The Eclectic Abecedarium
Boston: Anne & David Bromer, 1983.
First edition. Deluxe signed limited edition, one of 100 copies (80 of which were for sale) with hand-painted illustrations as well as a hand-painted label pasted on the front of the slipcase. A miniature book measuring 1" x 1.25", bound in original ivy-patterned boards edged in black morocco, housed in publisher's original slipcase. Slipcase ribbon no longer present, else Fine. As its title implies, Gorey uses the miniature pages of this book to take a illustrated jaunt through the ABC's, such as, ''Find tasks to do While in a Queue''. Toleando A86a. Item #140943751
Price: $4,000
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