Published by Pomegranate Communications Inc,US, 2003
ISBN 10: 0764924958 ISBN 13: 9780764924958
Seller: Black Cat Books, Shelter Island, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Edward Gorey (illustrator). 1st Edition. 1st edition. Hardbound in dust jacket. Minor wear to dust jacket edges, otherwise very good.
Published by Pomegranate San Francisco, 2003
ISBN 10: 0764924958 ISBN 13: 9780764924958
Seller: Bearly Equal, Riderwood, MD, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Edward Gorey (illustrator). A young man grew increasingly peaky, In a house where the hinges were squeaky. The ferns curled up brown, The ceilings flaked down, And all of the faucets were leaky. - Edward Gorey, from The Listing Attic. Beautifully produced photo essay on Edward Gorey's home in Eastern Massachusetts. Photos and text by Kevin McDermott, foreword by John Updike -- CONDITION: Would be As New save for indent on back DJ that carries through to back board [see last photo] - the rest of the book is in unread condition. Hardcover, clothbound w/DJ, 11.5w X 8.2h X 0.6 d. 128 pp, First Edition, First Printing.
Published by Pomegranate Communications Inc,US, 2003
ISBN 10: 0764924958 ISBN 13: 9780764924958
Seller: Baltimore's Best Books, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Edward Gorey (illustrator). Minimal shelf wear. Clipped jacket. Pencil marks on inside cover. Clean text. Coffee-table sized book.
Published by Pomegranate, 2003
ISBN 10: 0764924958 ISBN 13: 9780764924958
Seller: Griffin Books, Stamford, CT, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Edward Gorey (illustrator). Signed by McDermott clean tight and bright with just a touch of shelf wear to jacket. oversized and overweight. Please email for photos. Larger books or sets may require additional shipping charges. Books sent via US Postal.
Published by Pomegranate, 2003
ISBN 10: 0764924958 ISBN 13: 9780764924958
Seller: Remarks Used Books, Pittsfield, MA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Edward Gorey (illustrator). 1st Edition. Pomegranate Catalog No. A679, 1st printing. Bright, clean & tight copy, unread, in AS NEW condition. "Relatively few people had the opportunity to visit the enigmatic Edward Gorey in his home, and among those who did, even fewer were permitted to see the entire house. This kind and openhearted man was also a private man, usually preferring the company of his cats to that of his two-legged acquaintances. [] But much about Gorey was revealed in his environment. His house in Yarmouthport, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod, was filled with his multifarious collections of objects, from books and bottles to finials and rings, stuffed animals and rocks. He arranged his clutter in an order that made sense only to him. [] In ELEPHANT HOUSE or The Home of Edward Gorey, Kevin McDermott elegantly documents in rich duotone and full-color photographs this chockablock house, room by room, just as Gorey left it when he died in April 2000. With each picture we obtain new insight into a man whose prolific creative genius was fed as much by his keen intelligence as by his flights of whimsy and absurdity. We are startled by the simple beauty of his arrangement of blue glass bottles in a library window. In noticing that his kitchen counter is almost completely covered by an arrangement of rocks, we wonder how he managed to entertain guests with a home-cooked dinner of all-blue food. And we linger over the picture of his desk, imaginging him at work there; it is such a small desk, blotted with ink (of course!) and crowded with pens, rubber stamps, a ruler--and a black old-style dial phone. [] ELEPHANT HOUSE may be the most intimate portrait of Edward Gorey ever published. McDermott's reminiscences and descriptions of the house accompany his engaging photographs, and more than a dozen of Gorey's etchings and drawings of elephants--never before published--are paired with quotes from the artist. Through this portrait, Edward Gorey becomes even more the man we all wish we had had the chance to meet, an artist whose brilliant and hilarious art and words will continue to charm and delight us for generations to come." [jacket copy] "Kevin McDermott's photographs bring us closer to Gorey than his art. Gorey the householder feels like a happier man, who threw nothing out, and kept the pleasure in everything. The odd miniature worlds of his books were ones he somehow wanted to inhabit; here is the world, equally personal and creative, that he did inhabit."--John Updike. Pristine hardcover, beautifully photographed, w/brilliant corners & crisp edges, a square & tight binding, wrapped in an intact, fine as new jacket. Quite presentable & collectible.
Published by Pomegranate, San Francisco, 2003
ISBN 10: 0764924958 ISBN 13: 9780764924958
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
Edward Gorey (illustrator). First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. Introduction by John Updike, with text and photographs by Kevin McDermott. Fine in a Fine dust jacket.
Published by Pomengranate (2003), San Francisco, 2003
Seller: Brick Walk Books, Orleans, MA, U.S.A.
First Edition
First edition. Very fine in pictorial dust jacket. A wonderful glimpse into the singular home and life of Edward Gorey with illustrations by Gorey and photographs and text by Kevin McDermott. A visually stunning tour of with McDermott's writing describing each room and its function, along with anecdotes about Gorey.
Published by Pomegranate, San Francisco, 2003
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition, trade issue. Oblong quarto. Photographs by Kevin McDermott. Foreword by John Updike. Illustrations by Edward Gorey. Fine in fine dust jacket. Inscribed by McDermott.
Published by Pomegranate, California, 2003
ISBN 10: 0764924958 ISBN 13: 9780764924958
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Edward Gorey (illustrator). First Edition; First Printing. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. ; Inscribed by McDermott on the title page. ; 11.5 X 8.2 X 0.6 inches; 128 pages; Signed by Author.
Published by Pomegranate, San Francisco, 2003
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition, limited issue. Oblong quarto. Photographs by Kevin McDermott. Foreword by John Updike. Illustrations by Edward Gorey. Fine in fine dust jacket and fine slipcase. One of 100 numbered copies Signed by both McDermott and Updike; and an original numbered and signed gelatin silver photograph by McDermott.
Published by San Francisco, CA: Pomegranate, (2003). (2003)., 2003
Seller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd., Cadyville, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Condition: Fine. - Oblong quarto, 8 inches high by 11 1/2 inches wide. Bound in gray cloth titled in blind on the spine with an illustration in blind on the front cover, in a pictorial dust wrapper. The book is housed in a gray slipcase with decorations in blind on both sides. Unpaginated, profusely illustrated in color and black and white with McDermott's photographs and with black & white elephant images by Edward Gorey. Near fine. First edition. Of a total edition of 126 copies this copy is number 9 of 100 and is signed by both John Updike and Kevin McDermott.Laid in at the front, as issued, is an original signed photograph titled "Ogdred! Place". The photograph features Edward Gorey's black Volkswagen Golf with its Ogdred license plate parked in front of his Elephant House. The photograph is numbered 9/100 on the verso and signed by Kevin McDermott with the date 2003.The elephant images that appear throughout the book were created by Gorey in 1985; the sketches and images on the endpapers were created by Gorey in 1995.