3 BOOKS ABOUT EDWARD GOREY HCDJ ASCENDING PECULIARITY, FLOATING WORLDS, ELEGANT ENIGMAS

Books about Edward Gorey (1925–2000) Ascending Peculiarity Edward Gorey on Edward Gorey HCDJ 2001 Harcourt, and Floating Worlds, Letters of Edward Gorey & Peter R. Neumeyer, 2011, Pomegranate, Elegant Enigmas, The Art of Edward Gorey, 2009 Pomegranate. All 1st Editions, HCDJ.

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

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ELEGANT ENIGMAS
the art of EDWARD GOREY
Ascending
Peculiarity
EDWARD GOREY on EDWARD GOREY
INTERVIEWS SELECTED AND EDITED BY KAREN WILKIN
Floating Worlds
The Letters of
Edward Gorey
Peter F. Neumeyer
Edited by Peter F. Neumeyer
ELEGANT
ENIGMAS
the
art
of
EDWARD
GOREY
Ascending
Peculiarity
EDWARD
GOREY
on
EDWARD
GOREY
INTERVIEWS
SELECTED
AND
EDITED
BY
KAREN
WILKIN
Floating
Worlds
The
Letters
of
Edward
Gorey
Peter
F.
Neumeyer
Edited
by
Peter
F.
Neumeyer

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PRAISE FOR EDWARD GOREY
"A master of a genre of graphic storytelling
and a brilliant draftsman.
"His originality is profound."
-John Hollander, COMMENTARY
An artist and writer of genius."
"An American original ...One of this
century's foremost eccentric geniuses."
-PRINT MAGAZINE
"A great American illustrator r...Fascinating."
"Edward Gorey's work is remarkable and mysterious."
-Max Ernst
"Incredibly sophisticated ...stylish and inventive."
"Impossible to resist.
-BOSTON HERALD
Brandywine River Museum
I'm all right (this is only
PRAISE
FOR
EDWARD
GOREY
"A
master
of a
genre
of
graphic
storytelling
and
a brilliant
draftsman.
YORK
TIMES
BOOK
REVIEW
"His
originality
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profound."
-John
Hollander,
COMMENTARY
"A
man
of
enormous
An
artist
and
writer
of
NEW
YORKER
"An
American
original
...One of this
century's
foremost
eccentric
geniuses."
-PRINT
MAGAZINE
"A
great
American
illustrator
OBSERVER
(London)
"Edward
Gorey's
work
is
remarkable
and
mysterious."
-Max
Ernst
"Incredibly
sophisticated
...stylish
and
inventive."
NEW
"Impossible
to
resist.
-BOSTON
Brandywine
River
Museum
all
right
(this
is
only
not

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1978
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Manhat
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dancers
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got
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cat
when
was
about
seven
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from
when
I
was
at
the
quality
of
graceful
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movement.
house
on
an
artist,
find
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and

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ELEGANT ENIGMAS
The helpful thought for which you look
Is written somewhere in a book.
ELEGANT
ENIGMAS
The
helpful
thought
for
which
you
look
Is
written
somewhere
in
a
book.

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Unit I. Heathcote Business Centre, Hurlbutt Road
Warwick, Warwickshire CV34 6TD, UK
sales@pomeurope.co.uk
Brandywine River Museum, Brandywine Conservancy.
Published C 2009 under license from The Edward Gorey Charitable Trust.
All rights reserved.
Text by Karen Wilkin C 2009 Karen Wilkin
and Brandywine River Museum.
means,
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part of electronic this publication or mechanical, may be reproduced including photocopying, or transmitted recording, in any form or or by by any any
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River
Museum,
Brandywine
Conservancy.
Published
2009
under
license
from
The
Edward
Gorey
Charitable
Trust.
All
rights
reserved.
Text
by
Karen
Wilkin
2009
Karen
Wilkin
and
Brandywine
River
Museum.
means,
No
part
of
electronic
this
publication
or
may
be
reproduced
including
or
transmitted
recording,
in
any
form
or
or
by
by
any
any
information
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