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  • Eric Gill, "Girl in Bath", (1922)
    Eric Gill
    "Girl in Bath", (1922)
    (Ditchling):
    Signed by Gill in lower right margin.
    $ 950.00 Sold
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    $ 950.00
  • Edward Gorey, Amphigorey Also, 1983
    Edward Gorey
    Amphigorey Also, 1983
    NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
    First edition thus. Together with a copy of the first edition trade paperback.
    $ 85.00 Sold
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    Edward Gorey, Amphigorey Also, 1983
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    $ 85.00
  • Archive of Bookplate Design for Evan Gill
    Eric Gill
    Archive of Bookplate Design for Evan Gill, (1920-1921)
    Ditchling:
    $ 2,250.00 Sold
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    Eric Gill, Archive of Bookplate Design for Evan Gill, (1920-1921)
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    $ 2,250.00
  • Block-printed Christmas wrapping papers
    Block-printed Christmas wrapping papers, (n.d.)
    $ 175.00 Sold
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    $ 175.00
  • Hillaire Belloc; Edward Gorey (illus.), Cautionary Tales for Children, (2002)
    Hillaire Belloc; Edward Gorey (illus.)
    Cautionary Tales for Children, (2002)
    New York: Harcourt Brace
    One of 100 copies.
    $ 275.00 Sold
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    Hillaire Belloc; Edward Gorey (illus.), Cautionary Tales for Children, (2002)
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    $ 275.00
  • Walter Crane, Cover for The Inland Printer, Volume XIII, No. 5, 1894
    Walter Crane
    Cover for The Inland Printer, Volume XIII, No. 5, 1894
    Chicago: The Inland Printer Co.
    $ 250.00 Sold
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    Walter Crane, Cover for The Inland Printer, Volume XIII, No. 5, 1894
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  • Cromografías de Anatomía Humana. Illustrations
    Gladys McHugh (illus.)
    Cromografías de Anatomía Humana , 1958
    Detroit: Parke, Davis & Company
    Unrecorded Spanish edition.
    $ 325.00 Sold
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    $ 325.00
  • Edward Gorey, Doubtful Guest quartz wristwatch, (c. 2000)
    Edward Gorey
    Doubtful Guest quartz wristwatch, (c. 2000)
    (China: Unknown Manufacturer)
    $ 250.00 Sold
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    Edward Gorey, Doubtful Guest quartz wristwatch, (c. 2000)
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  • Edward Gorey, E.D. Ward: A Mercurial Bear, by Dogear Wryde, 1983
    Edward Gorey
    E.D. Ward: A Mercurial Bear, by Dogear Wryde, 1983
    New York: Gotham Book Mart
    First edition.
    $ 35.00 Sold
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  • El Taller de Gráfica Popular. A Portfolio of Twenty Prints
    El Taller de Gráfica Popular. A Portfolio of Twenty Prints, 2001
    Pasadena, CA: Clinker Press
    One of fifty copies, this with an extra original print, signed.
    $ 350.00 Sold
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    El Taller de Gráfica Popular. A Portfolio of Twenty Prints, 2001
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  • Edward Gorey, Figbash Acrobate, 1994
    Edward Gorey
    Figbash Acrobate, 1994
    N.p.: Fantod Press
    One of 500 copies; this out-of-series and unsigned.
    $ 75.00 Sold
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  • Edward Gorey, Gorey Cat, 2003
    Edward Gorey
    Gorey Cat, 2003
    Edison, NJ: Gund, Inc.
    $ 175.00 Sold
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    Edward Gorey, Gorey Cat, 2003
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  • Edward Gorey, Gorey Cat, 2003
    Edward Gorey
    Gorey Cat, 2003
    Edison, NJ: Gund, Inc.
    $ 175.00 Sold
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    Edward Gorey, Gorey Cat, 2003
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  • Edward Gorey, Gorey Cat, 2003
    Edward Gorey
    Gorey Cat, 2003
    Edison, NJ: Gund, Inc.
    $ 175.00 Sold
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    Edward Gorey, Gorey Cat, 2003
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  • Edward Gorey, Gorey Cat, 2003
    Edward Gorey
    Gorey Cat, 2003
    Edison, NJ: Gund, Inc.
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  • In the Beginning. Creation Stories from Around the World. Illustration
    Virginia Hamilton; Barry Moser (illus.)
    In the Beginning. Creation Stories from Around the World, 1988
    NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
    One of 100 copies specially bound and signed by Hamilton and Moser.
    $ 150.00 Sold
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    Virginia Hamilton; Barry Moser (illus.), In the Beginning. Creation Stories from Around the World, 1988
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  • In the Beginning. Creation Stories from Around the World. Bindings
    Virginia Hamilton; Barry Moser (illus.)
    In the Beginning. Creation Stories from Around the World, 1988
    NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
    One of 100 copies specially bound and signed by Hamilton and Moser. Together with a copy of the trade edition.
