WORLD OF...GOREY SIGNED ROSS, WILKIN, GOREY 1ST ED

The World of Edward Gorey, Slipcased, 1st Ed. Numbered 196 out of a total of 326 copies. Slipcased. Signed by all three! By the authors Clifford Ross and Karen Wilkin, and also by the subject, Edward Gorey (1925–2000). Abrams, Size: 8.5"H x 9.5"W

Provenance: Private Collection. This collection was started in New York City in the mid 1970’s and continued through 2020.

8 5/8" X 9 1/2"


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Of this first edition of
The World of Edward Gorey,
three-hundred copies are numbered and signed
by Edward Gorey, Karen Wilkin and Clifford Ross.
Twenty-six additional copies are lettered and signed
and are reserved for Mr. Gorey, Ms Wilkin, Mr. Ross and
Gotham Book Mart & Gallery. All copies are
enclosed in a custom-made slipcase.
This is copy
196
The World of Edward Gorey
Karen Wilkin
Clifford Ross
Of
this
first
edition
of
The
World
of
Edward
Gorey,
three-hundred
copies
are
numbered
and
signed
by
Edward
Gorey,
Karen
and
Clifford
Ross.
Twenty-six
additional
copies
are
lettered
and
signed
and
are
reserved
for
Mr.
Gorey,
Ms
Wilkin,
Mr.
Ross
and
Gotham
Book
Mart
Gallery.
All
copies
are
enclosed
in
a
custom-made
slipcase.
This
is
copy
196
The
World
of
Edward
Gorey
Karen
Wilkin
Clifford
Ross

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Wilkin
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as
part
written
at
Sterling
Graham
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travels
by
cookie
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Clifford
Gallery,
the
festival
U.S.
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major
ases
tales
our
own
York.
d,
1975
the
Orkneys,
Makes
the
only
Shetlands,
trip
outside
the
of
Outer
the
United
Hebrides,
States:
and
to
Loch
Fair
Ness.
Isle,
disappointment
("I
did
not
see
the
of
monster,
my
and
life,
probably.")
to
my
great
regret-the
great
Dracula

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racula (unpublished).
149
EDWARD
GOREY'S
DRACULA
(unpublished).
149

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Perennial favorites such as The Doubtful Guest,
The Insect God, and The Fatal Lozenge, which have
been collected in the award-winning Amphigorey
anthologies; set and costume designs for
Dracula; illustrations for books such as Old
Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot; and
of course the animated credits for the Mystery!
series on public television have won Edward
Gorey one of the most intensely loyal followings
of any artist today. Coupled with his offbeat
literary humor are the black-ink line drawings
that we have come to know so well. An author
of some forty years standing, Edward Gorey
now
Perennial
favorites
such
as
The
Doubtful
Guest,
The
Insect
God,
and
The
Fatal
Lozenge,
which
have
been
collected
in
the
award-winning
Amphigorey
anthologies;
set
and
costume
designs
for
Dracula;
illustrations
for
books
such
as
Old
Possum's
Book
of
Practical
Cats
by
T.S.
Eliot;
and
of
course
the
animated
credits
for
the
Mystery!
series
on
public
television
have
won
Edward
Gorey
one
of
the
most
intensely
loyal
followings
of
any
artist
today.
Coupled
with
his
offbeat
literary
humor
are
the
black-ink
line
drawings
that
we
have
come
to
know
well.
An
author
of
some
forty
years
Edward
Gorey
now

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EDWARD GOREY'S DRACULA
Above and opposite: Front and back covers for Edward Gorey's Dracula (unpublished).
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EDWARD
GOREY'S
DRACULA
Above
and
opposite:
Front
and
back
covers
for
Edward
Gorey's
Dracula
(unpublished).
148

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Of this first edition of
The World of Edward Gorey,
three-hundred copies are numbered and signed
by Edward Gorey, Karen Wilkin and Clifford Ross.
Twenty-six additional copies are lettered and signed
and are reserved for Mr. Gorey, Ms Wilkin, Mr. Ross and
Gotham Book Mart & Gallery. All copies are
enclosed in a custom-made slipcase.
This is copy
196
Of
this
first
edition
of
The
World
of
Edward
Gorey,
three-hundred
copies
are
numbered
and
signed
by
Edward
Gorey,
Karen
Wilkin
and
Clifford
Ross.
Twenty-six
additional
copies
are
lettered
and
signed
and
are
reserved
for
Mr.
Gorey,
Ms
Wilkin,
Mr.
Ross
and
Gotham
Book
Mart
Gallery.
All
copies
are
enclosed
in
a
custom-made
slipcase.
This
is
copy
196



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