Search Results: Authors starting with G from Carole Berglie

This famous Gorey collection of The Insect God, The West Wing, and The Gashlycrumb Tinies was produced in 1963 as a boxed set. Books are all very good, unmarked and clean and bright; only Gashlycrumb has prior owner's name at top of front endpaper and on title page. These are stated first printing. Box is somewhat worn, with chips on edges and spine covering is loose on one edge.

this most unusual book, described as a Silent Film, describes the history of a central Asian city called Gulb (or Blug) and the excavation led by Prof. Horace Bedsock, an eminent American archeologist, and financed by his friend , Maximilian Gloat, and discovery of a ritual object. It's all imaginary, of course, and very funny.
This first edition has black wrapper and was originally a limted edition of 100 numbered copies signed by author; this copy is unnumbered and unsigned.
Condition: very good. Pages are clean and unmarked. Black wrapper is slightly bent at top, otherwise fine.

This late publication in Gorey's life is in near mint condition. Pages are bright and unmarked, binding is tight, just jacket very good, with original price on front flap.

First edition, hardbound, with dust jacket. Condition is near mint. Pages clean and bright, binding like new. Dust jacket has minor chips on spine. Front flap has original price.

Very funny story by Gorey, with terrific illustrations. Condition: near mint. No marks, no discoloration. DJ is also very good.

The Chinese Obelisks, by Edward Gorey, is number 34 in the Club der Bibliomanen series published by Swiss publisher Diogenes Verlag AG.
Condition: fine. No marks or tears. Clean copy. cover also fine.

[The Untitled Book] by Edward Pig, number 34 in the club der Bibliomanen series published by Swiss publisher Diogenes Verlag AG. Perhaps the most imaginative, nonsensical book ever done by Gorey, with invented words like Oxiborick, Saragashum, Thip, Ipsifendus, and Quoggenzocker.
Condition: Fine, no marks or tears. Clean bright copy. Cover is fine.

This is number 34 in series Club der Bibliomanen, published by Swiss publisher Diogenes Verlag AG.
Condition: very good. Clean unmarked pages, no tears. Cover is very good.

Signed copy of Edward Gorey's The Inanimate Tragedy, number 62 in the Club der Bibliomanen series published by Diogenes Verlag AG'
Condition: very good. Clean, neat pages. Cover very good.

This is number 60 in the series Club der Bibliomanen, published by the Swiss publisher Diogenes Verlag AG.
Condition: fine. Clean, bright copy and very good cover.

The first edition of this Gorey book appeared in 1968 (Meredith). This later edition (first thus) was produced by Hawthorn Books in (I believe) 1973. It is first printing of this edition. Lacks dust jacket but otherwise in near mint condition.

Signed copy of Edward Gorey's The Iron Tonic, number 62 in the Club der Bibliomanen, published by Swiss publisher Diogenes Verglag AG.
Condition: very good. Clean, unmarked pages. Clean bright cover. Signature is strong.

This stated first edition, of limited printing, has illustrations originally done for the 50th season of the New York City Ballet. They appeared in the Playbill for the New York State Theatre during the spring of 1970 (which is why the copyright is 1970, 1973).
This is a wonderful tribute to the ballet and to children's interest in it.
Condition: very good. Clean, unmarked pages and very good cover.

First published in 1957 (UK) and 1958 (US), this sactioned reissue came out in 1978. This is first printing of that edition. Condition very good overall. Clean copy, good binding. Dust jacket has only a bit of darkening at bottom; front flap has original price.

No. 32 in a series of books by Edward Gorey, published by Swiss publisher Diogenes Verlag AG. Series is Club der Bibliomanen. Billed as "a translation by Mrs. Regera Dowdy, with original pictures of O. Mude.
Condition: very good. Clean copy, no marks. Cover is very good.

Describd as "unexpected appearance of the ULUUS (thought to be haven extinct for over a century) in the tunnel connecting East Shoetree and West Radish, St. Frumble's Day, 1982."
This book opens up to recreate the tunnel, with the characters moving through it. An inventive presentation.
Condition: very good. Clean copy, Cover good, all folds in very good shape. Original price of $4.95 on back.
Signed by Edward Gorey.