    $ 175.00 Sold
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    Virginia Hamilton; Barry Moser (illus.), In the Beginning. Creation Stories from Around the World, 1988
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    $ 175.00
  • Edward Gorey, La Balade Troublante, 1991
    Edward Gorey
    La Balade Troublante, 1991
    (N.p.): Fantod Press
    First edition.
    $ 50.00 Sold
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  • La Piedra Amada. Title page
    Dante Alighieri; Barry Moser (illus.)
    La Piedra Amada, 2021
    Tacámbaro, Mexico: Taller Martín Pescador
    One of fifteen deluxe copies. Signed by the illustrator and by the translator.
    $ 575.00 Sold
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    Dante Alighieri; Barry Moser (illus.), La Piedra Amada, 2021
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    $ 575.00
  • Pablo Picasso, Les Chants des Morts by Pierre Reverdy, 1948
    Pablo Picasso
    Les Chants des Morts by Pierre Reverdy, 1948
    Paris: Tériade for Éditions Verve
    One of 250 copies. Signed by Picasso and Reverdy.
    $ 30,000.00 Sold
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    Pablo Picasso, Les Chants des Morts by Pierre Reverdy, 1948
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    $ 30,000.00
  • Oorlogsidyllen. 10 Teekeningen. Illustration
    Johannes Gabriëlse
    Oorlogsidyllen. 10 Teekeningen [War Idylls. 10 Drawings], 1915
    Utrecht: A. Oosthoek
    $ 1,850.00 Sold
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    Johannes Gabriëlse, Oorlogsidyllen. 10 Teekeningen [War Idylls. 10 Drawings], 1915
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  • Paul Cézanne, Paul Cezanne Sketchbook 1875-1885, 1982
    Paul Cézanne
    Paul Cezanne Sketchbook 1875-1885, 1982
    NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
    One of 500 copies.
    $ 75.00 Sold
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    Paul Cézanne, Paul Cezanne Sketchbook 1875-1885, 1982
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  • Poster for the Atlantic Theatre Company
    Edward Gorey
    Poster for the Atlantic Theatre Company, 1981
    Barnstable, MA
    Signed by Gorey.
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  • Edward Gorey, Poster for the Cape Playhouse 60th Anniversary Season, 1987
    Edward Gorey
    Poster for the Cape Playhouse 60th Anniversary Season, 1987
    One of 500 copies. Signed by Gorey.
    $ 350.00 Sold
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    Edward Gorey, Poster for the Cape Playhouse 60th Anniversary Season, 1987
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    $ 350.00
  • Gustave Flaubert, Salambo, (1931)
    Gustave Flaubert
    Salambo, (1931)
    Waltham St. Lawrence: Golden Cockerel Press
    One of 500 copies.
    $ 300.00 Sold
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  • William J. Hare and Priscilla T. Hare, Tasha Tudor: The Direction of Her Dreams, 1999
    William J. Hare and Priscilla T. Hare
    Tasha Tudor: The Direction of Her Dreams, 1999
    New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press
    $ 150.00 Sold
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    William J. Hare and Priscilla T. Hare, Tasha Tudor: The Direction of Her Dreams, 1999
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  • Edward Gorey, The Deadly Blotter, 1997
    Edward Gorey
    The Deadly Blotter, 1997
    (N.p.): Fantod Press
    One of 750 copies; this out-of-series and unsigned.
    $ 75.00 Sold
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    Edward Gorey, The Deadly Blotter, 1997
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    $ 75.00
  • Edward Gorey, The Doubtful Guest, (1978)
    Edward Gorey
    The Doubtful Guest, (1978)
    New York: Dodd, Mead
    First printing of this reprint edition.
    $ 100.00 Sold
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  • Celia M. Fiennes, The Fables of Aesop, (1926)
    Celia M. Fiennes
    The Fables of Aesop, (1926)
    (Berkshire): Golden Cockerel Press
    One of 350 copies.
    $ 400.00 Sold
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    Celia M. Fiennes, The Fables of Aesop, (1926)
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    $ 400.00
  • Edward Gorey, The Floating Elephant, by Dogear Wryde / The Dancing Rock, by Ogdred Weary, 1993
    Edward Gorey
    The Floating Elephant, by Dogear Wryde / The Dancing Rock, by Ogdred Weary, 1993
    (N.p.: NP)
    $ 75.00 Sold
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    Edward Gorey, The Floating Elephant, by Dogear Wryde / The Dancing Rock, by Ogdred Weary, 1993
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    $ 75.00
  • Edward Gorey, The Fraught Settee, 1990
    Edward Gorey
    The Fraught Settee, 1990
    (N.p.): Fantod Press
    One of 500 copies; this out-of-series and unsigned.
    $ 75.00 Sold
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    Edward Gorey, The Fraught Settee, 1990
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  • Edward Gorey, The Gashlycrumb Tinies. 50th Anniversary Edition, 1963-2013, 2013
    Edward Gorey
    The Gashlycrumb Tinies. 50th Anniversary Edition, 1963-2013, 2013
    Yarmouth Port, MA: Edward Gorey House
    One of twenty-six lettered copies.
