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Lot 88

Sale 5708 - Books and Manuscripts
Nov 16, 2023 11:00AM ET
Live / Philadelphia
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[Children's & Illustrated] Gorey, Edward: Group of 6 Signed Works

Gorey, Edward
Group of Six Signed Works
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Q.R.V. Hikuptah A Dozen Dogear Wryde Postcards
No place, 1996. First edition, one of 500 sets (Swann, 2014; Bromer Booksellers, 2023) 12 illustrated postcards, each 4 ¼ x 6 in. (107 x 152 mm), in publisher's illustrated white envelope, signed by Gorey as "Dogear Wryde." Not in Toledano

Q.R.V. Unwmkd. Imperf. A Dozen Dogear Wryde Postcards
No place, 1996. First edition, one of 500 sets (Swann, 2014; Bromer Booksellers, 2023) 12 illustrated postcards, each 4 ¼ x 6 in. (107 x 152 mm), in publisher's illustrated white envelope, signed by Gorey as “Dogear Wryde." Not in Toledano

The Just Dessert: Thoughtful Alphabet XI
No place, The Fantod Press, 1997, First and limited edition, #147/750 numbered copies (from a total edition of 776), signed by Gorey on colophon. Square 32mo. Unpaginated. Stiff illustrated gray wrappers. Not in Toledano

The Deadly Blotter: Thoughtful Alphabet XVII
No place, The Fantod Press, 1997. First and limited edition, #594/750 numbered copies (from a total edition of 776), signed by Gorey. Oblong 48mo. Unpaginated. Stiff illustrated pale green wrappers. Not in Toledano

The Haunted Tea-Cosy, A Dispirited and Distasteful Diversion for Christmas
New York, etc: Harcourt Brace & Company, (1997). First and limited edition, #297/500 numbered copies (from a total edition 526), signed by Gorey. Unpaginated. Illustrated light pink glaized paper-covered boards; in matching price clipped dust-jacket; in blue leatherette slip case. Not in Toledano

The Headless Bust, A Melancholy Meditation on the False Millennium
New York, etc: Harcourt Brace & Company, (1999). First and limited edition, #393/750 numbered copies (from a total edition of 776), signed by Gorey. Square 12mo. Unpaginated. Illustrated light glaized paper-covered boards; in matching price clipped dust-jacket; in publisher's blue-green cloth-covered slip case. Not in Toledano

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