Washington Post Book World
" a useful bibliography/price guide"
FIRSTS magazine
"...a handsome and helpful book"
Wahington Post Book World
"...A useful bibliography/price guide"
Book Description
More than 1000 entries on the printed works of Edward Gorey that include: first, foreign and reprint editions and their values; theatrical productions; art and book exhibits, articles by and about Gorey; original paintings, drawings and prints; collectibles and ephemera; and more, all in one compact, sturdy volume. For libraries, bookseller and collectors Goreyography is a must.
About the Author
Henry Toledano is owner of Books, Etc, a rare and used book business in San Francisco and author of The Modern Library Price Guide (now in its 5th printing). His extensive experience in buying and selling Edward Gorey books inspired him to compile Goreyography and fill the pressing demand for an organized reference to Gorey's widely varied and prodigious output. It took Toledano four years to complete the book.
Goreyography: A Divers Compendium of and Price Guide to the Works of Edward Gorey FROM THE PUBLISHER
Word Play Publications is pleased to announce a long-awaited bibliographic compendium on the works of Edward Gorey, Goreyography, by Henry Toledano. Four years of painstaking research into Gorey's complex output has resulted in one complete volume with over 1000 entries that include:
Over 500 book entries including limited, first, foreigh, and reprint editions
How to identify first editions
385 additional entries of Gorey's book cover and dust jacket illustration and design
Current average values for all editions
200 magazine references by or about Gorey
Where to find original Gorey art and collectibles
Dates and locations of Gorey dramatic productions and art exhibits
...and much more!
Mr. Toledano is a reseasrcher (author of The Modern Library Price Guide) and bookseller whose long experience buying and selling Gorey books led to his filling the demand by libraries, booksellers, and collectors for an organized reference to Gorey's prodigious work. A major Gorey collector, Jim Weiland offers insights into obtaining and valuing Gorey ephemera and collectibles. Publisher and collector, Malcolm Whyte reviews the aesthetic importance and availability of Gorey's original paintings, drawings and signed graphics.
Numerous illustrations from Edward Gorey's books, original art and ephemera highlight the huge variety and scope of one of the most creative minds of the twentieth century, whom The New Yorker calls "an artist and writer of genius."
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