DOGEAR WRYDE POSTCARDS : INTERPRETIVE SERIES
by Gorey, Edward
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine
- Seller
-
Brooklyn, New York, United States
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About This Item
[New York]: [s.n.], 1979. First Edition. Softcover. Near fine. [14] loose leaves, 6 inches, comprising [13] illustrated postcards illustrated and hand-colored on recto and captioned on verso and [1] colophon card signed and numbered by the artist. Contained in original colored pictorial envelope. Envelope lightly toned and mildly worn. Cards fine.
Number 9 of the first edition, limited to 76 signed copies (50 numbered copies for sale, 26 lettered copies reserved for use of the artist and publisher). A set of postcards illustrating thirteen traits with an anthropomorphic lizard and the capital letter, "I": Inanity, Inconstancy, Indecency, Indecision, Indigestion, Indolence, Ineptitude, Innocence, Inquisitiveness, Insipidy, Insouciance, Inspiration, and Intractability. Edward Gorey hand-colored each of the 13 illustrated cards and the envelope in watercolor and several of the cards additionally in casein. "Of the several hand colored limited edition Gorey pieces created over the years, this is the Holy Grail" - Irwin Terry, GOREYANA. Toledano A75b. From the collection of Albondocani Press founder George Bixby.
Number 9 of the first edition, limited to 76 signed copies (50 numbered copies for sale, 26 lettered copies reserved for use of the artist and publisher). A set of postcards illustrating thirteen traits with an anthropomorphic lizard and the capital letter, "I": Inanity, Inconstancy, Indecency, Indecision, Indigestion, Indolence, Ineptitude, Innocence, Inquisitiveness, Insipidy, Insouciance, Inspiration, and Intractability. Edward Gorey hand-colored each of the 13 illustrated cards and the envelope in watercolor and several of the cards additionally in casein. "Of the several hand colored limited edition Gorey pieces created over the years, this is the Holy Grail" - Irwin Terry, GOREYANA. Toledano A75b. From the collection of Albondocani Press founder George Bixby.
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- Bookseller
- W. C. Baker Rare Books & Ephemera (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1057
- Title
- DOGEAR WRYDE POSTCARDS : INTERPRETIVE SERIES
- Author
- Gorey, Edward
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- [s.n.]
- Place of Publication
- [New York]
- Date Published
- 1979
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- American literature, modern literature, art, interpretation, ephemera, postcards, primary work, illustrated
- Bookseller catalogs
- Book Arts;
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