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Auction archive: Lot number 466

Lot of Edward Gorey collectibles, including buttons, mugs, shirts, and calendars

Estimate
US$400 - US$600
Price realised:
US$270
Auction archive: Lot number 466

Lot of Edward Gorey collectibles, including buttons, mugs, shirts, and calendars

Estimate
US$400 - US$600
Price realised:
US$270
Beschreibung:

Title: Lot of Edward Gorey collectibles, including buttons, mugs, shirts, and calendars Author: ** Place: Various places Publisher: Date: Various dates Description: Include: 3 items from the audio recording: The Freeze: One False Move. Including a gramaphone record in a sleeve signed by Edward Gorey and others involved in the production at Dr. Strange Records, a music CD in its original case (still shrink-wrapped), and a proof for the illustrated covering for the record sleeve. * 2 round buttons, each 5.5 cm. (2¼") in diameter. One is black with an image of the Doubtful Guest and the words, "Chinese Gossip" printed in white. The other is white, shows a child in the jaws of a giant bird and reads Amphigorey in black. * 2 coffee mugs, both are white and approximately 9 cm. (3½") tall with a handle. One is printed in blue and illustrates The Tenor from The Metropolitan Opera. The other is printed in black and shows various characters from his stories, and reads, "Amphigorey." * A cream canvas bag with handles. On which is a color illustration of a girl pulling a red wagon full of books, a little stuffed bear sits atop the pile reading. It reads, "So Many Books; So Little Time." Measures approximately 37 cm. (14½") long (without handles). * An Edward Gorey Bestiary Engagement Calendar 1984. Spiral Bound. * 2 color illustrated gift bags. Each approximately 26.5 cm. (10½") tall. * Rubber stamp affixed to wooden block. "So Many Books; So Little Time," with image of a little boy hoisting a large stack of books. * A white lighter (functioning) with an illustration of a Categorey Cat on one side, and on the other is printed, "I [heart symbol] Diogenes Books Because They are Less Boring." * 2 cotton t-shirts, each gray and size medium. One with an image of Dracula swooping in on a lady victim and reads, "I Saw Dracula!" The other with a smaller image at the upper corner of a cheerleader cat with pom poms and reads, "Gorey Cats Paper Dolls. Troubador Press." * From the Pomegranate Press: 2 copies of The Gashlycrumb Tinies 1998 Deluxe Engagement Book. Still in shrink wrap. * A Gorey Cats 2001 Deluxe Engagement Book. * Neglected Murderesses: A Folio of Notecards. Contains 10 cards and 10 envelopes housed in a case. [After 2000]. * A Gorey: 366 Days of the Art and Words of Edward Gorey A peel-away desktop calendar, still in shrink wrap, and in cardboard illustrated box. 1999. * 3 copies of: A Gorey Journal. A spiral-bound journal with illustrated and ruled pages within. [After 2000]. * The Doubtful Guest. 1999 wall calendar. * Bookmark in a plastic sleeve. Together 25 items. A wonderful and varied collection of items inspired by Edward Gorey Lot Amendments Condition: Some dust or very faint soiling to a few items from handling; all calendars and journals are unmarked; very good or better. Item number: 215875

Auction archive: Lot number 466
Auction:
Datum:
7 Oct 2010
Auction house:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
Beschreibung:

Title: Lot of Edward Gorey collectibles, including buttons, mugs, shirts, and calendars Author: ** Place: Various places Publisher: Date: Various dates Description: Include: 3 items from the audio recording: The Freeze: One False Move. Including a gramaphone record in a sleeve signed by Edward Gorey and others involved in the production at Dr. Strange Records, a music CD in its original case (still shrink-wrapped), and a proof for the illustrated covering for the record sleeve. * 2 round buttons, each 5.5 cm. (2¼") in diameter. One is black with an image of the Doubtful Guest and the words, "Chinese Gossip" printed in white. The other is white, shows a child in the jaws of a giant bird and reads Amphigorey in black. * 2 coffee mugs, both are white and approximately 9 cm. (3½") tall with a handle. One is printed in blue and illustrates The Tenor from The Metropolitan Opera. The other is printed in black and shows various characters from his stories, and reads, "Amphigorey." * A cream canvas bag with handles. On which is a color illustration of a girl pulling a red wagon full of books, a little stuffed bear sits atop the pile reading. It reads, "So Many Books; So Little Time." Measures approximately 37 cm. (14½") long (without handles). * An Edward Gorey Bestiary Engagement Calendar 1984. Spiral Bound. * 2 color illustrated gift bags. Each approximately 26.5 cm. (10½") tall. * Rubber stamp affixed to wooden block. "So Many Books; So Little Time," with image of a little boy hoisting a large stack of books. * A white lighter (functioning) with an illustration of a Categorey Cat on one side, and on the other is printed, "I [heart symbol] Diogenes Books Because They are Less Boring." * 2 cotton t-shirts, each gray and size medium. One with an image of Dracula swooping in on a lady victim and reads, "I Saw Dracula!" The other with a smaller image at the upper corner of a cheerleader cat with pom poms and reads, "Gorey Cats Paper Dolls. Troubador Press." * From the Pomegranate Press: 2 copies of The Gashlycrumb Tinies 1998 Deluxe Engagement Book. Still in shrink wrap. * A Gorey Cats 2001 Deluxe Engagement Book. * Neglected Murderesses: A Folio of Notecards. Contains 10 cards and 10 envelopes housed in a case. [After 2000]. * A Gorey: 366 Days of the Art and Words of Edward Gorey A peel-away desktop calendar, still in shrink wrap, and in cardboard illustrated box. 1999. * 3 copies of: A Gorey Journal. A spiral-bound journal with illustrated and ruled pages within. [After 2000]. * The Doubtful Guest. 1999 wall calendar. * Bookmark in a plastic sleeve. Together 25 items. A wonderful and varied collection of items inspired by Edward Gorey Lot Amendments Condition: Some dust or very faint soiling to a few items from handling; all calendars and journals are unmarked; very good or better. Item number: 215875

Auction archive: Lot number 466
Auction:
Datum:
7 Oct 2010
Auction house:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
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