Scrap Irony (37 results)

paperback. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Printing. ----------Small paperback with white paper covers and navy lettering and illustration, 7" x 5". 54 pages----. The book contains poems on every page and a little illustration on most pages. . . . . Book VERY GOOD CONDITION, bookplate inside cover, also tiny signature and 1945 date on flyleaf. - - - - SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR "to the students of the University of Connecticut-- my Husband's Alma Mater, Sincerely, Betty Dean Wright Z (Zanowiak)- - -. Signed by Author(s).…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Yellow cloth covered boards with gilt design/ lettering to front and gilt lettering to spine. First Printing, stated. This copy is VG in a VG, unclipped ($3.00) DJ, also designed by Edward Gorey, who did the Illustrations. Exterior has modest foxing , but edges are sharp. Gilt is bright. Inside is unmarked, crisp, and tight. Yellow EPS . Minimal scattered foxing. DJ has modest toning to spine, minimal edge wear, scattered foxing. Lovely little book . Edward Gorey (illustrator). …

Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,400grams, ISBN.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. An attractive example of the First Edition in a mildly edge worn jacket. Gorey, Edward (illustrator).

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Edition; First Printing. 126 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover. Good / Good- dust jacket. Shelf/age wear. Free of any markings and no writings inside. For any additional information or pictures, please inquire.

hard cover with dust jacket. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st edition. First UK edition. Illustrated with black and white drawings by Edward Gorey. 20 cm. 127 pages VG/G. Very good book in good price-clipped dust jacket with edge wear, small loss, internal tape repairs to jacket.…

No Jacket. Octavo hardcover (VG), lacks d/w; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copIes, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. First edition. Hardback. Octavo. Bound in Original yellow cloth with gilt titles. 128 pages. Book plate of Katherine Hayes on front end paper. Book is in fine condition, dust wrapper a little worn,dusty and marked, but generally very good. Size 21 x14 cm [8.25 x 5.5 inches]. Edward Gorey (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Victor Gollancz, 1962. Hardback, d/j, 8vo, 127pp, illust. Boards slightly bumped and marked, d/j price-clipped, marked, chipped and torn with small loss. A fair copy. /0.3uk. Gorey, Edward (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1961. First Edition, Stated First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2". 127 pp. Includes Gotham Book Mart bookmark with an Edward Gorey printed illustration laid-in. Good in a good dust jacket. The dust jacket is protected in mylar. Rubbing, chipping, and short closed tears to the dust jacket's extremities. Christmas gift inscription in ink on the verso of the front free endpaper. The book has a musty odor. The text appears unmarked. The binding is solid. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Good used condition, spine slightly faded, light wear and marks. Edward Gorey (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. Illustrated by Edward Gorey. Binding slightly cocked, a bit of spotting on the page edges, thus very good in a toned, about very good dust jacket with a large tear on the front cover and moderate edgewear. A mix of light verse, parodies and drawings from the two humorists.…

Condition: Very Good. Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1961. Stated 1st printing. Hardcover 8vo. 127 pgs. B/w illustrations by Edward Gorey. Very good in a good dust jacket. Light foxing to yellow cloth. Contents clean and binding sound. Jacket edgeworn, chipped and has some edge tears. Jacket foxed. Price clipped. (humor, cartoons, poetry) Inquire if you need further information.…

Cloth Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Stated First Edition. 127 pgs. Bound in pale yellow cloth, minor bumping to top of spine (but not text block); dust jacket with a few tears and light wear, price-clipped. A collection of satire, humor and parody in the form of verse and prose with outlandish drawings by Gorey. Toledano B14a. Size: 8vo. Edward Gorey (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Used - Good. Nice copy. Clean. No dust jacket. Illustrated by Edward Gorey.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. Illustrated by Edward Gorey. Owner gift inscription on front fly, near fine in a very good dust jacket with a couple tiny tears, and a toned spine. A mix of light verse, parodies and drawings from the two humorists.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Not ex-library. Illustrated by Edward Gorey. First printing, as stated on verso of title page. Dust jacket not price clipped.

Original Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Very slight marking to page edges. Price in pen on front free endpaper. Musty smell. Jacket has a small triangular piece missing from the bottom edge of the rear panel, light chipping at corners and a little surface discolouration on the front and rear panels. First printing. Gorey, Edward (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Illustrated by Edward Gorey. First printing. Front of dust jacket has a two inch tear. Edward Gorey (illustrator).

Hardcover. First edition, first printing. An anthology of witty and sarcastic light verse, drawn from Lamport's contributions to Harper's, the NY Times Magazine, and the Saturday Review; The first of three compilations of her work that Gorey illustrated. Written by Felicia Lamport; illustrated by Edward Gorey. 128 pages; b&w illustrations throughout; 5.5 x 8.25 inches. Ref: Toledano B14a. Condition: Near Fine minus clothbound hardcover with blunting to one tip and a moisture stain to the top edge of the text block at the crown in a Very Good minus dust jacket with light overall toning/soiling, small chips to the spine ends, tanning to the spine, and a slight ripple to the back panel due to moisture exposure. All dust jackets are protected by a clear mylar cover. Ships the next business day, wrapped in padding, in a box.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 8vo. Pp. 127, [1]. Yellow cloth with light brown lettering. Boards very faintly age-toned at top edge, clean throughout and binding tight and square. Dust jacket not price clipped, edges and spine a little age-toned, very small nick to the spine and small chip to the spine head, but overall a nice clean copy. First printing, illustrated by Edward Gorey. Edward Gorey (illustrator). …

Condition: Very Good. First edition. Hardback. Octavo. 128pp. Original yellow cloth with gilt titles. Light wear otherwise very good indeed in a slightly edge torn and faded, very good dust jacket. Bookplate to pastedown and name to endpaper.

Hardcover. 128p., illustrations, verse, light toning and wear else a very good first edition, first printing stated in light yellow buckram cloth boards with vignette titles and an unclipped dust jacket toned at edges and spine. Humorous and satyrical verse illustrated with Gorey's classic Gothic drawings.…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good.

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. dj. First edition. Review slip laid in with a publication date of October 26, 1961. Gorey teams up with humorist Felicia Lamport to give us this delightful potpourri of light verse, parodies, and drawings. And, in the best tradition of satire, at the expense of everything from fashion and pedants to thinking machines and Buddhism "Zen and Now." Literary styles and psychiatric jargon are ruthlessly parodied, cooks and cousins raked over the coals! 127pp. Bound in yellow decorated cloth, near fine, in a very good plus jacket with slight darkening at spine. Edward Gorey (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Light yellow cloth boards with brown lettering & decoration under white illustrated dust jacket priced at $3.00; 8vo; 128 pp., illustrated by Edward Gorey throughout. Inscribed by Felicia Lamport on front endpaper "(without autograph ten cents extra)". Possible owner's name of "S. Blank" in pencil at bottom of front endpaper--a suspiciously pseudonym-sounding name, but it is not Gorey's writing, sorry. Minor toning & discoloration to white jacket, chipping to head of spine panel. Signed.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition, 1st Printing. First Edition. First Printing. Verses and sketches Drawings by Edward Gorey. 128pp. pp. VG hardcover no unwated marks light odor in the front of the bookbright protected dustjacket price-clipped. Edward Gorey (illustrator).…