Gorey, Edward. - Das Geheimnis Der Ottomane. Ein Pornographisches Werk. [the Curious Sofa]. Translated Into German by Wolfgang Hildesheimer. [Signed by Edward Gorey].

Zurich, Switzerland: Diogenes Verlag, (1964). (1964). - Oblong 12mo, 4-3/4 inches high by 6-3/4 inches wide. Bound in pink & orange glossy boards illustrated by Gorey on the front cover. Titled in black on the front board and in orange on the spine. The head & tail of the spine are very lightly bumped with minor soiling to the top front corner of the front cover. Unpaginated, profusely illustrated in black & white by Edward Gorey. Issued without a dust wrapper. Very good.

First edition in German and the first hardcover edition of The Curious Sofa. SIGNED by EDWARD GOREY on the title page.

The statement in German of the book being limited to 212 copies is a spoof. [Toledano A7c]. Very good .

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