GOREY,EDWARD - Aleph

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1.(GOREY,EDWARD)illus. THE ADVENTURES OF GREMLIN by DuPre Jones. Philadelphia: Lippincott (1966). 12mo (5 1/4 x 7 1/2”), cloth backed boards,
Fine in dust wrapper. Stated First Edition. The story is a modern fairy tale
illustrated with marvelous full page and smaller black and whites by Gorey. Toledano B28.
$75.00
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7.(GOREY,EDWARD)illus. CASE RECORD
FROM
A
Moore.
NY:
SONNETORIUM by Merrill
Twayne
Publishers
(1951).
8vo (6 1/4 x 9 1/4”), grey pictorial cloth
stamped in red, near Fine in dust wrapper
frayed at spine ends and corners but still
VG. 1st edition. Illustrated by Gorey with
more than 40 humorous half-page cartoons
to accompany the sonnets. There is also
a “Discharge Note” by William Carlos
William M.D. THIS COPY IS SIGNED BY
GOREY. A nice early Gorey item. Toledano
B3
SCARCE TITLE SIGNED
2.(GOREY,EDWARD)illus. ALVIN STEADFAST ON VERNACULAR ISLAND
by Frank Jacobs. NY: Dial Press (1965). 8vo (5 5/8 x 8 1/4”), cloth, fine in dust
wrapper with small closed tear. 1st edition, SIGNED BY GOREY on the title
page. B23a. $300.00
$350.00
SIGNED BY GOREY & INSCRIBED BY MOORE
8.(GOREY,EDWARD)illus.
CASE-RECORD FROM A SONNETORIUM by
Merrill Moore. NY:Twayne (1951). 8vo (6 1/4 x 9 1/4”), grey pictorial cloth
stamped in red, Fine in worn dust wrapper with some pieces missing off the
edge. 1st edition. Illustrated by Gorey with more than 40 humorous half-page
cartoons to accompany the sonnets. There is also a “Discharge Note” by William
Carlos William M.D. and contributions by Louis Untermeyer and John Crowe
Ransome. This copy is SIGNED BY GOREY AND INSCRIBED BY MOORE. A
very early Gorey item. Toledano B3. $350.00
3.(GOREY,EDWARD)illus. AT THE TOP OF MY VOICE and other poems by Felice
Holman. 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
EACH BOOK SIGNED BY GOREY
9.GOREY,EDWARD. THE CATAFALQUE WORKS. Zurich: Diogenes (1979). 7”
square, 9 books, each pictorial wraps, housed in pictorial board slip case that is
illustrated by Gorey. Case hhas some rubbing else fine. Includes: The Glorious
Nosebleed, Fifth Alphabet; The Deranged Cousins; 15, the Nursery Frieze; The
Sopping Thursday; The Inanimate Tragedy; The Iron Tonic; The Pious Infant;
the Loathsome Couple. The ninth book is in German entitled the Katafalk-Werke.
EACH BOOK IS SIGNED BY GOREY! Taledone A72.
$500.00
4.GOREY,EDWARD. THE BLACK DOLL. NY: Gotham Book Mart 1973. 8vo (5
1/8 x 7”), wraps, pictorial label, near fine. 1st edition. THIS COPY IS SIGNED
BY GOREY on the title page. The text is by Gorey but contains no illustrations
other than the picture of the black doll on the cover. Toledano A49c. $250.00
SIGNED
5.GOREY,EDWARD. THE BLUE ASPIC. NY: Meredith Press (1968). Oblong 8vo (7
1/4 x 6 1/4”), pictorial boards, Fine in fine
price clipped dust wrapper. Stated 1st
edition. SIGNED BY GOREY
on the title page. Great copy. A27a.
