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Monday, September 04, 2017

Edward Gorey and Mickey Mouse Big Little Book featured by Second Story Books

9-48-1279742
Walt Disney
MICKEY MOUSE IN PIGMY LAND
Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Company, 1936. First Edition. An early Mickey Mouse book, written and illustrated by Walt Disney. Not a comic book, this charming little story features numerous black and white drawings illustrating the text. Paper wraps, 70 pages
9-48-1279742          $100


9-315-1280363
Edward Gorey
THE VINEGAR WORKS
THREE VOLUMES OF MORAL INSTRUCTION
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1963. First Edition, First Printing. Three picture books in an illustrated slipcase. The Gashlycrumb Tinies describes the deaths of 26 children, the initials of their first names corresponding with the letters of the alphabet. (For instance, "A is for Amy who fell down the stairs.") The Insect God follows a little girl who's lured away from her nanny by anthropomorphic insects. The West Wing contains numbered sequence of images, creating a moody, unsettled atmosphere. Hardcovers in slipcase. 
9-315-1280363          $150

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