Edward Gorey
115 copies for sale · $20–$6,500 · 61 first editions · 33 signed
Notable copies for sale
The Dripping Faucet (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$4,200
The Eclectic Abecedarium (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$4,000
The Unstrung Harp (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$1,250
MENACED OBJECTS: Dogear Wryed Postcards (first edition, signed) — Type Punch Matrix$800
The Grand Passion & The Doleful Domesticity (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$650
L'Heure Bleue (first edition, signed) — Between the Covers$650
The Glorious Nosebleed (first edition, signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$625
THE PRUNE PEOPLE II (first edition, signed) — Type Punch Matrix$500
The Black Doll (first edition, signed) — B & B Rare Books$500
The Secrets. The Other Statue (first edition, signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$450
L'Heure Bleue (first edition, signed) — Biblioctopus$400
THE HEADLESS BUST (first edition, signed) — Type Punch Matrix$300
Works on the market
The Willowdale Handcar, or the Return of the Black Doll4 copies · $45–$300
Leaves From a Mislaid Album3 copies · $300–$600
AMPHIGOREY ALSO3 copies · $48–$100
AMPHIGOREY ALSO2 copies · $100–$6,500
L'Heure Bleue2 copies · $400–$750
The Prune People II2 copies · $425–$600
THE DWINDLING PARTY2 copies · $100–$500
THE EPIPLECTIC BICYCLE2 copies · $83–$263
THE AWDREY-GORE LEGACY2 copies · $80–$200
THE ECLECTIC ABECEDARIUM2 copies · £75–£150
THE WILLOWDALE HANDCAR OR THE RETURN OF THE BLACK DOLL2 copies · $75–$150
AMPHIGOREY TOO2 copies · $69–$125
THE LOATHSOME COUPLE By Edward Gorey - Hardcover2 copies · £52–£125
AMPHIGOREY AGAIN2 copies · $69–$100
THE RAGING TIDE: OR, THE BLACK DOLL'S IMBROGLIO2 copies · $35–$100
THE OTHER STATUE2 copies · $60–$78
THE SOPPING THURSDAY2 copies · $35–$73
THE WATER FLOWERS2 copies · $25–$45
The Dripping Faucet1 copy · $4,200
The Eclectic Abecedarium1 copy · $4,000
Market context
121 copies of Edward Gorey's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $100 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
The Unstrung Harp, first edition, New York & Boston, 1953; and others illustrated by t (forum, 2026-07-23)£550
The Doubtful Guest, reprint, signed by the author, New York, Peter Weed, 1958; and another (forum, 2026-07-23)£140
The Fatal Lozenge, first edition, signed by the author 'For Tom McDade' dated 8 January 19 (forum, 2026-04-09)£340
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