$400.00
SIGNED
6.GOREY,EDWARD. THE
BROKEN SPOKE. NY: Dodd
Mead (1976). Oblong 8vo (7
5/8 x 5 1/4”), pictorial boards,
fine in fine dust wrapper. 1st
edition This copy is SIGNED
BY GOREY on the title page. Full page illustrations on
every other page. Toledao
A63c. $250.00
914.764.7410 SIGNED
10.(GOREY,EDWARD)illus. DOGEAR WRYED POSTCARDS: HIKUPTAH SERIES. 1996. There are 12 postcards in the original pictorial envelope in Fine condition. SIGNED BY GOREY AS DOGEAR WRYDE ON THE ENVELOPE.
$175.00
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12.(GOREY,EDWARD)illus. DOGEAR WRYED POSTCARDS:
Q.R.V.
UNWMKD IMPERF. SERIES. 1996. There are 12 postcards in the original
pictorial envelope in Fine condition. SIGNED BY GOREY AS DOGEAR WRYDE
ON THE ENVELOPE.
$175.00
1 OF 26 LETTERED COPIES
11. (GOREY,EDWARD)illus. DOGEAR
WRYED
POSTCARDS: NEGLECTED
MURDERESSES
SERIES. 1980. There are 12
postcards and a colophon
card in the original pictorial
envelope. LIMITED
TO
250
NUMBERED
SETS
NUMBERED
AND
SIGNED
BY
GOREY.
$800.00
13.(GOREY,EDWARD)illus. WRYED
POSTCARDS:
DOGEAR
WHATEVER
NEXT? 1990. There are 12 postcards
and a colophon card in the original pictorial
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
Rare.
SETS. Toledano
A10a. $1000.00
SIGNED
14.GOREY,EDWARD. THE DOUBTFUL
GUEST. NY: Dodd Mead (Reissued 1978). Oblong 8vo (9 1/4 x 6 1/4”), pictorial
boards Fine in slightly frayed dust
wrapper. First edition of the reissue
of 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 SIGNED
BY GOREY on the title page. Toledano
A3d. $100.00
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BEAR PAPER DOLLS
BY GOREY
SIGNED
15.[GOREY,EDWARD]. E.D. WARD: A
MERCURIAL BEAR. (NY: Gotham Book
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ABC SIGNED BY GOREY
19.GOREY,EDWARD. THE GLORIOUS NOSEBLEED / FIFTH ALPHABET. NY: Dodd Mead (1974). 4to (7 1/4 x 6 3/4”), pictorial boards, indent on top edge
else 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
illustration by Gorey. Toledano A59c.
$225.00
Mart 1983). 12mo (5 x 6 7/8”), stiff
pictorial wraps, Fine. A Dogear Wryde
Paper Pastime book of bear paper dolls
illustrated in black and white. The rear
cover has the words “Dogear Wryde”
crossed
out
and
written
Gorey.
in
hand
by
$125.00
SIGNED
16.GOREY,EDWARD. EPIPLECTIC BICYCLE. NY: Dodd Mead (1969). Oblong
4to (9 1/2 x 6 1/4”), pictorial boards, Fine in slightly worn dust wrapper. 1st
edition, 1st issue with $3.00 dw price. Illustrated by Gorey with color dust
wrapper and in black and white on every page, printed on one side of the page
only. THIS COPY IS SIGNED BY GOREY. Toledano A30a.
$250.00
SET OF 4 SIGNED BOOKS
20.GOREY,EDWARD. A GOREY FESTIVAL. NY: Ivan Obolensky (and AstorHonor) (1968). 12mo (4 7/8 x 6”), 4 books bound in stiff pictorial wraps in
a 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
BY GOREY. Rarely found with all books signed. Toledano A28.
$450.00
SCARCE 1ST OF THIS GOREY ABC / SIGNED
17.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. Toledano A6a.
$450.00
21.GOREY,EDWARD. THE GREEN BEADS. NY: Albondocani Press 1978. Oblong
12mo (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.
Each page has a full page illustration with no text. Toledano A71b.
$500.00
FANTASTIC LIMITED
EDITION ABC
18.GOREY,EDWARD. THE
GLORIOUS
NOSEBLEED / FIFTH ALPHABET. NY: Dodd
Mead (1974). 4to (7 1/4 x 6 3/4”), 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
914.764.7410 SIGNED
22.GOREY,EDWARD. THE HAPLESS CHILD. NY: Ivan Obolensky (1961). Small
4to (7 x 7 3/4”). pictorial wraps, some rubbing, VG. 1st edition. (inscribed 1960,
$1.75 price). SIGNED BY GOREY on the title page. Toledano A8a.
