Gorey, Edward 1925-2000

Overview

Works:	1,141 works in 2,405 publications in 4 languages and 63,810 library holdings
Genres:	Juvenile works Fiction Poetry History Sources Interviews Fairy tales Caricatures and cartoons Criticism, interpretation, etc Exhibition catalogs
Roles:	Author, Illustrator, Creator, Editor, Signer, Designer, Instrumentalist, Artist, Set designer , Other, Author of introduction
Classifications:	PZ7.B413, FIC

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Edward Gorey

The world of Edward Gorey by Clifford Ross( Book )
Ascending peculiarity : Edward Gorey on Edward Gorey : interviews by Edward Gorey( Book )
Elegant enigmas : the art of Edward Gorey by Karen Wilkin( Book )
The strange case of Edward Gorey by Alexander Theroux( Book )
Edward Gorey : his book cover art & design by Steven Heller( Book )

Floating worlds : the letters of Edward Gorey & Peter F. Neumeyer by Edward Gorey( Book )
The broken spoke by Edward Gorey( Book )
Gorey posters by Edward Gorey( Book )
Category : fifty drawings by Edward Gorey( Book )
The Gorey end by Martyn Jacques( Recording )
Amphigorey too by Edward Gorey( Book )
Amphigorey also by Edward Gorey( Book )
The black doll : a silent screenplay by Edward Gorey( Book )
The betrayed confidence : seven series of Dogear Wryde postcards by Edward Gorey( Book )
Thoughtful alphabets : The just dessert & The deadly blotter by Edward Gorey( Book )
The dripping faucet : fourteen hundred & fifty eight tiny, tedious, & terrible tales by Edward Gorey( Book )
Les passementeries horribles by Edward Gorey( Book )
The lost lions by Edward Gorey( Book )
L'heure bleue by Edward Gorey( Book )
Les urnes utiles by Edward Gorey( Book )

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Most widely held works by Edward Gorey

The house with a clock in its walls by John Bellairs( Book )

23 editions published between 1973 and 2008 in English and German and held by 2,455 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A boy goes to live with his magician uncle in a mansion that has a clock hidden in the walls which is ticking off the minutes until doomsday

Old Possum's book of practical cats by T. S Eliot( Book )

16 editions published between 1967 and 2015 in English and held by 2,334 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

POETRY (CHILDREN'S / TEENAGE). This is a stunning new gift edition of this much-loved classic, with the celebrated black-and-white illustrations by Edward Gorey. Cats! Some are sane, and some are mad. Some are good, and some are bad ...The whimsical 1982 Old Possum's illustrations have been lovingly restored and are showcased in this beautiful new poetry edition, perfect for children and Eliot aficionados alike. These lovable cat poems were written by T. S. Eliot for his godchildren and continue to delight children and grown-ups. This collection inspired the musical Cats!, and features Macavity, Mr Mistofelees and Growltiger!. Ages 7+

The shrinking of Treehorn by Florence Parry Heide( Book )

40 editions published between 1971 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 1,629 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Collects the stories of Treehorn, a boy to whom very strange things keep happening which adults, from his parents to the meter reader, do not seem to think are noteworthy

Basic writings on politics and philosophy by Karl Marx( Book )

1 edition published in 1959 in English and held by 1,400 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The American transcendentalists : their prose and poetry by Perry Miller( Book )

1 edition published in 1957 in English and held by 1,386 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Anthology of works by New England writers of the early 1800's

You read to me, I'll read to you by John Ciardi( Book )

8 editions published between 1962 and 1987 in English and held by 1,073 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Humorous poems to read aloud to children alternating with poems beginning readers can read themselves. Grades 1-4

The spell of the sorcerer's skull by John Bellairs( Book )

5 editions published between 1984 and 2004 in English and held by 1,069 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

When Johnny Dixon takes a tiny skull from a haunted dollhouse, demonic forces are released, capturing Professor Childermass and leading Johnny on a harrowing chase to a deserted island off the coast of Maine

The ghost in the mirror by John Bellairs( Book )

5 editions published between 1993 and 1994 in English and held by 1,062 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Rose Rita Pottinger and Mrs. Zimmermann are transported back to 1828 to save the Weiss family from being destroyed by a wicked wizard

The eyes of the killer robot by John Bellairs( Book )

9 editions published between 1986 and 1998 in English and held by 1,059 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Thirteen-year-old Johnny Dixon is put in jeopardy when he and Professor Childermass try to find a robot made many years ago by an evil wizard

Amphigorey by Edward Gorey( Book )

22 editions published between 1972 and 1991 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,026 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Given in memory of Ethel A. Tsutsui, Ph. D. and Minoru Tsutsui, Ph. D

A documentary history of art by Elizabeth Basye Gilmore Holt( Book )

in English and held by 1,011 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The trolley to yesterday by John Bellairs( Book )

3 editions published between 1989 and 2004 in English and held by 936 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Johnny Dixon and Professor Childermass discover a trolley which transports them back to Constantinople in 1453 as the Turks are invading the Byzantine Empire

Echoes of bats and men by Donald R Griffin( Book )

1 edition published in 1959 in English and held by 913 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Treehorn's treasure by Florence Parry Heide( Book )

5 editions published between 1981 and 1984 in English and held by 900 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"For one brief day the leaves of the maple tree in Treehorn's backyard turn into dollar bills." -- Title page verso

How old is the earth? by Patrick M Hurley( Book )

1 edition published in 1959 in English and held by 880 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The mansion in the mist by John Bellairs( Book )

6 editions published between 1992 and 2004 in English and held by 874 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

While spending the summer in an old house on a desolate Canadian island, Anthony Monday and Miss Eells discover a chest that can transport them to another world and a maniacal group who are plotting the destructon of people on Earth

The man who sang the sillies; [poems] by John Ciardi( Book )

2 editions published in 1961 in English and held by 795 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A collection of twenty-five humorous and nonsense poems

Red Riding Hood : retold in verse for boys and girls to read themselves by Beatrice Schenk De Regniers( Book )

10 editions published between 1972 and 1977 in English and Undetermined and held by 757 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Retells in verse the adventures of a little girl who meets a wolf in the forest on her way to visit her grandmother

Hauntings : tales of the supernatural by Henry Mazzeo( Book )

4 editions published in 1968 in English and held by 723 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Seventeen short stories of ghosts and demons

The vengeance of the witch-finder by John Bellairs( Book )

5 editions published between 1993 and 1995 in English and held by 684 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In 1951, while visiting a distant cousin in the English countryside, thirteen-year-old Lewis Barnavelt accidentally unleashes demonic forces and summons the ghost of an evil wizard bent on killing the Barnavelt family

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