BOOKS by Edward Gorey

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1	The gashlycrumb tinies, or, After the outing more books like this by Edward Gorey add to wishlist An alphabetical phantasmagoria in which a succession of infants meet dreadful ends. see all copies from $5.15! new only from $5.15! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Amphigorey Also more books like this by Edward Gorey add to wishlist Edward Gorey's unique and whimsical drawings accompany verses such as "The Glorious Nosebleed", "The Utter Zoo", "The Epileptic Bicycle", and fourteen other selections. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Amphigorey Again more books like this by Edward Gorey add to wishlist Figbash is acrobatic, topiaries are tragic, hippopotami are admonitory, and galoshes are remorseful in this celebration of a unique talent that never fails to delight, amuse, and confound readers. This latest collection displays in glorious abundance the offbeat characters and droll humor of Edward Gorey. see all copies from $5.39! new only from $5.69! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Amphigorey Too more books like this by Edward Gorey add to wishlist see all copies from $5.00! new only from $6.75! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Doubtful Guest more books like this by Edward Gorey add to wishlist An allegory, illustrated with Gorey's eccentric, mysterious, and completely wonderful drawings. see all copies from $3.20! new only from $4.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Ascending Peculiarity: Edward Gorey on Edward Gorey more books like this by Edward Gorey, Karen Wilkin (Editor) add to wishlist Edited by one of the authors of THE WORLD OF EDWARD GOREY, this volume is comprised of excerpts from interviews with and autobiographical writings by illustrator Gorey, and is accented with a number of previously unpublished drawings and sketches, along with little-seen photographs. see all copies from $2.82! new only from $8.00! \| first editions
7	The Curious Sofa: A Pornographic Work by Ogdred Weary more books like this by Edward Gorey add to wishlist A satire on erotic literature follows the experiences of Alice as she joins a group of unusual people whose actions are enigmatically implied. see all copies from $3.40! new only from $6.14! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Epiplectic Bicycle more books like this by Edward Gorey add to wishlist Follows Embley and Yewbert as they discover an unoccupied bicycle and set off on a series of adventures. see all copies from $3.98! new only from $5.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	The Haunted Tea-Cosy: A Dispirited and Distasteful Diversion for Christmas more books like this by Edward Gorey add to wishlist In his Preface to "A Christmas Carol", Charles Dickens wrote that he tried "to raise the Ghost of an Idea" with readers and trusted that it would "haunt their house pleasantly". In December 1997, 154 Christmases later, the "New York Times Magazine" asked its own Edward Gorey to refurbish this enduring morality tale. The result is this "dispirited ... see all copies from $2.48! new only from $9.16! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	The Gilded Bat more books like this by Edward Gorey add to wishlist A tale of baroque beauty about the passion of art and price of immortality. see all copies from $9.50! new only from $14.18! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	Amphigorey: Fifteen Books more books like this by Edward Gorey (Illustrator) add to wishlist A collection of the Edward Gorey`s haunting and surreal graphic stories and verses. see all copies from $4.84! new only from $9.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	You Read to Me, I'll Read to You more books like this by John Ciardi, Edward Gorey (Illustrator) add to wishlist "Thirty-five imaginative and humorous poems for an adult and a child to read aloud together. . . . The entertaining verses are varied as to length, rhythm, and subject and are illustrated with harmoniously amusing drawings".--Booklist. see all copies from $2.54! new only from $3.85! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The Unstrung Harp: Or Mr. Earbrass Writes a Novel more books like this by Edward Gorey add to wishlist A neurasthenic, genteel, reclusive bachelor, Mr. Earbrass enters the world of letters in this comic Gorey work. see all copies from $2.55! new only from $9.35! \| first editions