$250.00
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ILLUSTRATED CARD SET IN BOX - SIGNED
26.GOREY,EDWARD. THE HELPLESS DOORKNOB. no publishing information
(1989). There are 20 illustrated cards with captions plus a folded pictorial title
page 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. Toledano A95a.
$500.00
23.(GOREY,EDWARD)illus. HAUNTED LOOKING GLASS by Ghost stories
chosen by Gorey. NY: Looking Glass #9 (1959). 8vo, pict. bds, no dw, sl. edge
rubbing else near fine. 1st ed., (10 titles listed at back). B91.
$75.00
MERRY GOREY CHRISTMAS
24.GOREY,EDWARD. THE HAUNTED TEA COSY: A Dispirited and Distasteful
Diversion 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 EDITION
25.GOREY,EDWARD. THE HEADLESS BUST A Melancholy Meditation on the
Flase Millenium. NY: Harcourt Brace & Co. (1999). 7 1/2” square, pictorial boards,
As New in dust wrapper and cloth slip case. Stated First edition, LIMITED TO
750 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY GOREY. Every page of text faces a full
page color illustration by Gorey. Despite its relatively late date, this limited
edition is rare.
$450.00
GOREY’S FIRST
COMMERCIAL BOOK
SIGNED BY HIM & MOORE
27. (GOREY,EDWARD)illus.
ILLEGITIMATE
SONNETS
by Merrill Moore. NY: Twayne
(1950). 8vo (5 3/4 x 8 1/4”),
rust cloth stamped in gold, Fine
in lightly rubbed dust wrapper. FIrst edition (correct price). This is Gorey’s first commercial
book, illustrated with 6 panels
on front and rear endpapers. This copy is SIGNED BY GOREY
AND INSCRIBED BY MOORE
on the endpaper. Toledano
B1. $400.00
SCARCE TITLE SIGNED
28.(GOREY,EDWARD)illus. IRENE GOOD
NIGHT by D.R. Bensen. NY: Targ 1982. 12mo
(5 x 6 1/4”), silk covers, fine in dust wrapper.
LIMITED TO 250 COPIES SIGNED BY
GOREY ON THE FRONTIS and by Benson
on the colophon. Printed on handmade
paper and illustrated by Gorey with tippedin frontis and color printed glassine dust
wrapper. The story centers on Irene Adler
a Conan Doyle character who managed
to outwit Sherlock Holmes. Toledano B68.
$450.00
29.GOREY,EDWARD. IRON TONIC: or,
A Winter Afternoon In Lonely Valley. NY:
Albondocani Press 1969. Oblong 9 1/2 x
5 1/2”, pictorial wraps, Fine. 1st edition. LIMITED TO 200 NUMBERED COPIES
SIGNED BY GOREY. Handswen, printed on
fine paper on one side of the page with a full
page illustration on every page. Toledano
A31b.
$1275.00
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PANORAMA
30.(GOREY,EDWARD)illus. JACK THE GIANT KILLER. NY: Schoastic 1973. This is a near miniature panorama measuring 2 1/2 x 3 1/2”, folded accordian
style, Fine. Illustrated in orange and black by Gorey. SIGNED BY GOREY on the
cover. 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
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LIMITED EDITION SIGNED
34.GOREY,EDWARD. L’HEURE BLEUE. Fantod Press (1975). Oblong 12mo (6
1/4 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
page of tect faces a full page illustration by Gorey done blue, black and white. Toledano A60b.
$500.00
‘‘
ARTIST’S PROOF
35.GOREY,EDWARD. L’HEURE BLEUE. Fantod Press (1975). Oblong 12mo (6
1/4 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. Toledano A60 (this not included).
