DOGEAR WRYDE POSTCARDS : INTERPRETIVE SERIES
Gorey, Edward
From W. C. Baker Rare Books & Ephemera, ABAA, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.
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From W. C. Baker Rare Books & Ephemera, ABAA, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 24 June 2020
About this Item
[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. Seller Inventory # 1057
Bibliographic Details
Title: DOGEAR WRYDE POSTCARDS : INTERPRETIVE SERIES
Publisher: [s.n.]
Publication Date: 1979
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Near Fine
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: 1st Edition
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