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A collector's edition of the most famous vampire novel of all time,
illustrated with the artwork of Edward Gorey. This collector's
edition of Bram Stoker's Dracula is illustrated with artwork that
Edward Gorey created for his stage designs for the novel's Broadway
stage adaptation. The book also features an introduction and
appendices by renowned fantasy editor Marvin Kaye.
The perfectly creepy, amusing book that inspired Tim Burton, Neil
Gaiman and Guillermo Del Toro.
A is for AMY who fell down the stairs
B is for BASIL assaulted by bears
C is for CLARA who wasted away...
... and so it goes on, an A to Z of poor little orphans and their
untimely ends. (Right up to the unfortunate ZILLA, who simply drank too
much gin.)
This collector's edition of Edward Gorey's pocket-sized masterpiece
comes in a special slipcase with ribbon.
A happy, naive family enters the Evil Garden (free admission!) to
spend a sunny afternoon in its inviting landscape, lush with exotic
trees and flowers. They soon realize their mistake, as harrowing
sounds and evidence of foul play emerge. When humongous hairy bugs,
famished carnivorous plants, ferocious fruit-guarding bears, and a
sinister strangling snake take charge, the family's ominous
feelings turn to full-on panic but where's the exit?
Edward Gorey leads us through this nefarious garden with a light
step. His unmistakable drawings paired with engaging couplets
produce giggles, not gasps. Perhaps "The Evil Garden" is a morality
tale; perhaps it's simply an enigmatic entertainment. Whatever the
interpretation, it's a prime example of the iconic storytelling
genius that is Edward Gorey.
In this enigmatic, surreal, wonderfully entertaining tale, three
mysterious figures set out from Willowdale, traveling by handcar.
On the way to nowhere in particular they pass a number of odd
characters and observe a series of baffling phenomena, from a house
burning down in a field to a palatial mansion perched precariously
on a bluff.
At once deeply vexing and utterly hilarious, darkly mysterious and
amusingly absurd, "The Willowdale Handcar "is vintage Edward
Gorey.
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 with
A, the last with Z) weave a tale of suspense and intrigue; the
story proceeds as the alphabet progresses.
*Gorey's deft and witty use of language is apparent even in
these twenty-six-word stories.
*The book combines two of Gorey's Thoughtful Alphabets in one
volume never before published in hardcover.
*A must-have for all Goreyphiles
Known as a central figure in English literature, Hilaire Belloc
produced a number of stunning, funny, and clever admonishments for
children. The tales in this volume, illustrated by the inimitable
Edward Gorey, contain instructive lessons for almost
everyone.
For those children prone to wandering off from their caretakers,
there is the story of a certain young Jim, "who ran away from his
nurse and was eaten by a lion." Those known to stretch the truth
will hardly be comforted by the tale of Matilda, "who told lies and
was burned to death." And as for those of us--and our children--who
tend to the vainglorious, there is the sobering tale of Godolphin
Horne, "who was cursed with the sin of pride and became a
boot-black."
Witty, brilliant, and strikingly irreverent.
It's difficult to say what "The Iron Tonic" is about, although it
is "known the skating pond conceals a family of enormous eels," and
that "the light is fading from the day. The rest is darkness and
dismay." Finally, though, "The Iron Tonic" could be seen as Edward
Gorey's version of a winter afternoon in one of the great Russian
novels of the nineteenth century.
Twenty-six curious creaturesfrom the fastidious Ampoo to the
world's one and only Zotefill the pages of The Utter Zoo, an
alphabet from the untamed imagination of Edward Gorey. The
Boggerslosh, the Crunk, and the Dawbis; the Ippagoggy, the
Jelbislup, and the Kwongdzu; the Scrug, the Twibbit, and the
Ulpeach strange and wonderful zoomate displays its own primary
characteristic, described in Gorey's inimitable, droll, rhyming
couplets.
A writer and artist with an instantly recognizable style, Gorey
(American, 19252000) created over one hundred works and was also a
playwright, an award-winning set and costume designer, and the
creator of the animated introduction to the PBS series Mystery!
First published in 1967, The Utter Zoo is a favorite of Gorey fans,
young and old alikeno matter how well they know their ABCs.
In his Preface to "A Christmas Carol", Charles Dickens wrote that
he tried "to raise the Ghost of an Idea" with readers and trusted
that it would "haunt their house pleasantly". In December 1997, 154
Christmases later, the "New York Times Magazine" asked its own
Edward Gorey to refurbish this enduring morality tale. The result
is this "dispirited and distasteful diversion for Christmas".
Illustrations.
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