$650.00
32.GOREY,EDWARD. LES PASSEMENTERIES HORRIBLES. NY: Albondocani
Press 1976. Oblong 12mo (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 side of the paper every page has a full page illustration,
with no text. Toledano A64b.
$575.00
36.(GOREY,EDWARD)illus. LIGHT METRES by Felicia Lamport. NY: Everest
House (1982). 8vo (5 7/8 x 8 1/2”), cloth, Fine in slip case. LIMITED TO 350
NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY GOREY AND LAMPORT WITH AN EXTRA
ILLUSTRATION NOT FOUND IN THE TRADE EDITION. Illustrated in black
and white by Gorey. Toledano B69b.
$275.00
33.GOREY,EDWARD. LES URNES UTILES. Cambridge, MA: Halty Ferguson
1980. Oblong 12mo (6 x 5”), pictorial wraps, Fine. First edition, LIMITED TO
400 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY GOREY. Printed on one side of the paper,
every page has a full page illustration with no text. Toledano A80b. $400.00
914.764.7410 SIGNED
37.GOREY,EDWARD. A LIMERICK. (Dennis, MA: Salt-Works Press 1973).
16mo (4 x 5 1/8”), brown wraps, Fine. One of 16 books and other items included
in Soma-Haoma #3, this is the book only. Printed on one side of the paper. The
text consists of one limerick, illustrated on every page. This copy is SIGNED BY
GOREY ON THE COVER. Toledano A54.
$225.00
SIGNED
38.(GOREY,EDWARD)illus. LIONS
AND LOBSTERS AND FOXES
AND FROGS fables from AESOP
by Ennis Rees. Reading,MA: Young
Scott (1971). 4to (8 7/8 x 8 1/4”),
pictorial reinforced cloth, Fine in
fine dust wrapper. 1st edition. 17
of Aesop’s fables are illustrated
in color by Gorey. SIGNED BY
GOREY on the title page. Toledano
B47a.
$200.00
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SIGNED BY GOREY
40.(GOREY,EDWARD)illus. MISS CLAFOOTY AND THE DEMON by J.
David Townsend. NY: Lothrop Lee & Shepard (1971). 7” square, lavender
cloth stamped in black, Fine in dust wrapper. First edition (correct price). A
children’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
of this title are rare. Toledano B48a. $225.00
41.(GOREY,EDWARD)illus. MORE CLINICAL SONNETS by Merrill Moore. NY:
Twayne 1953 (1953). 8vo (5 3/4 x 8 5/8”), blue cloth, VG+ in chipped dw ($3.00 price).
1st edition. Illustrated by Gorey in black and white on every page. This copy is SIGNED
BY GOREY on the title page. A very early Gorey item. Toledano B6. $300.00
SIGNED AND SCARCE
39.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
42.(GOREY,EDWARD)illus. THE MUMMY, THE WILL, AND THE CRYPT by
John Bellairs. NY: Dial (1983). 8vo (5 3/4 x 8 1/2”), cloth backed boards, Fine
in fine price clipped dust wrapper. Stated 1st ed. and coded 1-10. A young adult
story, illustrated by Gorey with color dust wrapper and full page black and white
frontis. Surprisingly scarce. Toledano D-Bellairs. $125.00
SIGNED - 2 COPIES
43.
GOREY,EDWARD. OBJECT-LESSON. Garden
City: Doubleday & Cp. 1958
(1958). Oblong 4to (8 3/4
x 6”), black cloth, fine in
dust wrapper with mends
on verso, small pieces off
backstrip. Stated 1st
edition of Gorey’s 4th book
in second binding. SIGNED
BY GOREY on the title page. A4b. Sold with a first British
edition. gold cloth stamped
in gold published the same year
Anthony Blond. Small tear on
inner corner of some pages else
Fine in fine dust wrapper. Both
copies $300.00
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T.S. ELIOT & GOREY - SIGNED
44.(GOREY,EDWARD)illus. OLD POSSUM’S BOOK OF PRACTICAL CATS by T.S.
