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Helen & Marc Younger [email protected] Pg 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 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 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 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 7.(GOREY,EDWARD)illus. CASE RECORD FROM A SONNETORIUM by Merrill Moore. NY: 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 $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 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

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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

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    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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    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