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The Vinegar Works: Three Volumes of Moral Instruction
by Gorey, Edward
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster, Inc., 1963. First Edition First Printing . Slipcased. Near Fine. Gorey, Edward. FIRST EDITION, First Printing of this marvelous three-volume boxed set containing " The West Wing,'' "The Insect God," & the irresistible, irreverent alphabet, "The Gashlycrumb Tinies, or After the Outing." All points satisfy conditions for true firsts (per Toledano). NO DJs, as issued. Each hardcover book has decorative paper over boards with a design that covers the entire front, spine, & back cover. Sewn bindings. Condition on each is Near Fine, marred only by modest rubbing to spines & extremely mild bumping to fore edge corners. Else, completely clean, pages white & unmarked, bindings strong & straight. The box that contains all three books is VG, with rubbing to extremities (heaviest at corners) & a wrinkled bump to one lower corner by the opening. A superb copy of an increasingly scarce Gorey collectible! 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 (PST); later orders, weekends, & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021037
- Title
- The Vinegar Works: Three Volumes of Moral Instruction
- Author
- Gorey, Edward
- Illustrator
- Gorey, Edward
- Format/Binding
- Slipcased
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1963
- Keywords
- MACABRE ILLUSTRATION ILLUSTRATOR AMERICAN GOREY COMIC CARTOON BLACK HUMOR ALPHABET BOOKS ABCS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Comic Art/Cartoons/Humor/Animation/Graphic Novels; Illustrated Books/Illustrators / Edward Gorey;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Gargoyle Books
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About the Seller
Gargoyle Books
Biblio member since 2006
La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
On-line booksellers since 1996
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- Spine
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- VG
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