14 view cover	Hapless Child more books like this by Edward Gorey add to wishlist This sorry tale of petite Charlotte Sophia's catastrophic, short life is classic Gorey. The poor child is orphaned and treated mercilessly by schoolmates and ruffians alike, and only barely survives--for a time, anyway--by the skin of her baby teeth. Even her doll suffers a grusome end. The little girl's journeiy is perfect fodder for Edward Gorey ... see all copies from $4.21! new only from $10.00! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The Bell, the Book, and the Spellbinder more books like this by Brad Strickland, Edward Gorey (Illustrator) add to wishlist The further adventures of Johnny Dixon and his friends Fergie and Professor Childermass. When Fergie borrows a book from the library, she is unaware that the tome has been enchanted by the evil sorcerer Jarmyn Thanatos. As Fergie falls under Thanatos's spell, she endangers not only her own life but those of Johnny and the professor as well. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.74! \| first editions
16 view cover	The Twelve Terrors of Christmas by John Updike, Edward Gorey (Illustrator) add to wishlist see all copies from $6.44! new only from $9.95! \| first editions
17 view cover	The Headless Bust: A Melancholy Meditation for the False Millennium more books like this by Edward Gorey add to wishlist Gorey's millennial tale features the cast of characters from THE HAUNTED TEA COZY. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.82! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	The Hand of the Necromancer more books like this by Brad Strickland, John Bellairs add to wishlist Professor Childermass lends a collection of his bizarre objects to the Gudge Museum, and in exchange they give a job to his young friend, Johnny Dixon. One day while working at the museum, Johnny meets the mysterious Mattheus Mergal who insists that Johnny show him the objects lent by the professor. Johnny and Professor Childermass soon discover ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
19	The Dwindling Party more books like this by Edward Gorey add to wishlist Pop-up illustrations and verses divulge how, one by one, six members of the MacFizzet family monstrously disappear during a visit to Hickyacket Hall, leaving behind only young Neville, who expects "it was all for the best." see all copies from $29.41! signed copies \| first editions
20	Amphigorey more books like this by Edward Gorey add to wishlist see all copies from $4.83! signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	The Iron Tonic: Or, a Winter Afternoon in Lonely Valley more books like this by Edward Gorey add to wishlist It's difficult to say what The Iron Tonic is about, although it is 'known the skating pond conceals a family of enormous eels', and that 'the light is fading from the day. The rest is darkness and dismay'. Whatever it is about, though, The Iron Tonic could be seen as Edward Gorey's version of a winter afternoon in one of the great Russian novels ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.27! \| first editions
22 view cover	The Other Statue more books like this by Edward Gorey add to wishlist The annual charity fete at Backwater Hall in Mortshire is disrupted by the mysterious death of Lord Wherewithal and the theft of the Lisping Elbow. Confusion and misgivings abound. And, alas, the Earl of Thump's stuffed thisby is found disemboweled by the edge of the lake. Dr. Belgravius and his nephew, Luke Touchpaper, attempt to tie the loose ... see all copies from $4.85! new only from $8.00! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Men and Gods: Myths and Legends of the Ancient Greeks more books like this by Rex Warner, Edward Gorey (Illustrator) add to wishlist Originally published in 1959, this memorable modern work re-creates the classic stories and beloved myths of ancient Greece, including tales of Jason and the Argonauts and Theseus and the Minotaur, among many others. Ppen-and-ink sketches offer a visual interpretation of these great myths. see all copies from $5.98! new only from $10.16! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	The Haunted Looking Glass more books like this by Edward Gorey (Illustrator) add to wishlist "The Haunted Looking Glass" is the late Edward Gorey's selection of his favorite tales of ghosts, ghouls, and grisly goings-on. It includes stories by Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins, M. R. James, W. W. Jacobs, and L. P. Hartley, among other masters of the fine art of making the flesh creep, all accompanied by Gorey's inimitable illustrations. ... see all copies from $2.98! new only from $8.25! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	The Eclectic Abecedarium more books like this by Edward Gorey add to wishlist Edward Gorey's first miniature book, The Eclectic Abecedarium is an illustrated adventure through the English alphabet, accompanied by rhyming adventure through the English alphabet, accompanied by rhyming couplets penned by Gorey, who described his creations as "literary nonsense." Inspired by popular moral primers for children, Gorey created an ... see all copies from $8.10! new only from $8.10! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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