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Edward Gorey
This sorry tale of petite Charlotte Sophia’s catastrophic, short life is classic Gorey. The poor child is orphaned and treated mercilessly by schoolmates and ruffians alike, and only barely survives–for…
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Bram Stoker
Chinese edition of Dracula, the classic. This edition also contains the illustrations by one of America!!As artistic geniuses Edward Gorey whose set design for the stage production of Dracula earned…
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Drawings show an alphabet of young victims and how they died.
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T. S. Eliot
A stunning new gift edition of this much-loved classic, with the celebrated black-and-white illustrations by Edward Gorey.
Edward Gorey, Tom Fitzharris
On the envelopes of letters sent to a dear friend, the famed artist and writer Edward Gorey drew dozens of original illustrations-illustrations now collected in this volume along with marvelously…
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Originally published by Simon & Schuster 1963.
Thirty color and black-and-white reproductions bound in a handy postcard collection.
In this enigmatic, surreal, wonderfully entertaining tale, three mysterious figures set out from Willowdale, traveling by handcar. At once deeply vexing and utterly hilarious, darkly mysterious and amusingly absurd, The…
Carol Verburg
The definitive, deluxe art book about Edward Gorey's theater work-from the iconic and Tony Award-winning Broadway production of Dracula to the wildly creative productions to which he devoted the last…
Felicia Lamport
"Cultural Slag is a collection of light verse, prose pieces and black-humor drawings by the creators of Scrap Irony, a collaboration hailed by the New York Times as an "uncommonplace…
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Alexander Theroux
Godfather Drosselmeier's Tears and Other Poems, this new collection by Alexander Theroux, gathers a number of poems that were written in the years subsequent to the publication of his celebrated…
There are a few things you should know about the artist Edward Gorey, the creator of the creatures in this sticker book! Mr. Gorey (American, 19252000) wrote and illustrated over…
Edward Gorey’s first miniature book, The Eclectic Abecedarium is an illustrated adventure through the English alphabet, accompanied by rhyming adventure through the English alphabet, accompanied by rhyming couplets penned by…
Fetching young Hamish prefers life in the great outdoors. One day he mistakenly opens an envelope, which leads to movie stardom and sudden wealth. He buys property and begins raising…
A collection of twenty illustrations by artist Edward Gorey –
The Haunted Looking Glass is the late Edward Gorey’s selection of his favorite tales of ghosts, ghouls, and grisly goings-on. It includes stories by Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins, M. R…
First published in the United States by Dodd, Mead in 1974 –T.p. verso.
Emblus Fingby’s life was changed forever with the unexpected arrival of the osbick bird. The two became inseparable companions, enjoying card games, musical interludes, and sunset strolls. They took tea…
This book combines two of Gorey’s Thoughtful Alphabets (long out of print) in one volume never before published in hardcover. In each, Gorey’s twenty-six-word stories (wherein the first word begins…
A satire on erotic literature follows the experiences of Alice as she joins a group of unusual people whose actions are enigmatically implied.
Gorey has never been funnier or more impossible to resist (Boston Herald) than in this peculiar retelling of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol.
Described as a bracingly bleak tale from the master of the mysterious, The Iron Tonic can be seen as Gorey’s version of a winter afternoon in one of the great…
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Figbash is acrobatic, topiaries are tragic, hippopotami are admonitory, and galoshes are remorseful in this celebration of a unique talent that never fails to delight, amuse, and confound readers. This…
Here is Gorey, doing what Gorey does best–and what only Gorey can do: droll, cracked Victorian pen-and-ink takeoffs on melodramas and primers, bicycles and divas, allegories and crime. Illustrated.
The second volume of Gorey’s macabre and oddball verse, prose and black and white illustrations.
The title of this creepy collection of Gorey’s work stems from the word amphigory, meaning a nonsense verse or composition. As always, Gorey’s painstakingly cross- hatched pen and ink drawings…
Twenty (2 x 4 in.) cards and a 32-page interpretive booklet in a decorative box. Box size is 3 1/16 x 5 5/16 x in. Edward Goreys version of a…
20 black-and-white cards to shuffle into a story in a small, decorative box. Box size: 3 x 4 x in. Edward Gorey.
1000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle featuring art by Edward Gorey
A board game for fans of slightly dark humor, Edward Gorey-style!
Gorey Edward
Dracula in Dr. Sewards Library, by Edward Gorey (American, 19252000). Thoughtfully conceived and engagingly intricate, our 500-piece interlocking jigsaw puzzles combine superb color reproduction, stunning and unusual images, and sturdy…
Karen Wilkin,James H. Duff
The delightful tales and theatrical drawings of Edward Gorey (American, 19252000) reflect a special kind of genius for what is left unwritten and unseen. In Elegant Enigmas: The Art of…
Lori Mortensen
A beautifully illustrated and lyrical picture-book biography of eccentric and beloved writer and artist Edward Gorey.
Kevin McDermott
An intimate photographic tour of Edward Gorey’s strange and wonderful house, this publication includes previously unpublished works by Gorey.
Malcolm Whyte
Edward Gorey was a fascinating and prolific author and artist. Of the delightful and fascinating books that Gorey wrote and illustrated, he rarely revealed their specific inspirations. Where did his…
Kevin Shortsleeve
Abstract: Explores Edward Gorey’s relationship to children’s literature through cautionary tales and literary nonsense. Includes material culled from an original interview with Maurice Sendak on the subject of Gorey.
Dissertation…
Jonas Ploeger
This book features 44 buttons created by Edward Gorey between 1974 and 1998. The buttons feature illustrations by Gorey to promote the New York City Ballet, as well as other…
