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GOREY, EDWARD
A group of five books inscribed by Gorey to the title page.

The Unstrung Harp; Or, Mr. Earbrass Writes A Novel. New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce; Boston: Little Brown, (1953). First edition. Signed and inscribed "Ted" and dated Christmas, 1953. The Doubtful Guest. Garden City: Doubleday, 1957. First edition. Signed and inscribed to the title page and dated "27 December 1961." The Curious Sofa. By Ogdred Weary (pseud. for Gorey). New York: Ivan Oblensky, (1961). First edition, one of 212 privately printed for subscribers. Signed and inscribed to title page, "For H. H., this unseemly work . . .", with Ogdred Weary crossed out and the same name handwritten above, dated "27 December 1961." The Object Lesson. New York: Doubleday, 1958. First edition. Signed and inscribed to title page and dated "27 December 1961." The Broken Spoke. New York: Dodd, Mead, 1976. Signed by Gorey to the title page.

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