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Charles Addams

Except for the signed copies, all volumes below shown are first printings of the particular edition. The scarcest, especially in dust wrappers, are probably first printings of Addams and Evil (Random House 1947). The jackets for Drawn and Quartered are getting more difficult to find. Most everything else is ubiquitous.
Images of Charles Addams
:: Images of Charles Addams :: 		Here's what the following books look like on the shelf...
Here's what the following books look like on the shelf...		 Drawn and Quartered (Random House 1942)
Drawn and Quartered (Random House 1942)		 Drawn and Quartered (World Publishing Co. 1942)
Drawn and Quartered (World Publishing Co. 1942)		 Drawn and Quartered (Hamish Hamilton 1943)
Drawn and Quartered (Hamish Hamilton 1943)
Drawn and Quartered (Random House, 1942) (inscribed)
:: Drawn and Quartered (Random House, 1942) (inscribed) :: 		Drawn and Quartered (World Publishing Co.) (signed)
:: Drawn and Quartered (World Publishing Co.) (signed) :: 		Addams and Evil (Random House 1947)
Addams and Evil (Random House 1947)		 Addams and Evil (Random House). All non-first printings are in a slightly smaller format.
Addams and Evil (Random House). All non-first printings are in a slightly smaller format.		 Addams and Evil (Methuen 1985)
Addams and Evil (Methuen 1985)
Monster Rally (1950) (signed)
:: Monster Rally (1950) (signed) :: 		Monster Rally (W. H. Allen 1977)
Monster Rally (W. H. Allen 1977)		 Monster Rally (Fireside undated)
Monster Rally (Fireside undated)		 Homebodies (Simon and Schuster 1954)
Homebodies (Simon and Schuster 1954)		 Homebodies (Hamish Hamilton 1954)
Homebodies (Hamish Hamilton 1954)
Afternoon in the Attic (Dodd, Mead and Co. 1950)
Afternoon in the Attic (Dodd, Mead and Co. 1950)		 Nightcrawlers (Simon and Schuster 1957)
Nightcrawlers (Simon and Schuster 1957)		 Dear Dead Days (Putnam 1959)
Dear Dead Days (Putnam 1959)		 Dear Dead Days (Paul Hamlyn 1959)
Dear Dead Days (Paul Hamlyn 1959)		 Black Maria (1960) (inscribed with original watercolor)
:: Black Maria (1960) (inscribed with original watercolor) ::
Drawn and Quartered -- The Return of a Classic (Simon and Schuster 1962)
Drawn and Quartered -- The Return of a Classic (Simon and Schuster 1962)		 Groaning Board (Simon and Schuster 1964)
Groaning Board (Simon and Schuster 1964)		 The Chas Addams Mother Goose (Windmill Press 1967)
The Chas Addams Mother Goose (Windmill Press 1967)		 The Chas Addams Mother Goose (Windmill Books 1967)
The Chas Addams Mother Goose (Windmill Books 1967)		 My Crowd (Simon and Schuster 1970)
My Crowd (Simon and Schuster 1970)
My Crowd (Fireside1970)
My Crowd (Fireside1970)		 My Crowd (Tom Stacey 1971) (enlarged ed.) (inscribed with original drawing)
:: My Crowd (Tom Stacey 1971) (enlarged ed.) (inscribed with original drawing) :: 		My Crowd (Barnes and Noble 2003)
My Crowd (Barnes and Noble 2003)		 Favorite Haunts (1976) (inscribed copies, one with original drawing of Alice B. Curr)
:: Favorite Haunts (1976) (inscribed copies, one with original drawing of Alice B. Curr) :: 		Favourite Haunts (W. H. Allen 1977)
Favourite Haunts (W. H. Allen 1977)
Schwarze Scherze (Verlag Volk und Welt Berlin 1977) (German version of 'Favorite Haunts')
Schwarze Scherze (Verlag Volk und Welt Berlin 1977) (German version of 'Favorite Haunts')		 Creature Comforts (Simon and Schuster 1981)
Creature Comforts (Simon and Schuster 1981)		 Creature Comforts (1981) (inscribed with original full page watercolor drawing)
:: Creature Comforts (1981) (inscribed with original full page watercolor drawing) :: 		Unerwunschte Wohltaten (Rowohlt 1983)
Unerwunschte Wohltaten (Rowohlt 1983)		 The Addams Family Album (Hamish Hamilton 1991) (first ed.)
The Addams Family Album (Hamish Hamilton 1991) (first ed.)
Here at the New Yorker (1975) (signed by Addams and Gill)
:: Here at the New Yorker (1975) (signed by Addams and Gill) :: 		The World of Chas Addams (Knopf 1991)
The World of Chas Addams (Knopf 1991)		 Charles Addams: American Gothic
Charles Addams: American Gothic		 Cars and Car-toons of Chas Addams (2007)
Cars and Car-toons of Chas Addams (2007)		 Inscribed poster (21 x 15)
Inscribed poster (21 x 15")
Addams's New Yorker Covers
:: Addams's New Yorker Covers :: 		Rahil reading The Chas Addams Mother Goose
Rahil reading The Chas Addams Mother Goose

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Mona 02-Apr-2014 02:49
What does the My Crowd (Simon &Schuster 1970) go for? Inquiring for someone who has a hard copy inscribed with " To James Geraghty" inside??
marty11-Feb-2009 03:34
i have a framed limited, signed print (28/500) of "a dear book". Any thoughts on what it is worth?
marty10-Feb-2009 00:55
i have a framed limited, signed print (28/500) of "a dear book". Any thoughts on what it is worth?
Sara Nichols 19-Jun-2008 19:25
Hello,

I have a friend, also an Addams fan, who works at a library and anded up with a donated copy of Dear Dead Days. I found it riveting; I think it is genius. I would love to own a copy myself. Can you help?

Thanks,

Sara
tom simon 11-Dec-2007 00:19
hi:

i found a signed, limited charles addams print (140/500). the caption is "a dear book".
any idea of its value?

many thanks. tomsimon123@gmail.com
AJ 22-Sep-2007 17:24
How much is a first printing of "Addams and Evil" 1947 by Random House w/o dj? The book states "First Printing"
Bebe 03-Mar-2006 14:14
Have just been given a first edition of Black Maria complete with slightly stained(but otherwise ok) dust jacket. Is it worth anything? Should I stick it in aplastic sleeve to stop it getting damaged on my bookshelf? I have two small boys who enjoying reading this kind of thing...
Christopher Wheeler12-Aug-2005 14:24
Could you be thinking of Gahan Wilson? He has a cartoon nearly identical to the one you described -- in fact, one of his books features that book on its cover and is named for it ("... And then we'll get him!"). Have a look: http://www.pbase.com/csw62/image/38409267
Guest 12-Aug-2005 00:44
Some 40 years or so ago, I was talking to the principal of the school where I worked. It was in his office and as I turned to leave, I saw this cartoon was on the back of his door. It is in an attic and there is a door in the floor that rises to let people crawl in. The flap is partially open so some light is flowing from that area. Some old stuffed toys and a couple of dolls are watching. The caption reads, "OK, as soon as he gets into the room we grab him!" I was delighted that the school principal had that sort of sense of humor. It really is so funny.
Christopher Wheeler14-Apr-2005 18:39
Heya, Diggy! Glad you enjoyed them.
idigVampi 14-Apr-2005 16:47
Although the whole site is very nice I found the covers of Addams' to be
the one most suited to my tastes.This is quite a collection that you have!
How do you find time for chess?
Diggy
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