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Dodd Mead, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New/Like New. Stated First Printing. Published by Dodd Mead, 1980. Small quarto. Pictorial boards. Signed by Edward Gorey as "Ogdred Weary" on title page. Book is near fine with light wear along board edges. Interior clean. Spine straight, corners sharp. Dust jacket is price-clipped with distribution and ISBN sticker on left flap. Light edge wear. Although this book states it is copy #83 of 212 in a limited edition this was just a quirk of Edward Gorey's sense of humor as all books have this same exact statement printed on the copyright page. A near fine collectible copy of this scarce "erotic" work by Edward Gorey. ISBN: 0-396-07861-3. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ships with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.

New York: Ivan Obolensky, 1961. Classic of implied Edwardian kink, replete with well-shaped gentleman, intriguing devices, and unsavoury practices. SIGNED by Gorey, as Weary, on the title page. Second state of the first edition, with publisher's $1.75 price sticker. Thin paperback, as pictured. Shows some rubbing, creases near the spine, hint of curling to corners; text & illustrations clean & unmarked. . Signed by Author/Illustrator. First Edition. Paperback. Good. Illus. by Edward Gorey. 5" by 6¼".

NEW YORK, DODD, MEAD, 1980. RE-ISSUE. LIMITED TO 212 COPIES, THIS BEING NUMBER 83. SIGNED BY 'OGDRED WEARY' (EDWARD GOREY). 14 BY 16 CM, VERY GOOD WITH DUSTWRAPPER. VERY SCARCE.

New York: Dodd, Mead, 1980. Reissue. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. Small square 12mo, unpaginated, illustrated. A crisp, clean copy, near fine, with just a hint of rubbing to the spine ends, as is almost inevitable. In a near fine price-clipped dust jacket, just a tinge rubbed and with one short tear. SIGNED by Gorey (as "Ogdred Weary") on the title page. Toledano A7e, noting that this is the first English language hardcover edition. Uncommon signed, particularly in this condition.

Dodd, Mead & Co., New York, 1980. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). A re-issue, and the first English-language casebound edition. This copy signed by the author on the title page using his anagrammed pseudonym. Small 8vo. Unpaginated. Paper-covered boards. A tiny hint of wear to two or three extremities, and the merest hint of light partial toning to the free endpapers. A virtually fine copy in very slightly rubbed and chafed dust wrapper with the St. Martin's Press imprint price-sticker to the head of the front flap, and a trace of moisture rippling just about discernable. Bogus limitation statement printed to the copyright page, noting this as #83 of a limited edition of 212 copies (an identical statement is found in all examples). A very nice signed copy of this re-issue of Gorey's 1961 "pornographic illustrated story about furniture". The book of course is not even slightly pornographic yet somewhat bafflingly the German translation of 1966 was still banned in… Read More

N Y: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1980. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. Signed by Author. Signed ""Ogred Weary"" on title page. Limited edition, #83/212. The black over is worn at corners and top and bottom of spine, showing the white underneath. Previous owner's name inside. The dust jacket has many small tears, edge wear, tape, and a sticker on the back. Much romping and frolicking between Alice and several extraordinarily well-formed men, amongst others. 1980 re-issue, ""First Printing"" (first edition thus, first printed in 1961). Small format: 5 1/4"" w x 6 1/2""h.

New York: Astor-Honor, 1968. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. re-issue. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Four volumes in different colored stiff wrappers, housed in cardboard slipcase with large yellow pictorial label on side, illustrated by Edward Gorey. Includes the titles "The Fatal Lozenge" (1960); "The Hapless Child" (1961); "The Curious Sofa" (1961) [written under the pseudonym Ogdred Weary] and "The Sinking Spell" (1964). The first three titles were originally published by Astor-Honor, the last by Ivan Obolensky. Facsimile editions with all spines reading Obolensky as publisher and the first three titles listed above bearing the Astor-Honor imprint on title-page, the fourth "The Sinking Spell" bearing Ivan Obolensky on title. {Toledano A28}. All volumes illustrated with Gorey's Victorianesque macabre drawings. These facsimile editions are actually the second editions of each title, two of which were not offered again in… Read More

New York: Ivan Obolensky / Astor-Honor, Inc, 1968. Paperback. Very Good/Good+ Slipcase. Four small Gorey paperbacks, in slipcase. Ivan Obolensky / Astor-Honor, Inc., [1968]; no additional printings indicated. "The Curious Sofa" in good+ condition--spine is gently creased and slightly cocked forward, binding remains firmly intact. Light rubbing around "The Hapless Child" spine. Spines are otherwise uncreased, all bindings remain tight and sturdy; illustrations and text very good throughout; minor wear to edges of wraps. Small abrasion at top edge of slipcase on blank side, wear to edges is otherwise light, illustrated plate on front panel remains bright and bold. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Dodd, Mead & Company, New York, 1980. First printing of 1980 re-issue. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Signed by Author. Size: 6 1/2" x 5 1/4". Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Illustrated paper over boards, signed by Edward Gorey as Ogdred Weary, his anagrammed pseudonym, on title page. This is a stated first printing of the 1980 re-issue. Corners and spine ends lightly worn, light staining on end papers, bit of a tobacco smell. In an illustrated, price-clipped dust jacket that has light foxing on inner flaps, has some wear at extremities, some toning, has been preserved in a Brodart jacket. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1 lb 10 oz. Category: Humour; Signed by Author. ISBN: 0396078613. ISBN/EAN: 9780396078616. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 015544. . 9780396078616

New York: Ivan Obolensky, Inc, 1961. Illustrated throughout by the author. 1 vols. 12mo. Black wrappers. Very good. Illustrated throughout by the author. 1 vols. 12mo.

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 1999 First printing of this first edition hardback in the UK. A new and unread copy. Sublime tale of upper class cavorting in the most genteel fashion. Gerald did a terrible thing to Elsie, with a saucepan. You have been warned! Issued without a jacket. Printed board cover. Complete number line of course, but don't tell Elsie. Or even Celia and the Colonel. Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. New.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1997-09-15. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Dodd Mead, 1980-10. Hardcover. Good.

New York: Ivan Obolensky,, 1961. Paperback . Very Good. Twelvemo. 32 pages printed recto only. Slight rubbing, fading and creasing otherwise very good. With the humorous printed colophon: subcribers only No. 83 of 212 copies.

New York: Ivan Obolensky, 1961. First Edition. Very good.. First printing of this Edward Gorey work, published under the anagrammatic pseudonym Ogdred Weary. Unpaginated. With 30, mildly pornographic, illustrated leaves and accompanying text. [Toledano A7a.]. Wraps. 12mo. Illustrated wraps. Very good. Moderated handling wear, small crease to lower right corner, front. Previous owner's name to title page. Overall sound, contents clean.

Ivan Obolensky, 1961. Softcover. Very good/No jacket. Edward Gorey. First edition. Some shelfwear.

NY: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1980. First edition of this reissued edition, Toledano A7e; 16mo; pictorial boards; hardcover; black and white illustrations; very good in a lightly edgeworn dust jacket.

New York: Peter Weed. Hardcover. Very Good + to Near Fine/Very Good+. Four titles offered together. Three are Peter Weed reprints, Haunted Tea-Cosy is a Harcourt first. Generally very good or better. The Weed appear to first thus editions.

Ivan Obolensky, Inc., 1961-01-01. Paperback. Good. 0.3000 6.1000 4.8000. A copy that's been read with some wear and creases to the cover. Pages are tanning.

Illustrated by Edward Gorey