E. D. WARD: by Wryde, Dogear [Edward Gorey] - 1983 A Mercurial Bear

New York: Gotham Book Mart, 1983. First edition. Softcover. A slim chapbook with 16 black and white drawings of outfits for the title bear. A very near fine copy in stapled wrappers. Signed on the rear panel by Gorey as "Dogear Wryde" and with his name crossed out as was his practice. A lovely copy.

New York: Gotham Book Mart, 1983. First edition. Paperback. Very Good +. Slender stapled wrappers. Unpaginated. First edition. A book filled with illustrations and no text. A very good example. SIGNED on the rear cover as Dogear Wryde.

New York: Gotham Book Mart, 1983. Stapled pictorial wraps. Illustrated by costume cutouts throughout. Author has signed the book Dogear Wryde (Anagram for Edward Gorey) on the rear cover. Except for a light teardrop stain on the front cover, a fine, unmarked copy. E.D. Ward is a paper doll book in which the participant can hand color the bear and it's clothes, then cut them out, dress the bear, and dance and play with their costumed friend.. Signed By the Author. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine. Illus. by Edward Gorey. Octavo.

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.

New York: Gotham Book Mart, 1983. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Stiff white illustrated wrappers, staple bound. Sixteen pages of paper doll cutouts to dress E.D. Ward Bear (bear on front and back covers). Illustrated and produced by Edward Gorey. First edition. Signed by Gorey on rear cover in typical fashion by using his pseudonym Dogear Wryde, written directly above the crossed out printed version. Dogear Wryde was one of the many anagrams of the author's name used over the years as both author and illustrator, several of the more familiar being Ogdred Weary, Ms. Regera Dowdy, and Eduard Blutig. No previous ownership marks. A very nice copy with sharp corners, clean unmarked interior and only a hint of cover soiling to rear wrapper below hinge. Near fine. Toleando A87.

New York, Gotham Book Mart, 1983. . First edition, first printing, signed by the illustrator as 'Dogear Wryde'; small 8vo (180 x 125 mm.); illustrations and pictorial wrappers by Edward Gorey, a near-fine copy. A great little book of cut-out costumes for E.D. Ward the Mercurial Bear, thankfully with none of the costumes actually cut out... Signed by Gorey under his pseudonym 'Dogear Wryde'.