Amphigorey Also

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Congdon & Weed, Inc./St. Martin's Press, 1983. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A true FIRST EDITION, first printing, from 1983 from Congdon & Weed, not the later HBJ reprint. The oversized hardcover 4to has decorative gray/white/black cloth-over-boards decorated with Gorey creatures. It contains 17 of Gorey's classic, deliciously macabre, little books: "The Utter Zoo, The Blue Aspic, The Epileptic Bicycle, The Sopping Thursday, The Grand Passion, Les Passementeries Horrible, 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," & "The Tuning Fork." Fully illustrated w/Gorey's macabre drawings, in black & white & in full color. Condition is Near Fine: completely clean, binding tight & square. Slight foxing to top outside page edges & faint musty smell. The unclipped DJ is conservatively graded as Near Fine also, marred only by 1 rubbed corner--otherwise, flawless! Beautifully protected in new clear 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. We are also offering the First Softcover Edition (#023259) & the softcover reprint (#017370) of this book.