The Stolen Lake
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2000. First paperback edition, Toledano p88i; 12mo.; pictorial stiff wraps, softcover; 314 pages; cover art by Edward Gorey; a fine unread copy. More about The Stolen Lake
Gorey
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Come Back, Dr. Caligari
Garden City, NY: Doubleday Anchor Books, (1965). 12mo.; stiff wraps, softcover; 138 pages; wraps are sunned and age toned else a very good copy. More about Come Back, Dr. Caligari
The Revenge of the Wizard’s Ghost
Toronto: Bantam Skylark Book (1986). Small 8vo.; stiff pictorial wraps, softcover; 147 pages; frontispiece, map and cover art by Edward Gorey; pages are age toned else a very good tight copy in very good wraps. More about The Revenge of the Wizard’s Ghost
The Secret of the Underground Room
NY: Puffin Books (1990). Small 8vo.; stiff pictorial wraps, softcover; 127 pages; cover art by Edward Gorey; a very good tight copy in very good wraps. More about The Secret of the Underground Room
The Spell of the Sorcerer’s Skull
Toronto: Bantam Skylark Book (1985). Small 8vo.; stiff pictorial wraps, softcover; 170 pages; frontispiece and cover art by Edward Gorey; pages are age toned else a very good tight copy in very good wraps. More about The Spell of the Sorcerer’s Skull
The Eyes of the Killer Robot
Toronto: Bantam Skylark Book (1987). First edition with a 1 present in the number line; small 8vo.; stiff pictorial wraps, softcover; 167 pages; frontispiece and cover art by Edward Gorey; pages are age toned else a very good tight copy. More about The Eyes of the Killer Robot
The Notebooks of Raymond Chandler and English Summer A Gothic Romance
NY: The Ecco Press (1976). First edition, Toledano B63a; small 4to.; purple cloth covered board with gilt lettering on spine, hardcover; 113 pages; edited by Frank MacShane and three black and white illustrations by Gorey in English Summer A Gothic Romance; Attica Correctional Facility on front free endpaper else a.... More about The Notebooks of Raymond Chandler and English Summer A Gothic Romance
The Monster Den or Look What Happened at My House and to It
Philadelphia: Lippincott (1966). First edition, Toledano B30a; small 4to.; cloth backed glossy pictorial boards, hardcover; black and white illustrations; a very good clean tight copy in boards that are lightly foxed and a clipped dust jacket that is foxed and sunned. More about The Monster Den or Look What Happened at My House and to It
You Know Who
Philadelphia and NY: J. B. Lippincott Co. (1964). First edition; small 4to.; orange cloth covered boards, hardcover; 63 pages; black and white illustrations; a very good clean tight copy in a price-clipped dust jacket that is edgeworn and rubbed with 3 small closed tears. More about You Know Who
You Know Who
PA: Wordsong (1991). Reprint Edition, Toledano B22b; Signed by Edward Gorey on title page; small 4to.; cloth backed boards, hardcover; 63 pages; black and white illustrations; a fine clean, tight copy in a fine unclipped dust jacket. More about You Know Who
You read to me, I’ll read to you
Philadelphia and NY: J. B. Lippincott Co. (1962). First edition, Toledano B17a; small 4to.; blue boards, hardcover; 64 pages; blue and black illustrations; a very good clean tight copy in an edgeworn and rubbed dust jacket that has one small hole with 2.95 present. More about You read to me, I’ll read to you
You read to me, I’ll read to you
NY: A Harper Trophy Book, Harper & Row (1987). Stated First Harper Trophy Edition; small 4to.; glossy stiff wraps, softcover; 64 pages; blue and white and black and white illustrations; edge-rubbed else very good. More about You read to me, I’ll read to you
Folklore In America Tales, Songs, Superstitions, Proverbs, folk Drama, And Folk festivals With 17 Folk Melodies.
Garden City: Doulbleday & Co., 1966. Stated 1st edition. 8vo., cloth covered boards, hardcover; 256 pages a very good, clean, tight copy in a lightly edgeworn dust jacket by Edward Gorey. More about Folklore In America Tales, Songs, Superstitions, Proverbs, folk Drama, And Folk festivals With 17...