Eliot. NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich (1982). 8vo (5 3/4 x 8 1/4”), 1/4 cloth and
pictorial boards, Fine in dust wrapper. Stated 1st edition. and code A-J. Poems for
young and old, made more famous by the Broadway production. Perfectly illustrated
by Gorey and SIGNED BY GOREY on the title page. Toledano B70a. $475.00
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FANTASTIC GOREY WATERCOLOR
46.(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
(one in a suit and one in a turleneck sweater) pointing to an object on the ground
next 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
and quite wonderful.
$8500.00
EACH BOOK SIGNED BY GOREY
45.GOREY,EDWARD. OMINOUS
GATHERING. Zurich: Diogenes (1975). 7” square, 8 books in pictorial case by
Gorey, all in Fine condition. Containing
Fatal Lozenge, Utter Zoo, Blue Aspic,
Other Statue, Sinking Spell, Remembered
Visit, Eleventh Episode, Eine Seltsame
Sammlung (this last is a German translation
of 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
SIGNED
47.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.
This copy is SIGNED BY GOREY on the title page. Toledano A29a. $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.
Toledano p. 176.
$200.00
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individually. All are fine and unused unless noted. SEVERAL ARE SIGNED.
BICYCLE WORSHIP - FROM BROKEN SPOKE FOR DODD MEAD 1976 (3 COPIES) EACH $15.00
CYCLING COURTSHIP - FROM BROKEN SPOKE FOR DODD MEAD 1976
(2 COPIES ONE SL. SOILED) EACH.$15.00
INNOCENCE ON BICYCLE OF PORPRIETY-FROM BROKEN SPOKE GOTHAM
BOOK MART 1976 - (7 COPIES) EACH.$10.00
NATIONAL POSTCARD WEEK: MAY 1-7, 1988 NUMBERED AND SIGNED
(3 COPIES ALL SIGNED) EACH.$65.00
NATIONAL POSTCARD WEEK: MAY 7-13, 1989
$10.00
LIMITED EDITION WITH PICTORIAL ORDER CARD
50.GOREY,EDWARD. PRUNE PEOPLE II. NY: Albondocani Press 1985. Oblong
12mo (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
side of the paper, every page has a full page illustration with no text. Laid in is
the publisher’s order card that is illustrated by Gorey reproducing the cover of
the book. Toledano A91b.
$500.00
51.GOREY,EDWARD. PRUNE PEOPLE. NY: Albondocani Press 1983. Oblong 12mo
(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
paper with a full page illustration on every page and without text. Toledano A88b.
$475.00
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MINIATURE
52.
GOREY,EDWARD. Q.R.V. Boston: Bromer 1989. A miniature book measuring
1 1/8 x 1 3/8”, decorative
boards, Fine. LIMITED TO
400 NUMBERED COPIES
SIGNED BY GOREY. This
copy is not numbered and
is out of series marked o/
s. Written as an homage
to Isaac Watts, each text
page faces a full page
illustration in black and
white. Toledano A97b. Scarce.
$775.00
SIGNED
53.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. Stated 1st edition. SIGNED BY GOREY on the title page. $250.00
TRUE FIRST - SIGNED
54.(GOREY,EDWARD)illus. RUMPELSTILTSKIN retold by Edith Tarcov. 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. SIGNED BY GOREY on the title page. Scarce. Toledano B57a.
$300.00
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55.(GOREY,EDWARD). SALT HERRING by Charles Cros, translated from the
French. NY: Gotham Book Mart 1971. Oblong 12mo (6 1/4 x 5 1/4”), pictorial
wraps, 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
but it is SIGNED BY GOREY ON THE TITLE PAGE. Toledano B49b. $400.00
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SIGNED WITH PROSPRECTUS
58.GOREY,EDWARD. STORY FOR SARA. NY: Albondocani Press 1971. Oblong
6 1/8 x 5 1/4”, pictorial wraps, Fine. 1st edition. LIMITED TO 26 LETTERED
COPIES 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
SIGNED BY GOREY. Toledano A41a.
