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New York: Peter Weed Books, 1987. Second printing. Oblong hardcover. Another amusing book of text and black and white illustrations by Gorey. A clean very near fine copy in illustrated paper covered boards in a very near fine dust jacket with a tiny chip along the front flap. A fresh copy.

New York: Beaufort Books, 1987 "A book that challenges even the most accomplished page-turner." --- E. Gorey. First trade edition. 16.5 cm; 66 pp.; illustrated. A very good copy in pictorial boards, in a very good dust jacket with minor wear to top edge.. First Trade Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Beaufort Books, 1987. hardcover. Very Good. 8x0x12. slight dust jacket wear, Hardcover Book,

New York, NY: Beaufort Books Publishers: Peter Weed. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1987. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. First Edition Thus (1987) , so stated. Very Good+ in Gorey-decorated paper over boards: shows mild wear to the extremities; a hint of toning to the white areas near the outside edges of the panels and backstrip; a former owner's name in tiny inked letters at the top of the front free endpaper; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. A handsome, carefully-used copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor, unobtrusive cosmetic imperfections. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 16mo (6.8 x 8.85 x 0.35 inches). 30 duotone illustrations by Edward Gorey with facing text for each. Language: English. Weight: 10.5 ounces. Hardcover: Lacks DJ. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 60 pages .

Beaufort Books, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket in good condition. First edition, second printing. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. New York: Peter Weed, 1987. Second Printing (stated). Dust jacket price-clipped; now in protective mylar. Gift quality. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: Peter Weed Books, 1987. Second Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Beaufort Books, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket in good condition. First edition. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. The dust jacket has been placed in protective mylar for preservation. Previous owner's inscription on front free end page. The binding is tight; the pages are clean and unmarked. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

NY: Beaufort, 1987. First Edition. Horizontal 8vo, pp. 30, with 30 illustrations. A nice copy in dj. The antagonistic misadventures of Naeelah, Skrump, Figbash and Hooglyboo.

Peter Weed. Hardcover. Very Good. 9x7x1. Oblong hardcover with unclipped DJ; Second Printing; some chipping at top of spine, rear DJ has some spotting and a two inch tear across the top of spine that has crumpled, It has now been laid flat in a protective cover; Interior is clean and unmarked; Binding is solid.

Stated First Beaufort Edition.
Book is in Near Fine condition, with minor wear to cover, bit of foxing beginning on top page edges, spine has some discoloration.
Jacket is price clipped. Otherwise in Very Good+ condition, with minor edgewear, spine has some discoloration. Dust jacket protector now in place.

30 drawings by author

New York: Beaufort Books Publishers, 1987. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 9" x 7" 30 (2) p.p. Paper boards. Illustrations by author to every page. Browning to edges of dust-jacket covers. Small tears to top of spine end and top of rear cover, neither effecting text. Light browning to edges of boards, worse to spine. Very slight rubbing to corners and spine ends. Bookplate by Olen J. Earnest to f.f. endpaper. Stamp to same page. Gorey was an American author and illustrator, his pen-and-ink drawings often depict scenes in Victorian and Edwardian settings.

New York: Beaufort Books, 1987. 1st. Hardcover. Fine condition / Fine condition dust jacket. Bound in publisher's original illustrated boards.

New York: A Peter Weed Book / Beaufort Books Publishers (1987), 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Gorey, Edward. First printing of the first trade edition, duodecimo size, 64 pp. "A book that challenges even the most accomplished page-turner" (from dust jacket), a delightful Gorey piece that changes as one answers questions on each page differently, directing you to a different page - not a book to be read in the traditional consecutive order. ___DESCRIPTION: Decorative paper boards, plain endpapers, "First Beaufort Edition" stated on copyright page; oblong, 6.5" tall and 8.5" wide, unpaginated with 32 leaves. Dust jacket shows the original price of $9.95, mirrors the book's boards on both front and back panels, front panel has quote cited above, back panel states simply "Edward Gorey is the author of works too numerous to mention" with the publisher's address at the bottom. ___CONDITION: Fine overall, with clean boards, straight corners without rubbing, a strong, square text block with… Read More

New York: Beaufort Books Publishers, 1987. First edition. IIlusrations by Edwad Gorey. 1 vols. Oblong 8vo. Pictorial boards. Fine copy, in near perfect dust jacket (spine slightly toned). Gorey, Edward. First edition. IIlusrations by Edwad Gorey. 1 vols. Oblong 8vo.

Beaufort Books, 1987-10-01. Hardcover. Hardcover. First Edition. statedVG+/VG mylar protected DJFree of any markings and no writings inside. For any additional information or pictures, please inquire. Tight binding.

Beaufort Books, 1987-10-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

1st Beaufort Edition. Fine/Near Fine

New York: Beaufort Books Publishers, 1987. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Hardcover, black and white pictorial boards in publisher's original non price-clipped dust-jacket sporting matching art-work. Unpaginated. Illustrated with wonderfully macabre and surreal drawings by the author. Signed by Edward Gorey on title page in usual manner, over crossed out printed name. Stated first Beaufort edition, first printing of the trade edition [The Raging Tide was also made available to collectors as a signed limited edition with a tipped in colophon page in an edition of 200 numbered copies and 26 lettered (A to Z) copies.] Previous owner's Edward Gorey book-plate on front free end-paper and a small label stating "Signed" taped onto inside front dust-jacket flap. Else a fine copy in like dust-jacket. A clean, tight, fresh and unmarked copy. Near fine in near fine dust-jacket. Toledano A93c.

New York, Beaufort Books, 1987. . First Beaufort edition, number 16 of 200 copies signed by the author/artist; landscape 8vo; illustrations by Gorey; publisher's pictorial boards in dust-jacket to same design, a near fine example. 'A parody of self-plotted stories describes the interactions of hooded Skrump, shaggy Naeelah, shadowy Figbash, and limping Hooglyboo.' Toledano A93b.