Description

Oblong hardcover, bound in printed boards with matching artwork on non price-clipped dust-jacket, both front and rear covers. Dust-jacket illustrated by Edward Gorey. Unpaginated [66 pages]. Illustrated throughout with full page color and black and white drawings by Edward Gorey, printed on rectos, with corresponding letterpress printed on facing versos [in most cases]. First trade edition, first printing with no other printings listed. Original $6.95 price on dust-jacket flap. A humorous take on post-cards and bicycles, with many of the plates printed in full color, an unusual departure for Gorey. No previous ownership marks. Several small dark spots to inner gutters, else a clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy. Dust-jacket complete and unclipped with no tears to chips. A very nice copy. Near fine in a near fine dust-jacket.