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The Edward Gorey Sale

60 items

Lot Description Estimates
(USD)
1
Lot 1
GOREY, Edward (1925-2000) Signing and Illustrating

Fountain PensA group of two pens, the first used for drawing the...

200
-
300
2
Lot 2
GOREY, Edward (1925-2000) Hand-Sewn Figbash

A hand-sewn, rice filled Figbash stuffed animal creature, white...

800
-
1,200
3
Lot 3
GOREY, Edward (1925 - 2000) Fur Coat owned and wor

n by Edward GoreyA tanucki coat, extra-large, floor length, brown...

1,000
-
1,500
4
Lot 4
GOREY, Edward (1925 - 2000) Fur Coat owned and wor

n by Edward GoreyA full length fur coat of yellow-dyed coyote...

800
-
1,200
5
Lot 5
GOREY, Edward (1925 - 2000) Fur Coat owned and wor

n by Edward GoreySheared Beaver Stroller coat, extra soft, thick...

800
-
1,200
6
Lot 6
GOREY, Edward (1925 - 2000) Fur Coat owned and wor

n by Edward GoreyFisher coat, below knee, extra-long sleeves, big...

800
-
1,200
7
Lot 7
GOREY, Edward (1925 - 2000) Fur Coat owned and wor

n by Edward GoreyLynx coat, below knee, big lapels, brown silk...

800
-
1,200
8
Lot 8
GOREY, Edward (1925 - 2000) Fur Coat owned and wor

n by Edward GoreyNatural coyote parka with hood, zip front, gray...

800
-
1,200
9
Lot 9
GOREY, Edward (1925 - 2000) Fur Coat owned and wor

n by Edward GoreyGolden-dyed coyote, designed by HBH New York...

800
-
1,200
10
Lot 10
GOREY, Edward (1925 - 2000) Fur Coat owned and wor

n by Edward GoreyOtter with sable trim coat, double-breasted...

800
-
1,200
11
Lot 11
GOREY, Edward (1925 - 2000) Fur Coat owned and wor

n by Edward GoreyA mink-lined rain coat, length 4" below knee...

1,000
-
1,500
12
Lot 12
GOREY, Edward (1925 - 2000) Fur Coat owned and wor

n by Edward GoreyA Finnish Racoon coat, dyed green with green...

1,000
-
1,500
13
Lot 13
GOREY, Edward (1925 - 2000) Fur Coat owned and wor

n by Edward GoreyOtter coat by Ritter Sport with dark brown silk...

800
-
1,200
14
Lot 14
GOREY, Edward (1925 - 2000) Fur Coat owned and wor

n by Edward GoreyOtter coat, dark brown with black silk lining...

800
-
1,200
15
Lot 15
GOREY, Edward (1925 - 2000) Fur Coat owned and wor

n by Edward GoreyFisher Stroller coat DESIGNED BY EDWARD GOREY...

1,000
-
1,500
16
Lot 16
GOREY, Edward (1925 - 2000) Fur Coat owned and wor

n by Edward GoreyLorraine Mink Stroller coat, double-breasted...

800
-
1,200
17
Lot 17
GOREY, Edward (1925 - 2000) Skull Necklace

A skull neclace on a string, possible onyx, turquoise, or...

500
-
800
18
Lot 18
GOREY, Edward (1925 - 2000) Medallion Necklace

A long medal medallion with string attached, worn as a necklace...

500
-
800
19
Lot 19
GOREY, Edward (1925-2000) Large Metal Ring

A tooled metal ring, approx 1 1/4 in diameter. Provenance: Edward...

300
-
400
20
Lot 20
GOREY, Edward (1925-2000) Signed tote bag: "So Man

y Books; So Little Time"A tote bag with color illustration by...

600
-
800
21
Lot 21
GOREY, Edward (1925-2000) Original drawing for cov

er of Penny CandyAn original pen, ink and color drawing being a...

6,000
-
8,000
22
Lot 22
GOREY, Edward (1925-2000) While dressing, Gertrudi

s Callosidaddipped into a box: of candied violets from an unknown...

700
-
900
23
Lot 23
GOREY, Edward (1925-2000) Signed print

A signed print in color depicting a man reading in a library with...

300
-
400
24
Lot 24
GOREY, Edward (1925-2000) Rock with Painted Face

Ink on stone; dated "29.7.73." Provenance: James Marshall...

