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GOREY, Edward.. Three Books from the Fantod Press [II] .. (np): Fantod Press (1970)., 1970.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Description: Three volumes, each has a spot of foxing to upper outside corner and fore-edge, else very near fine in stapled wrappers. The original printed envelope is present, toned and creased at the extrems, very good. Each book is one of 500 copies. THE OSBICK BIRD, THE CHINESE OBELISKS, and with Peter F. Neumeyer, DONALD HAS A DIFFICULTY. Toledano A32a, A33a, A34a.
Seller: Jeff Maser, Bookseller - ABAA, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$425.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Oblong 24mo. [6"X5"] Illustrated staple bound wrappers. [unpaginated] The first trade edition, limited to 500 copies. The three books are In publisher's fuchsia envelope with the titles and a sketch in the upper left corner. Toledano A36. Slight wear to tops of spines. The publisher's envelope is sun faded, especially along top, and the fold crease has two small tears.
Seller: Waugh Books, Lawrence, KS, U.S.A.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Description: First editions. Three small softcovers. "The Chinese Obelisk" and "The Osbick Bird" by Gorey and in clean near fine condition in stapled wrappers. "Donald has a Difficulty" by Gorey and Peter F. Neumeyer in stapled wrappers in very good plus condition with some slight wear. All housed in a very good printed publisher envelope that has some fading at the edges and with a tear as well. Despite the minor flaws a very nice set.
Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA, Wadsworth, IL, U.S.A.
Price: US$625.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Three books in a bright pink envelope with black stamping in corner. Each volume measures about 6 inches by 5, and is staple bound. All are perfectly clean and bright on the inside. The Obelisks and Donald each have a little wear along the spines. Envelope is sunned around edges and has a small tear. Just one item from a strange, growing, possibly even contagious collection of the works of Edward Gorey. Please get in touch if youd like photos or have other inquiries.
Seller: Riverby Books, Fredericksburg, VA, U.S.A.
Price: US$635.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Three books, all fine, contained in original purple printed envelope, which is very good (slightly faded along edges and a bit creased along edges). "Donald Has a Difficulty" is by Peter F. Neumeyer & Edward Gorey.
Seller: By Books Alone, Woodstock, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. Three volumes in stapled wrappers, in publisher's printed envelope as issued. Books are as new; the envelope is fine but for a touch of discoloration.
Seller: Biblioctopus, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Description: Three volumes, wrappers, fine copies, with the original pink printed envelope, lightly used and faded. Each title is inscribed and signed by Gorey.
Seller: Thomas A. Goldwasser Rare Books (ABAA), CHESTER, CT, U.S.A.
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Three volumes in stapled wrappers, in publisher's printed envelope as issued. Books are as new; the envelope is fine but for a touch of discoloration.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$1200.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Complete set of issue number 2 from The Fantod Press. In publisher's original reddish-purple envelope with printed upper left inscription naming the Three Books From the Fantod Press. All three volumes in Fine condition. Private collector's seal on inside cover of each volume. Envelope in good condition. One side of envelope has become creased and unglued. Limited Edition of 500 copies. All three volumes illustrated by Edward Gorey. Very Scarce.
Seller: A Book By Its Cover, Louisville, KY, U.S.A.
. Preliminary artwork for The Disrespectful Summons. , 1970.
Price: US$10925.00 + shipping
Description: Pen-and-ink on three leaves measuring 8 1/2 by 11 inches. The first sheet, on pale yellow stock folded into fourths, contains a panel of six roughed-out storyboards, a more detailed drawing of what became the cover of the published work, and in the upper left, a series of ten titles, only one of whichâ"The Loathsome Coupleâ"made it into a realized book. The other two sheets further flesh out the storyboards for this taleâ"issued as part of the fourth trilogy from Gorey's Fantod Pressâ"that charted the demonic possession of a certain Miss Squill and the consequences thereof. The second page, in particular, shows Gorey's process for developing the principal characters, in this case, the devil, Miss Squill, and a small, fork-tongued demon named Beëlphazoar. Both the latter character and the devil bear a rather striking similarity to figures in an early woodcut associated with the trial of Agnes Sampson, a Scottish healer accused of witchcraft in the North Berwick Witch Trials. The image shows the devil blessing wax figures offered by a group of four women while Beëlphazoar-like creatures fly in the sky above. This image appeared on the cover of Chadwick Hansen's Witchcraft at Salem, published in 1969, and is featured in a magazine clipping included with these preliminary sketches. Aside from the aforementioned folding to the first sheet, a fine group of rare concept drawings.
Seller: Bromer Booksellers, Inc., ABAA, Boston, MA, U.S.A.