They are now difficult and often expensive to come by: hence this compilation. In a brief introduction Gorey writes: "Amphigorey is made up of books first published between 19. SIGNED BY EDWARD GOREY ON THE TITLE PAGE. Presumed first trade edition with no indication of later printings and with the $12.95 price on the dust wrapper. Unpaginated, with profuse illustrations in black & white and in color by Edward Gorey. There is a tiny chip to the bottom corner of the dust jacket's front panel with a tiny tear to the top edge of that same front panel. The corners of the covers and head & tail of the book's spine are very lightly bumped. The book is laid into a matching dust wrapper. Hardcover, bound in pictorial beige cloth titled in red and white on the spine, featuring 12 boxes with illustrations of cats by Edward Gorey on the covers. Two have an inscription inside the front cover from a former personal collection.- Quarto, 11 inches high by 8 inches wide.
These are paperback books in good to very good condition. Amphigorey, 1972 (ISBN 3-8) – contains The Unstrung Harp, The Listing Attic, The Doubtful Guest, The Object-Lesson, The Bug Book, The Fatal Lozenge, The Hapless Child, The Curious Sofa, The Willowdale Handcar, The Gashlycrumb Tinies, The Insect God, The West Wing, The Wuggly Ump, The Sinking Spell, and The Remembered Visit Amphigorey Too, 1975 (ISBN 0-6) – contains The Beastly Baby, The Nursery Frieze, The Pious Infant, The Evil Garden, The Inanimate Tragedy, The Gilded Bat, The Iron Tonic, The Osbick Bird, The Chinese Obelisks (bis), The Deranged Cousins, The Eleventh Episode,, The Lavender Leotard, The Disrespectful Summons, The Abandoned Sock, The Lost Lions, Story for Sara, The Salt Herring, Leaves from a Mislaid Album, and A Limerick Amphigorey Also, 1983 (ISBN 0-15-605672-0) – contains The Utter Zoo, The Blue Aspic, The Epiplectic Bicycle, The Sopping Thursday, The Grand Passion, Les Passementeries Horribles, The Eclectic Abecedarium, L'Heure bleue, The Broken Spoke, The Awdrey-Gore Legacy, The Glorious Nosebleed, The Loathsome Couple, The Green Beads, Les Urnes Utiles, The Stupid Joke, The Prune People, and The Tuning Fork Condition: Good, Condition: Lot of 3 omnibus collections of Edward Gorey artwork. Because his original books are rather short, these editions may contain 15 or more in each volume.
Many of Gorey's works were published obscurely and are difficult to find (and priced accordingly),however, the following four omnibus editions collect much of his material.
Item: 283162282170 Edward Gorey Amphigorey, Amphigorey Too, Amphigore Also Paperback LOT.
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