600
-
800
25
Lot 25
GOREY, Edward (1925-2000) Silver Bat

Silver cloth with shoe-button eyes; stuffed with rice (190 x...

1,000
-
1,500
26
Lot 26
GOREY, Edward (1925-2000) Group of Photos

A group of six black & white photos, 5 x 7 inches, 3 depicting...

100
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150
27
Lot 27
GOREY, Edward (1925-2000) A group of Gorey designe

d postcards1) Dogear Wryde Postcards: Neglected Murderesses Series...

300
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400
28
Lot 28
GOREY, Edward (1925-2000) A group of ephemera

Including: 1) The Helpless Doorknob, A Shuffled Story by Edward...

400
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600
29
Lot 29
GOREY, Edward (1925-2000) and Merrill MOORE Case-

Record from a SonnetoriumNew York: Twayne Publishers, [1951]. 8vo...

150
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250
30
Lot 30
GOREY, Edward (1925-2000) The Listing Attic

New York: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, [1954]. Original pictorial...

150
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200
31
Lot 31
GOREY, Edward (1925-2000) The Vinegar Works

New York, Simon & Schuster, 1963. 3 volumes, comprising: "The...

250
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300
32
Lot 32
GOREY, Edward (1925 - 2000) The Dripping Faucet

Fourteen Hundred & Fifty Eight Tiny, Tedious, & Terrible...

300
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400
33
Lot 33
GOREY, Edward (1925 - 2000) The Fraught Settee

[N.p] The Fantod Press, 1990. Oblong 8vo. Original printed...

250
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350
34
Lot 34
GOREY, Edward (1925-2000) The Water Flowers

New York: Congdon & Co., [1982].Original pictorial boards, in...

50
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100
35
Lot 35
GOREY, Edward (1925-2000) The Fraught Settee & Cat

egor Y1) The Fraught Settee. [?]: The Fantod Press, 1990. Original...

250
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350
36
Lot 36
GOREY, Edward (1925-2000) Le Melange Funest

[New York: Gotham Book Mart, 1981]. Small 8vo (170 x...

200
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300
37
Lot 37
GOREY, Edward (1925-2000) and Paul DEHN Quake, Qua

ke, Quake, A leaden Treasury of English VerseNew York: Simon and...

50
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80
38
Lot 38
GOREY, Edward (1925-2000) Amphigorey Also

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, [1975]. 4to (280 x...

300
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400
39
Lot 39
GOREY, Edward (1925-2000) Aphigorey Too

New York: Congdon & Weed, [1983]. Tall 4to.Original printed...

300
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400
40
Lot 40
GOREY, Edward (1925-2000) A group of two titles

1) The Helpless Doorknob: A Shuffled Story. [New York: Gotham Book...

150
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250
41
Lot 41
GOREY, Edward (1925-2000) and Edward FENTON Penny

CandyNew York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, [1970]. Original...

50
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80
42
Lot 42
GOREY, Edward (1925-2000) and T.S. ELIOT Old Poss


GOREY, Edward (1925-2000) and T.S. ELIOT Old Possum's Book of...

100
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150
43
Lot 43
GOREY, Edward (1925-2000) The Water Flowers

New York: Congdon & Weed, Inc., [1982]. Original pictorial...

300
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400
44
Lot 44
GOREY, Edward (1925-2000) The Water Flowers

New York: Congdon & Weed, Inc., [1982]. Pictorial boards, in...

250
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350
45
Lot 45
GOREY, Edward (1925-2000) The Raging Tide: or, The

Black Doll's Imroglio.New York: Beaufort Book Publishers...

150
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250
46
Lot 46
GOREY, Edward (1925-2000) and DuPre JONES The Adve

ntures of GremlinPhiladelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co., [1966]. Cloth...

50
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80
47
Lot 47
GOREY, Edward (1925-2000), Edward LEAR and OTHERS

A Group of Six Titles1) The Jumblies. [New York: Young Scott...

100
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150
48
Lot 48
GOREY, Edward (1925-2000), Various Authors A Group

of Four Titles1) GOREY, Edward. Dancing Cats and Neglected...

150
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200
49
Lot 49
GOREY, Edward (1925-2000) and Hyacinthe PHYPPS A


GOREY, Edward (1925-2000) and Hyacinthe PHYPPS A Group of Three...

150
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250
50
Lot 50
GOREY, Edward (1925-2000) and Ennis REES A Group o

f Two Titles1) Brer Rabbit and His Tricks. New York: Young Scott...

80
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120
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