    $ 650.00 Sold
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    Edward Gorey, The Gashlycrumb Tinies. 50th Anniversary Edition, 1963-2013, 2013
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    $ 650.00
  • Edward Gorey, The Just Dessert: Thoughtful Alphabet XI, 1997
    Edward Gorey
    The Just Dessert: Thoughtful Alphabet XI, 1997
    (N.p): Fantod Press
    One of 750 copies; this out-of-series and unsigned.
    $ 50.00 Sold
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    Edward Gorey, The Just Dessert: Thoughtful Alphabet XI, 1997
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    $ 50.00
  • Jackson Pollock, The Last Sketchbook, 1982
    Jackson Pollock
    The Last Sketchbook, 1982
    NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
    One of 500 copies.
    $ 225.00 Sold
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    Jackson Pollock, The Last Sketchbook, 1982
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  • Edward Gorey, The Pointless Book: or, Nature & Art. In Two Volumes Bound Together, by Garrod Weedy, 1993
    Edward Gorey
    The Pointless Book: or, Nature & Art. In Two Volumes Bound Together, by Garrod Weedy, 1993
    N.p.: Fantod Press
    $ 75.00 Sold
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    Edward Gorey, The Pointless Book: or, Nature & Art. In Two Volumes Bound Together, by Garrod Weedy, 1993
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    $ 75.00
  • Edward Gorey, The Retrieved Locket, 1994
    Edward Gorey
    The Retrieved Locket, 1994
    (N.p.): Fantod Press
    One of 526 copies; this out-of-series, and though not signed on the colophon as called for, it is signed by Gorey on upper wrapper.
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  • Nathaniel Hawthorne; Barry Moser (illus.), The Scarlet Letter, A Romance, 1984
    Nathaniel Hawthorne; Barry Moser (illus.)
    The Scarlet Letter, A Romance, 1984
    NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
    Signed by Moser.
    $ 100.00 Sold
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    Nathaniel Hawthorne; Barry Moser (illus.), The Scarlet Letter, A Romance, 1984
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  • Edward Gorey, The Sinking Spell, (1964)
    Edward Gorey
    The Sinking Spell, (1964)
    New York: Ivan Obolensky, Inc.
    First edition.
    $ 50.00 Sold
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  • Edward Gorey, The Stupid Joke, by Eduard Blutig, 1990
    Edward Gorey
    The Stupid Joke, by Eduard Blutig, 1990
    (N.p.): Fantod Press
    First edition. One of 500 copies; this out-of-series and unsigned.
    $ 75.00 Sold
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    Edward Gorey, The Stupid Joke, by Eduard Blutig, 1990
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  • John Updike; Edward Gorey (illus.), The Twelve Terrors of Christmas, (2006)
    John Updike; Edward Gorey (illus.)
    The Twelve Terrors of Christmas, (2006)
    San Francisco: Pomegranate
    First Pomegranate reissue. Signed by Updike on title page.
    $ 50.00 Sold
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    John Updike; Edward Gorey (illus.), The Twelve Terrors of Christmas, (2006)
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  • Edward Gorey, The Unknown Vegetable, 1995
    Edward Gorey
    The Unknown Vegetable, 1995
    (N.p.): Fantod Press
    First edition. One of 500 copies; this out-of-series and unsigned.
    $ 75.00 Sold
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    Edward Gorey, The Unknown Vegetable, 1995
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  • Touba - New York. Illustrated text spread
    Peter Bogardus and Cherif Fall
    Touba - New York, 2005
    New York: Khelcom Press
    One of forty-five copies. Signed by Bogardus and by Fall.
    $ 5,700.00 Sold
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    Peter Bogardus and Cherif Fall, Touba - New York, 2005
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  • Trafalgar Square Theatre Hold-to-the-Light Handbill, (c. 1892)
    Trafalgar Square Theatre Hold-to-the-Light Handbill, (c. 1892)
    Nottingham: Grover & Co.
    $ 475.00 Sold
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    Trafalgar Square Theatre Hold-to-the-Light Handbill, (c. 1892)
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  • Edward Gorey, Two Novels: The Grand Passion and The Doleful Domesticity, 1992
    Edward Gorey
    Two Novels: The Grand Passion and The Doleful Domesticity, 1992
    (N.p.): Fantod Press
    Each is one of 500 copies; both out-of-series and unsigned.
    $ 150.00 Sold
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    Edward Gorey, Two Novels: The Grand Passion and The Doleful Domesticity, 1992
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  • Unopened Pack of AIDS Awareness Trading Cards
    William Livingstone, et al.
    Unopened Pack of AIDS Awareness Trading Cards, 1993
    Forestville, CA: Eclipse Enterprises
    $ 45.00 Sold
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    William Livingstone, et al., Unopened Pack of AIDS Awareness Trading Cards, 1993
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