The Secret Agent A Simple Tale
Garden City, NY: Doubleday Anchor Books, 1953. 12mo.; stiff wraps, softcover; 253 pages; Anchor A8 with $1.45 on front wrap; wraps are lightly soiled and age toned else a very good copy. More about The Secret Agent A Simple Tale
Red Riding Hood
CT: Aladdin Book, Atheneum (1972). Stated First Aladdin edition, First paperback edition, Toledano B53d; 8vo.; stiff pictorial wraps, softcover; color illustrations; a very good clean tight copy. More about Red Riding Hood
The D. Case Or The Truth About The Mystery Of Edwin Drood
Orlando, FL: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich (1992). Stated First US Edition with a 1 present in the number line; small 4to.; red cloth backed boards, hardcover; ix, 587 deckled edged pages; Translated by Gregory Dowling; dust jacket illustrations by Edward Gorey; a very good clean tight copy in a very good unclipped dust jacket. More about The D. Case Or The Truth About The Mystery Of Edwin Drood
E. D. Ward A Mercurial Bear A Dogear Wryde Paper Pastime
NY: Gotham Book Mart (1983). First edition, Toledano A87; Signed by Edward Gorey as Dogear Wryde on back cover; 16mo.; pictorial stiff wraps with stapled binding, softcover; a very good clean uncut copy. More about E. D. Ward A Mercurial Bear A Dogear Wryde Paper Pastime
E. D. Ward A Mercurial Bear A Dogear Wryde Paper Pastime
NY: Gotham Book Mart (1983). First edition, Toledano A87; 16mo.; pictorial stiff wraps with stapled binding, softcover; a very good clean uncut copy. More about E. D. Ward A Mercurial Bear A Dogear Wryde Paper Pastime
Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats
NY and London: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich (1982). Third printing with the C present in the letter line of this HC reprint edition, Toledano B70c; Signed by Edward Gorey on the title page; 8vo.; cloth backed boards, hardcover; 56 pages; black and white illustrations; corners lightly edgeworn else a very good... More about Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats
Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats Calendar for 1989 with excerpts from the poems by T.S. Eliot
San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Publishers (1989). Stated First edition with an A present in the number line; small 4to.; stiff pictorial wraps with metal spiral binding, softcover; a fine unmarked copy. More about Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats Calendar for 1989 with excerpts from the poems by T.S. Eliot
Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats Calendar for 1991 with excerpts from the poems by T.S. Eliot
San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Publishers (1991). Stated First edition with an A present in the number line; small 4to.; stiff pictorial wraps with metal spiral binding, softcover; Signed by Edward Gorey on the title page; a fine unmarked copy. More about Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats Calendar for 1991 with excerpts from the poems by T.S. Eliot
Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats Calendar for 1996 with excerpts from the poems by T.S. Eliot
San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Publishers (1996). Stated First edition with an A present in the number line; small 4to.; stiff pictorial wraps with metal spiral binding, softcover; a fine unmarked copy. More about Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats Calendar for 1996 with excerpts from the poems by T.S. Eliot
Gorey Games based on the works of Edward Gorey
San Francisco. Troubador Press. 1979. First edition with 1 in the numberline, Toledano B64b; small 4to.; stiff pictorial wraps; light edgewear else a very good clean unmarked copy. More about Gorey Games based on the works of Edward Gorey
Before I Go, You Should Know... My Funeral and Final Plans
Hinesburg, VT: A Funeral Consumers Alliance Publication (2000). First edition; 8vo.; softcover booklet, pamphlets, and refrigerator magnet all contained in a stiff plastic envelope with a string closer; black and white illustrations by Edward Gorey; Includes, sheet on Palliative Care, advance directives, death away from home, a checklist to prepare... More about Before I Go, You Should Know... My Funeral and Final Plans
It Isn’t This Time of Year At All!
Garden City, NY: Doubleday and Co. (1954). Stated First edition; 8vo.; cloth covered boards, hardcover; 256 pages; jacket art by Edward Gorey; former owner’s name and date on front free endpaper else a very good clean tight copy in lightly soiled boards and a sunned, soiled and chipped dust jacket... More about It Isn’t This Time of Year At All!