Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Edward Gorey. Blue Aspic, The. Meredith Press, New York, 1968.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Clean, Small book, 7" wide by 6.5" tall, with tight binding. A series of approximately 30 artfully done, ink lithograph pictures with pithy captions often making use of French, Spanish or other languages. Professional book dealer with storefront since 1975. All orders processed promptly and carefully packaged.
Seller: Peace of Mind Bookstore, Tulsa, OK, U.S.A.
Edward Gorey. The Blue Aspic. Meredith Press, 1968.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First edition. Jacket is worn and chipped along edges. 1 inch closed tear from top edge of jacket front cover. Bottom corner of front jacket flap is clipped. Cover corners are worn. Spine is cracked, but binding is secure. Ink inscription from previous owner on front endpaper. Pages are lightly tanned, but otherwise clean and unmarked.
Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Gorey, Edward. The Blue Aspic. Meredith Press, New York, 1968.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Nice little copy but the jacket has some closed tears and small chips.
Seller: Craig Hokenson Bookseller, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Gorey, Edward. The Blue Aspic. Meredith Press, 1968.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First American Edition. Meredith Press, 1968; stated First Edition, no additional printings indicated. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; minor wear to edges of pictorial paper boards; illustrations and text very good throughout; bookseller tag (Vroman's, Pasadena) on front end page. Light wear, toning to unclipped ($2.95) dust jacket; jacket arrives wrapped in protective mylar. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Seller: Book House in Dinkytown, IOBA, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Gorey, Edward. The Blue Aspic. Meredith Press, 1968.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Black pictorial boards, worn on edges. Pages are age toned, name on front endpaper. Some foxing throughout.
Seller: Bearly Read Books, Sudbury, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$49.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very good in very good unclipped (2.95) dust jacket.
Seller: Mythos Center Books, Frontenac, MN, U.S.A.
GOREY, Edward. The Blue Aspic. The Meredith Press, (New York, 1968.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. Illustrated by the author. Oblong octavo. Pictorial papercovered boards. Small neat gift inscription, board edges modestly bumped, corners and spine ends slightly worn, very good in a modestly edgeworn about very good dust jacket with a 1" creased tear on bottom front panel and slightly tanned spine. A story of unrequited love set in the opera world.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Edward Gorey. The Blue Aspic. Meredith Press, New York, 1968.
Price: US$80.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Stated first printing with $2.95 price on flap. Book is clean and unmarked. Jacket is bright, clean and unclipped, and protected by an archival Mylar plastic cover.
Seller: Bibliodisia Books, IOBA, MWABA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Gorey, Edward. The Blue Aspic. Meredith Press, New York:, 1968.
Price: US$95.00 + shipping
Description: black paper boards, printed turquoise & white, illus front & back, w/ matching dust jacket [price-clipped]; lettering header: "der Traurige Zwolfpfunder" on front; unpaginated [64]. cover/ jacket art by Edward Gorey
Seller: Flips Fine Books, Greensboro, GA, U.S.A.
Gorey, Edward. The Blue Aspic. Meredith Press, 1968.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Black pictorial boards. Clean throughout. DJ not price clipped. In archival cover.
Seller: Bearly Read Books, Sudbury, MA, U.S.A.
Gorey, Edward. The Blue Aspic. NY: Meredith Press (1968), 1968.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, Toledano A27a; oblong 16mo.; pictorial covered boards, hardcover; black and white illustrations; endpapers and page edges are lightly foxed else a very good clean tight copy in edge rubbed boards especially on corners and spine ends and an edgeworn dust jacket that is price clipped.
Seller: WellRead Books A.B.A.A., Northport, NY, U.S.A.
Gorey, Edward.. The Blue Aspic.. Meredith Press, New York, 1968.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Printing. Toledano A27a. A Fine copy in black and blue decorated paper covered boards, in a Near Fine dustwrapper of like design, price-clipped, with two invisible closed tears front panel. Unpaginated. Q11992
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
Gorey, Edward. The Blue Aspic. Meredith Press, New York, 1968.
Price: US$116.86 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Oblong 16mo. Unpaginated. Usual light edgewear at spine, a small closed tear on upper rear of price-clipped dustjacket, but still a fine copy.
Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada
Gorey, Edward. The Blue Aspic. Meredith Press, New York, New York, 1968.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: An opera book without libretto or score, which nevertheless portrays the tragedy of unrequited love, the peril of fame, the intrigue of backstage life, the nefarious scheming of the very rich, and a profound moral" as only Edward Gorey could do! A true First Edition, First Printing from 1968, with appropriate publisher, statement & price, this square hardcover with decorative black paper over boards is in take-your-breath-away FINE condition in an equally Fine, unclipped DJ! Just obtained from a single collector's library, orig. price sticker from Doubleday still on rear DJ cover. Both book & DJ are completely clean & bright, pages white & unmarked, binding strong & straight. The unclipped DJ has a hint of rubbing & is beautifully protected in new mylar cover Free!Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
Seller: Gargoyle Books, IOBA, La Mesa, CA, U.S.A.
GOREY, EDWARD.. The Blue Aspic. New York: Meredith Press, 1968, 1968.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition. Fine in dust jacket. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.
Seller: Peter L. Stern & Co., Inc, Newton, MA, U.S.A.
Gorey, Edward. The Blue Aspic. Meredith Press, New York, 1968.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. Illustrated by the author. 1 vols. Oblong 12mo. Black paper over boards. Fine in a fine dust jacket Illustrated by the author. 1 vols. Oblong 12mo
Seller: The Old Mill Bookshop, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, U.S.A.
GOREY, Edward. The Blue Aspic. Meredith Press, New York, 1968.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Oblong octavo. Fine in fine dustwrapper with the slightest of toning to the white spine lettering.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
GOREY, Edward. The Blue Aspic. Meredith Press, [New York], 1968.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition.12mo oblong; [64pp]; black pictorial paper illustrated in blue and white; full pg b&w comedic illustrations on recto with text on facing page; light scuffing to edges; clipped black and blue illustrated dust jacket, verso dust jacket has gift inscription in pencil; near fine in very good plus dj.
Seller: Sandra L. Hoekstra Bookseller, Thomaston, ME, U.S.A.
Edward Gorey. The Blue Aspic / Der Traurige Zwölfpfünder. Meredith Press, 1968.
Price: US$202.90 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Meredith Press, 1968. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust jacket has very slight shelfwear. tiny indents on front, corners lightly worn, tiny tear on front bottom edge, small tear on bottom back edge. Cover has very slight shelfwear, a few tiny indents on front. Short gift note on front flyleaf. Pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. Not price-clipped. Not ex-library. Very nice copy.
Seller: PJK Books and Such, Murrells Inlet, SC, U.S.A.
GOREY, Edward. The Blue Aspic. Meredith Press, New York, 1968.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Oblong octavo. Fine in fine dustwrapper.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Gorey, Edward. The Blue Aspic. Meredith Press, New York, 1968.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The first edition ( stated ) published by the Meredith Press in 1968. Text and equally entertaining art by the incomparable Edward Gorey. On the half title Gorey has crossed out his printed name, and signed the volume. A very good copy with light off setting to the end sheets and a touch of rubbing to the extremities. Dust jacket very good ( priced at $2.95 ) with small chips to head of spine and rubbing at the extremities.
Seller: The Reluctant Bookseller, Albany, NY, U.S.A.
Gorey, Edward. The Blue Aspic (Der Traurige Zwolfpunder). Meredith Press, New York, 1968.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Near fine first printing, signed by Gorey.
Seller: Peruse the Stacks, Gig Harbor, WA, U.S.A.
Gorey, Edward. The Blue Aspic. Meredith Press, [New York, 1968.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. Small 8vo. Inscribed, "24 November 1969. For Bob [Wilson], Edward Gorey." Wilson was proprietor of the Phoenix Bookshop in New York. Toledano A27a Illustrated boards. Near fine in lightly edge-worn dust jacket
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
GOREY, Edward. The Blue Aspic. Meredith Press, 1968.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Ortenzia Caviglia is an undiscovered opera understudy whose lucky break results from the mysterious murder of the reigning diva. Upon hearing her sing, Jasper Ankle becomes her deepest admirer, undaunted by perilous weather and abject poverty in his quest to hear her sing. As Ortenzia's star rises, Jasper sinks further into despair, until performer and fan collide in true Edward Gorey fashion. Exquisitely illustrated with Gorey's signature pen-and-ink crosshatching, The Blue Aspic is a heart-wrenching and oddly hilarious tale of unrequited love and the dangers of celebrity.
Seller: The Cary Collection, Bristol, CT, U.S.A.
Gorey, Edward. THE BLUE ASPIC. Meredith Press, 1968.
Price: US$319.00 + shipping
Description: THE BLUE ASPIC, Meredith Press, 1968, first edition, near fine in like pictorial dust-wrapper. Profusely illustrated of course. SIGNED by the author / illustrator.
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.