The Wuggly Ump by GOREY, Edward - 1963

Warwick, UK: Pomegranate, 1991. Reissue. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Fine in fine dust jacket. Reissue of 1963 publication. Hardcover. Unpaginated. 6 1/2" x 5 1/2". This mordant masterpiece charts the fate of three wholesome children whose happy days weaving chains of flowers are cut short when the mysterious Wuggly Ump hurtles from its den in search of tasty tots. The mildly unsettling cautionary tale is set to deceptively pleasant rhymes and illustrated in Gorey's inimitable style.

Adama Books, 1986-11. Hardcover. Good.

Pomegranate, 2007-09-01. Hardcover. Used: Good.

Katonah, NY: Young Reader's Press, Inc, 1966. Softcover. Very good minus. Softcover. First Young Reader's edition. Oblong 12mo. Unpaginated. Inside covers considerably toned, pages lightly toned; edges a little darkened.

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1963. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Small oblong hardbound book in dustwrapper. Unpaginated. An illustrated book for children and adults by Gorey. Very good copy in price-intact dustwrapper.

Philadelphia & New York: J. B. Lippincott Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1963. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Pictorial paper covered yellow boards in an unclipped pictorial dust jacket. Slight edgewear and light foxing to boards and jacket. Fourteen color plates. There is an old bookshop sticker to the ffep. No ownership marks or stamps. Not ex-library. ; 24mo 5" - 6" tall; Unpaginated pages .

Very Good. FIRST EDITION. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co., 1963. Hardcover in Dust jacket. 32 pages including 14 full-page color drawings in the typical Gorey style. His 11th book. Near fine condition in a slightly edge-worn and soiled jacket. No markings, etc., NOT EX-LIBRARY.

New York: Adama. From the collection of Lawrence "Larry" Ashmead, important editor with Doubleday, Simon & Schuster, and HarperCollins. First Adama Edition. Near Fine. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1986.

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. Very Good in a Near Fine jacket, unclipped ($1.75), lightly rubbed with a stain at the top-right corner of the back panel. Yellow paper on the boards, scuffed at the bottom of the front panel. Square and firmly bound, clean internally.

New York: Adama Books, 1986. Reprint. Oblong 12mo (13.5 x 15); yellow/illustrated paper-covered boards, no dustwrapper (as issued); [28pp]. Minor scuffs, bumps, and soiling; toning to front board; front pastedown and ffep indented from paper clip; Near Fine. The Wuggly Ump is a delightful creature who generally subsists on umbrellas and brass tacks, until he gets a craving for something more tender. Meanwhile, three good children spend their days nearby, weaving flower chains and eating plenty of wholesome foods. Eventually the two parties collide, and being a Gorey story, you may (or may not) be able to guess what happens next... A relatively early work from the iconic illustrator; originally published (w/ dustwrapper) by Lippincott in 1963, this is the somewhat scarce 1986 Adama Books reproduction.