTHAMBOOK
MART �976 - (7 COPIES) EACH.$�0.00
NATIONAL POSTCARD WEEK: MAY �-7, �988 NUMBERED AND SIGNED (3
COPIES ALL SIGNED) EACH.$65.00
NATIONAL POSTCARD WEEK: MAY 7-�3, �989 $�0.00
LIMITED EDITION WITH PICTORIAL ORDER CARD50. GOREY,EDWARD.PRUNE
PEOPLE II.NY:AlbondocaniPress1985.Oblong12mo (6 x 5”), pictorial
wraps, Fine. 1st edition. LIMITED TO 300 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY
GOREY. Printed on fine paper and handsewn. Printed on one
sideofthepaper,everypagehasafullpageillustrationwithnotext.Laidinisthe
publisher’s order card that is illustrated by Gorey reproducing the
cover of thebook.ToledanoA91b. $500.00
51. GOREY,EDWARD.PRUNE
PEOPLE.NY:AlbondocaniPress1983.Oblong12mo(6 x 5”), pictorial wraps,
Fine. 1st edition. LIMITED TO 400 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY GOREY.
Printed on fine paper and handsewn. Printed on one side of the
paperwithafullpageillustrationoneverypageandwithouttext.ToledanoA88b.
$475.00
SCARCE GOREY MINIATURE
52.
GOREY,EDWARD.Q.R.V.Boston:Bromer1989.Aminiaturebookmeasuring1 1/8 x
1 3/8”, decorativeboards,Fine.LIMITEDTO400 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED
BY GOREY. Thiscopy is not numbered andis out of series marked o/s.
Written as an homageto Isaac Watts, each textpage faces a full
pageillustration in black andwhite. Toledano A97b.Scarce.
$775.00
SIGNED53. GOREY,EDWARD. THE REMEMBERED VISIT. NY: Simon &
Schuster (1965). Oblong 8vo (7 1/4 x 6 1/4”), pictorial boards,
Fine in sl. dusty near fine dust
wrapper.Stated1stedition.SIGNEDBYGOREYonthetitlepage. $250.00
TRUE FIRST - SIGNED54.
(GOREY,EDWARD)illus.RUMPELSTILTSKINretoldbyEdithTarcov.NY:Scholastic
(1973). 8vo (6 x 8 1/8”), pictorial wraps, slight bit of soil, VG+.
True 1st edition, preceding the hardcover edition. Illustrated in
color by Gorey.SIGNEDBYGOREYonthetitlepage.Scarce.ToledanoB57a.
$300.00
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55. (GOREY,EDWARD).SALT HERRING by Charles Cros, translated from
the
French.NY:GothamBookMart1971.Oblong12mo(61/4x51/4”),pictorialwraps,
very slightly sunned on spine else near fine. 1st edition. LIMITED
TO 300 NUMBERED COPIES, this copy is not numbered or signed on the
limitation page butitisSIGNEDBYGOREYONTHETITLEPAGE.ToledanoB49b.
$400.00
56. GOREY,EDWARD.THE SINKING SPELL.NY:IvanObolensky(1964).12mo(5
x 6 1/8”), pictorial wraps, fine. 1st ed. This copy is SIGNED BY
GOREY. Toledano
A17a.EverypageoftextfacesafullpageillustrationbyGorey. $300.00
57. GOREY,EDWARD. SOPPING THURSDAY. NY: Gotham Book Mart
1970.Oblong 8vo (7 5/8 x 6”), pictorial wraps, Fine. LIMITED TO 300
NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY GOREY. Toledano A35b. $400.00
SIGNED WITH PROSPRECTUS58. GOREY,EDWARD.STORY FOR
SARA.NY:AlbondocaniPress1971.Oblong61/8x51/4”,pictorialwraps,Fine.1stedition.LIMITEDTO26LETTEREDCOPIES
FOR USE OF THE AUTHOR AND PUBLISHER SIGNED BY GOREY. Printed on
fine paper and handsewn. Laid in is the publisher’s order card that
is illustrated by Gorey reproducing the cover of the book. THIS
CARD IS ALSO SIGNEDBYGOREY.ToledanoA41a. $1500.00
59. [GOREY,EDWARD]. THE STUPID JOKEbyEduardBlutig.
FantodPress1990. Oblong 12mo (6 x 5”), pictorial wraps, fine. 1st
separate edition, first published in Dark Forces. LIMITED TO 500
NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY
GOREY.Writtenusingoneofhispseudonyms.ToledanoA100. $400.00
3 SIGNED BOOKS60. GOREY,EDWARD. THREE BOOKS FROM THE FANTOD
PRESS: THE DERANGED COUSINS, THE ELEVENTH EPISODE, [THE UNTITLED
BOOK].FantodPress (1971). 3books,pictorialwraps,
faintcreaseononecoverelseFine in publisher’s VG+ tan printed
envelope. Fine. Limited to 500 sets printed by Gorey’s press, each
of these books is SIGNED BY GOREY on the title page. ToledanoA42b.
