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Amphigorey Also

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Amphigorey Also

by Gorey, Edward

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  • near fine
  • Paperback
  • first
Condition
Near Fine
ISBN 10
0865530874
ISBN 13
9780865530874
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Congdon & Weed, 1983. First Softcover Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Gorey, Edward. Third in a series of collected works of Edward Gorey, this oversized softcover 4to with decorative gray/white/black wrappers featuring Gorey creatures contains 17 of his little books: "The Utter Zoo, The Blue Aspic, The Epileptic Bicycle, The Sopping Thursday, The Grand Passion, Les Passementeries Horrible, The Eclectic Abecedarium, L'Heure bleue, The Broken Spoke, The Awdrey-Gore Legacy, The Glorious Nosebleed, The Loathsome Couple, The Green Beads, Les Urnes Utiles, The Stupid Joke, The Prune People," & "The Tuning Fork." Fully illustrated w/Gorey's macabre drawings, in black & white & in full color. Orig. published in hardcover, this is the 1983 FIRST SOFTCOVER EDITION, First Printing, from Congdon & Weed (not the later Harvest/HBJ reprint).Condition is Near Fine: exceptionally clean & right, marred only by heavy foxing to top outside page edges, which also travels down the top of the page from that same edge on a few internal pages. Else, pages are white & completely unmarked, binding tight & square.Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day. We are also offering the First Hardcover Edition (#015333) & the softcover reprint (#017370) of this book.

Synopsis

Amphigorey Also is another stellar collection of Edward Gorey's twisted art and stories. This compliation includes 17 stories: The Utter Zoo The Blue Aspic The Epileptic Bicycle The Sopping Thursday The Grand Passion Les Passementeries Horribles The Eclectic Abecedarium L'Heure bleue The Broken Spoke The Awdrey-Gore Legacy The Glorious Nosebleed The Loathsome Couple The Green Beads Les Urnes Utiles The Stupid Joke The Prune People The Tuning Fork

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Bookseller
Gargoyle Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
023259
Title
Amphigorey Also
Author
Gorey, Edward
Illustrator
Gorey, Edward
Format/Binding
Soft cover
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Softcover Edition 1st Printing
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10
0865530874
ISBN 13
9780865530874
Publisher
Congdon & Weed
Place of Publication
New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published
1983
Size
4to - over 9¾" - 12&
Keywords
ILLUSTRATIONS EDWARD GOREY ILLUSTRATOR COLLECTION
Bookseller catalogs
Comic Art/Cartoons/Humor/Animation/Graphic Novels; Illustrated Books/Illustrators / Edward Gorey;

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