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Edward Gorey

  1. Dracula: The Definitive Edition Bram Stoker When Edward Gorey illustrated Dracula – two masters of the macabre, together:

    Dracula: The Definitive Edition

    Bram Stoker

    When Edward Gorey illustrated Dracula – two masters of the macabre, together:

  2. Lafcadio’s adventures: Les caves du Vatican (Doubleday anchor books) André Gide Edward Gorey’s gorgeous vintage paperback covers for literary classics: Melville, Conrad, Colette, Chekhov, Chaucer, Gogol, Kafka, Shaw, Pushkin, and more

    Lafcadio’s adventures: Les caves du Vatican (Doubleday anchor books)

    André Gide

    Edward Gorey’s gorgeous vintage paperback covers for literary classics: Melville, Conrad, Colette, Chekhov, Chaucer, Gogol, Kafka, Shaw, Pushkin, and more

  3. Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats T. S. Eliot T. S. Eliot’s whimsical vintage verses, on which the famed Broadway musical Cats was based, illustrated and signed by the great Edward Gorey

    Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats

    T. S. Eliot

    T. S. Eliot’s whimsical vintage verses, on which the famed Broadway musical Cats was based, illustrated and signed by the great Edward Gorey

  4. The War of the Worlds (illustrated by Edward Gorey) H.G. Wells Two classic masters of the macabre and wonderful, together.

    The War of the Worlds (illustrated by Edward Gorey)

    H.G. Wells

    Two classic masters of the macabre and wonderful, together.

  5. Three Classic Children’s Stories: Little Red Riding Hood, Jack the Giant-Killer, and Rumpelstiltskin James Donnelly Priceless – Edward Gorey brings his unmistakable aesthetic of the irreverent fancy to some of history’s most beloved storytelling.

    Three Classic Children’s Stories: Little Red Riding Hood, Jack the Giant-Killer, and Rumpelstiltskin

    James Donnelly

    Priceless – Edward Gorey brings his unmistakable aesthetic of the irreverent fancy to some of history’s most beloved storytelling.

  6. Scrap Irony Felicia Lamport and Edward Gorey Edward Gorey’s brilliantly irreverent illustrations for poet Felicia Lamport’s snarky cultural commentary circa 1961, covering everything from dating rituals to the space race.

    Scrap Irony

    Felicia Lamport and Edward Gorey

    Edward Gorey’s brilliantly irreverent illustrations for poet Felicia Lamport’s snarky cultural commentary circa 1961, covering everything from dating rituals to the space race.