May 07, 2014 - Sale 2349

Sale 2349 - Lot 224

Price Realized: $ 960
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
GOREY, EDWARD. L'HEURE BLEUE. Illustrated by Gorey in blue, black, and white. Oblong 8vo, blue cloth with pictorial cover onlay; original cloth slipcase. New York: Fantod Press, 1975

Additional Details

first limited edition. marked e of only 26 lettered copies signed by gorey reserved for him, from a total edition of 526. The "Ts" on the sweaters of the dog characters refer to Ted (Edward Gorey) and Tom (Thomas J. Fitzharris, III) who traveled together to the Orkneys, Shetlands, and Outer Hebrides earlier in September 1975--Bradford page 18; Toledano A60a.