ALL STRANGE AWAY
(1976)
Signed limited first edition, signed by Gorey and one of only five copies specially inscribed by Beckett, out of a total edition of 200 copies.
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THE BLACK DOLL
1973
Signed limited first edition, one of only 100 numbered copies signed by Gorey, of his screenplay for an unproduced silent film.
THE BLACK DOLL
1973
Signed first printing of Gorey's screenplay for an unproduced silent film.
E.D. WARD: A Mercurial Bear
(1983)
Signed first printing of paper doll cut-outs for the mercurial bear on the cover, featuring characteristically bizarre and baroque costumes and accessories, signed by Gorey as his pseudonym, Dogear Wryde.
THE HAUNTED LOOKING GLASS
(1959)
First printing of this collection of ghost stories selected and illustrated by Gorey.
JACK THE GIANT KILLER
1973
Signed miniature panorama, illustrated with orange highlights by Gorey.
Original Illustrated Postcard For NATIONAL POSTCARD WEEK
1988
Signed and numbered original postcard designed by Gorey, with his signature and "17/50" on verso.
THE PRUNE PEOPLE II
1985
Signed limited first edition, one of only 300 numbered copies, sequel to the riveting and suspenseful THE PRUNE PEOPLE told only through pictures.
THE RAGING TIDE: or, The Black Doll's Imbroglio
(1987)
Signed limited edition of Gorey's "Choose Your Own Adventure" picture book, limited to 200 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies reserved for the author and distributor – this one of the lettered copies signed by Gorey.
THE REMEMBERED VISIT
(1965)
First edition of Gorey's take on the young American girl abroad in a vaguely Edwardian setting, evoking Henry James but distinctly Gorey.
THE SINKING SPELL
(1964) [i.e. 1965]
Signed first printing of this teasing short story, about an unseen "it" slowly sinking in various scenes within a vaguely Edwardian setting.
THREE BOOKS FROM THE FANTOD PRESS: THE DERANGED COUSINS, THE ELEVENTH EPISODE, [THE UNTITLED BOOK]
1971
Collection of 3 limited edition books, each illustrated and signed by Gorey, as issued in their original printed envelope.
THE UTTER ZOO
(1967)
First printing of this bestiary-alphabet of unusual creatures, a rather Seussian premise but with a uniquely Gorey execution, this copy lacking the dust jacket.
THE WATER FLOWERS
(1982)
First printing of this "curious culinary adventure incorporating a caveat against Lesser Literature, and an instance of startling Sensibility."
THE WILLOWDALE HANDCAR: or The Return of the Black Doll
(1962)
Signed first printing of this eerie tale of inference on a merry handcar trip in an Edwardian setting.
THE WUGGLY UMP
(1963)
First printing of this color-illustrated work by Gorey, in which the wholesome yellow and pastel blues alternate with the baleful brownish-grey, matching the alternating charming and ominous scenes.
THE SALT HERRING
1971
Signed limited first edition thus, an out of sequence copy not signed or numbered on the limitation page, but instead signed by Gorey on the title page.
TREEHORN'S TREASURE
(1981)
Signed first printing of this adorably macabre picture book for older readers featuring a boy whose imagination is stimulated by reading lots of comic books.
EITHER / OR
1959
Two-volume Anchor Books edition, with cover design and lettering by Gorey.
LIGHT METRES
(1982)
Signed limited first edition, one of only 350 numbered copies signed by Gorey and Lamport, of this collection of cheeky, punning, sesquipedalian verse, likely to appeal to fans of Lemony Snicket.
ILLEGITIMATE SONNETS
(1950)
Signed first printing of the first commercial book illustrated by Gorey, inscribed by psychiatrist-poet Moore in 1952 and additionally signed by Gorey.
MORE CLINICAL SONNETS
1953
Signed first printing of this illustrated collection of macabre medical sonnets by the psychiatrist-poet, an early Gorey item signed by him on the title page.
FIVE SHORT NOVELS OF STENDHAL [The Duchess of Palliano; Vittoria Accoramboni; The Abbess of Castro; Vanina Vanini; The Cenci]
1958
First Anchor books paperback edition, with cover design and lettering by Gorey, of this collection of works by the eminent French author translated into English.
RUMPELSTILTSKIN
(1973)
Signed first printing of Gorey's illustrated interpretation of the Grimm Brothers tale.
MENACED OBJECTS: Dogear Wryed Postcards
(1989)
Signed limited first edition set, one of 250 signed and numbered by Gorey, complete with all 16 original postcards and original pictorial envelope.
