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The Helpless Doorknob by Edward Gorey - 1989

by Edward Gorey

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The Helpless Doorknob

by Edward Gorey

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New York: Gotham Book Mart, 1989. First Edition. Miscellaneous. As New. Sextodecimo. Edward Gorey. LIMITED second printing of only 500 copies (Toledano A95b). Twenty playing-card-style stiff glossy cards containing a short bit of text below Gorey's pictorial interpretation, the backs with a repeating Gorey motif, single sheet fold-over lettered and pictorial decorated by Gorey as well. 4 by 2.5 inches, the cards and fold-over colophon leaf are all contained in the original clear plastic box. A pristine set in the original plastic box.
  • Bookseller Bibliodisia Books US (US)
  • Illustrator Edward Gorey
  • Format/Binding Miscellaneous
  • Book Condition New As New
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Edition First Edition
  • Publisher Gotham Book Mart
  • Place of Publication New York
  • Date Published 1989
  • Size Sextodecimo

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The Helpless Doorknob: A Shuffled Story by Edward Gorey
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The Helpless Doorknob: A Shuffled Story by Edward Gorey

by Edward Gorey

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The Helpless Doorknob: A Shuffled Story

by Edward Gorey

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The Helpless Doorknob: A Shuffled Story

by Gorey, Edward

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THE HELPLESS DOORKNOB: A SHUFFLED STORY

by Gorey, Edward

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np: no publisher stated, 1989. Stated First edition. Paperback. Very good +. Gorey. Set of 20 glossy playing cards, with foldover title sheet with colophon, number, and Gorey's signature, in clear plastic box. Limited/signed numbered: 298/500. Toledano A95. Foldover title sheet and cards are Fine. Box has very slight age discoloration on sides. SIGNED by Edward Gorey.
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by Gorey, Edward

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1989. First Edition. Cards. Fine. Edward Gorey. 1989. 20 glossy printed cards and a small folded printout in the issued clear plastic case. Foldout reads, "This first edition of The Helpless Doorknob made up of twenty cards which can be read in 2,432,902,069,736,640,000 different ways is limited to five hundred sets numbered and signed by the author. This set is 158." Signed by Gorey. All cards present and in fine condition.
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The Helpless Doorknob: A Shuffled Story

by Gorey, Edward

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1989. First Edition Later Printing . No Binding. As New. Gorey, Edward. Set of 20 laminated cards that, when shuffled, tell a story in a multitude of ways, each card featuring the wonderfully droll characters (all with names starting with "A") of Edward Gorey. The set contains a foldover title sheet identifying this as the Fourth Printing of a limited edition set of 500 (this is NOT the later Pomegranate reprint, but the original). It is SIGNED by GOREY on this limitation page. This set has been on my personal shelves since purchased Brand New from Gotham Book Mart in 1989, still sealed with cello tape at sides of box (I opened one side to verify that it was a signed set). As such, it is As New: pristine in an equally fine clear soft plastic case, which show some toning/beginning opacity, but it has been stored in a glass-fronted barrister's bookcase & not exposed to environment elements; nonsmoking household. Quite scarce, especially in this pristine condiition. Our photos depict… Read More
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