$1500.00
59.[GOREY,EDWARD]. THE STUPID JOKE by Eduard Blutig. Fantod Press
1990. Oblong 12mo (6 x 5”), pictorial wraps, fine. 1st separate edition, first
published in Dark Forces. LIMITED TO 500 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY
GOREY. Written using one of his pseudonyms. Toledano A100.
$400.00
56.GOREY,EDWARD. THE SINKING SPELL. NY: Ivan Obolensky (1964). 12mo
(5 x 6 1/8”), pictorial wraps, fine. 1st ed. This copy is SIGNED BY GOREY. Toledano
A17a. Every page of text faces a full page illustration by Gorey.
$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
3 SIGNED BOOKS
60.GOREY,EDWARD. THREE BOOKS FROM THE FANTOD PRESS: THE
DERANGED COUSINS, THE ELEVENTH EPISODE, [THE UNTITLED BOOK]. Fantod Press (1971). 3 books, pictorial wraps, faint crease on one cover else
Fine 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.
Toledano A42b.
$1200.00
914.764.7410 Pg 10
3 BOOKS SIGNED
61.GOREY,EDWARD. THREE BOOKS FROM THE FANTOD PRESS: THE
EVIL GARDEN, THE INANIMATE TRAGEDY, THE PIOUS INFANT. Fantod
Press (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
these books is SIGNED BY GOREY on the title page. Toledano A24. $1200.00
SIGNED
62.(GOREY,EDWARD)illus. TREEHORN’S TREASURE by Florence Parry Heide. NY: Holiday House (1981). Oblong 8vo (7 1/4 x 6 1/4”), pictorial cloth, Fine
in 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. Toledano B66a.
$250.00
Aleph-Bet Books - Edward Gorey Catalogue
GOREY’S FIRST BOOK SIGNED
65.GOREY,EDWARD. UNSTRUNG HARP. NY & Bost: Duell,Sloan and Pearce &
Little Brown (1953). 8vo (5 1/4 x 7 5/8”), pictorial boards, slight rubbing on bottom
edge, 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
page of text. SIGNED BY GORY on the title page. Toledano A1b. $150.00
GOREY’S FIRST BOOK SIGNED
66.GOREY,EDWARD. UNSTRUNG HARP. NY & Boston: Duell,Sloan and Pearce &
Little Brown. (1953). 8vo (5 1/8 x 7 5/8”), pictorial boards, light egde rubbing else
near 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
63.(GOREY,EDWARD)illus. TREEHORN’S WISH by Florence Parry Heide. NY:
Holiday House (1984). Oblong 8vo (7 1/4 x 6 1/4”), pictorial cloth, Fine in dust
wrapper. 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. Toledano B72a.
$250.00
ALISON LURIE’S FIRST BOOK
67.(GOREY,EDWARD)illus. V.R. LANG A MEMOIR by Alison Lurie. Munich,
Privately Printed for the Author, 1959. 4to (6 1/2 x 9 1/2”), 79 [1]p., stiff
pictorial 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. The text is the memoir of “Bunny” Lang, a poet, actress and author
who died young at 32 years of age. $450.00
64.[GOREY,EDWARD]. THE TUNING FORK by Eduard Blutig. Fantod Press
1990. Oblong 12mo (6 x 5”), pictorial wraps, Fine. 1st separate edition, first
published in Amphigorey Also. LIMITED TO 500 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED
BY GOREY. Each page of text faces a full page illustration. Written using one
of Gorey’s pseudonyms. Scarce. Toledano A101.
$600.00
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 of
rubbing else fine. Illustrated by Gorey with color cover and with b&w’s in-text.
Toledano B11b.
$85.00
Helen & Marc Younger
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
the title page. Toledano A10a.
$375.00
SIGNED
70.GOREY,EDWARD. WUGGULY UMP. Philadelphia: Lippincott (1963). Oblong
12mo (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. Toledano A15a.
$250.00
SIGNED BY VAN ALLSBURG * MOSER * JERRY PINKNEY * DE PAOLA
71.(VAN ALLSBURG,CHRIS)illus and others. FOR OUR CHILDREN edited by
Elizabeth 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
Pg 11
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