$1200.00
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9�4.764.74�0 Aleph-Bet Books - Edward Gorey CataloguePg �0
3 BOOKS SIGNED6�. GOREY,EDWARD. THREE BOOKS FROM THE FANTOD
PRESS: THE EVIL GARDEN, THE INANIMATE TRAGEDY, THE PIOUS
INFANT.FantodPress (1966). 3 books, housed in publisher’s yellow
printed envelope. Books fine, envelope neatly mended. Limited to
500 sets printed by Gorey’s press, each of
thesebooksisSIGNEDBYGOREYonthetitlepage.ToledanoA24. $1200.00
SIGNED62. (GOREY,EDWARD)illus.TREEHORN’S
TREASUREbyFlorenceParryHeide.NY: Holiday House (1981). Oblong 8vo
(7 1/4 x 6 1/4”), pictorial cloth, Finein dust wrapper. Stated 1st
edition. This is a charming children’s story with tongue-in-cheek
full page illustrations by Gorey. SIGNED BY GOREY on the title
page.ToledanoB66a. $250.00
63. (GOREY,EDWARD)illus.TREEHORN’S
WISHbyFlorenceParryHeide.NY:HolidayHouse(1984).Oblong8vo(71/4x61/4”),pictorialcloth,Fineindustwrapper.
Stated 1st edition. A wonderful children’s story with
tongue-in-cheek full page illustrations by Gorey. THIS COPY IS
SIGNED BY GOREY on the title page.ToledanoB72a. $250.00
64. [GOREY,EDWARD].THE TUNING
FORKbyEduardBlutig.FantodPress1990. Oblong 12mo (6 x 5”), pictorial
wraps, Fine. 1st separate edition, first published in Amphigorey
Also. LIMITED TO 500 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED
BYGOREY.Eachpageoftextfacesafullpageillustration.Writtenusingoneof
Gorey’s pseudonyms. Scarce. Toledano A101. $600.00
GOREY’S FIRST BOOK SIGNED65. GOREY,EDWARD. UNSTRUNG HARP. NY
& Bost: Duell,Sloan and Pearce &
LittleBrown(1953).8vo(51/4x75/8”),pictorialboards,slightrubbingonbottomedge,
owner name on ep, VG+ (no dw). 1st edition, second printing the
same month as the first. GOREY’S FIRST BOOK with wonderful full
page illustrations facing each
pageoftext.SIGNEDBYGORYonthetitlepage.ToledanoA1b. $150.00
GOREY’S FIRST BOOK SIGNED66. GOREY,EDWARD. UNSTRUNG HARP. NY
& Boston: Duell,Sloan and Pearce &
LittleBrown.(1953).8vo(51/8x75/8”),pictorialboards,lightegderubbingelsenear
fine in dust wrapper frayed at spine ends but VG. Stated 1st
edition of GOREY’S FIRST BOOK, with wonderful full page
illustrations facing each page of text. THIS COPY IS SIGNED BY
GOREY on the title page. Toledano A1a. $750.00
ALISON LURIE’S FIRST BOOK67. (GOREY,EDWARD)illus.V.R. LANG A
MEMOIRbyAlisonLurie.Munich,Privately Printed for the Author, 1959.
4to (6 1/2 x 9 1/2”), 79 [1]p., stiffpictorial wraps, Fine in
original glassine. First edition of LURIE’S FIRST BOOK LIMITED TO
300 COPIES. Illustrated by Gorey with a full page cover
illustration.Thetextisthememoirof“Bunny”Lang,apoet,actressandauthorwhodiedyoungat32yearsofage.
$450.00
68. (GOREY,EDWARD)illus. WAR OF THE WORLDS by H.G. Wells.
NY:Looking Glass Library (1960). 8vo (5 x 7 3/8”), pictorial cloth,
slight bit ofrubbing else fine. Illustrated by Gorey with color
cover and with b&w’s in-text. ToledanoB11b. $85.00
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69. GOREY,EDWARD. WILLOWDALE HANDCAR OR THE RETURN OF THE BLACK
DOLL. Indianpolis: Bobbs Merrill (1962). 8vo (5 3/4 x 5 7/8”),
stiff pictorial wraps, verly light rubbing, VG-Fine. 1st edition.
SIGNED BY GOREY on thetitlepage.ToledanoA10a. $375.00
SIGNED70. GOREY,EDWARD.WUGGULY
UMP.Philadelphia:Lippincott(1963).Oblong12mo (6 1/8 x 5 1/4”),
pictorial boards, fine in slightly soiled dust wrapper. 1st
edition. A children’s book illustrated in color and SIGNED BY GOREY
on the title page.ToledanoA15a. $250.00
SIGNED BY VAN ALLSBURG * MOSER * JERRY PINKNEY * DE PAOLA71.
(VAN ALLSBURG,CHRIS)illus and others.FOR OUR
CHILDRENeditedbyElizabeth Glaser. (Walt Disney 1991). 4to, cl.
backed boards, new in dw. 1st ed. 20 song lyrics from a record
album performed by the world’s leading recoriding artists,
illustrated by the leading children’s book illustrators, the
proceeds of the record and this book benefit the Pediatric Aids
Foundation. Illustrated by CHRIS VAN ALLSBURG, BARRY MOSER, TOMIE
DE PAOLA, EDWARD GOREY, JERRY PINKNEY, MICHAEL HAGUE, DAVID
MACAULAY, RICHARD EGIELSKI, MARC SIMONT, and others. This copy is
SIGNED BY VAN ALLSBURG, BARRY MOSER, JERRY PINKNEY AND TOMIE DE
PAOLA. $125.00