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Lot 55
Sale 2065 - Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana
Nov 14, 2024
9:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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[CHILDREN'S BOOKS & ILLUSTRATION]. GOREY, Edward (1925-2000). Amphigorey Also. New York: Congdon and Weed, 1983.
4to. Numerous illustrations by Gorey. Original pictorial boards; original dust jacket (price-clipped, spine very lightly sunned); publisher's slipcase.
FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, letter J of 26 lettered copies reserved for the author, SIGNED BY GOREY, from a total edition of 276. This copy is inscribed "For Isobel" on the limitation. Isobel was presumably the Isobel that was the dedicatee of his book The Water Flowers.