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EDWARD GOREY BOOK LOT OF FOUR 4 Books illustrated but not written by Gorey. Light Metres by Felicia Lamport, 1980, Everest House Instant Lives by Howard Moss, First Ed, Saturday Review Press/ Dutton Scrap Irony by Felicia Lamport, Houghton Mifflin, First Printing 1961 The Sibyl in Her Grave by Sarah Caudwell, Delacorte Press, 2000. Provenance: Private Collection. This collection was started in New York City in the mid 1970’s and continued through 2020. 6" X 9 1/4" Shipping: Shipping and handling in the continental US will cost $20.48 - $22.53, depending on your location. Local pickup is always free! Please schedule on our website! Photographs are considered part of the description and condition and supersede all written descriptions. Converse does not authenticate or guarantee authenticity. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email or by telephone. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Converse Auctions shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Text Found in Images: Image 1: HOWARD MOSS SARAH CAUDWELL The Sibyl INSTANT LIVES GOREY BY HOWARD MOSS SARAH CAUDWELL The Sibyl INSTANT LIVES GOREY BY DRAWINGS BY Image 2: (continued on back flap) LOUISA MAY ALCOTT Louisa had had Concord. Still, she felt a sense of loy- alty, dim to the point of evasiveness, toward Karen, Lupe, and Olga, her madcap sisters, in whose eyes at- tainment and sluggishness were so uncomfortably abed. They all seemed to be of the same age. How could that be? Louisa often wondered. There they were, messily engaged in another spontaneous fudge-making contest that had turned the front of the house a lively brown- Karen with her fierce talents (continued on back flap) SCRAP LOUISA MAY ALCOTT Louisa had had Still, she felt a sense of loy- The Houghton Riverside Press alty, dim to the point of evasiveness, toward Karen, Lupe, and Olga, her madcap sisters, in whose eyes at- tainment and sluggishness were uncomfortably abed. They all seemed to be of the same age. How could that be? Louisa often wondered. There they were, messily engaged in another spontaneous fudge-making contest that had turned the front of the house a lively brown- Karen with her fierce talents Image 3: Published by Delacorte Press Random House, Inc. 1540 Broadway New York, New York 10036 Copyright © 2000 by Sarah Caudwell Map copyright © 2000 by Clare Hughes All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, any recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the Publisher, except where permitted by law. Delacorte Press® is a registered trademark of Random House, Inc., and the colophon is a trademark of Random House, Inc. ISBN: 0-385-29934-6 Book design by Virginia Norey Published by Delacorte Press Random House, Inc. 1540 Broadway New York, New York 10036 Copyright © 2000 by Sarah Caudwell Map copyright © 2000 by Clare Hughes All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, any recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the Publisher, except where permitted by law. Delacorte is a registered trademark of Random House, Inc., and the colophon is a trademark of Random House, Inc. ISBN: 0-385-29934-6 Book design by Virginia Norey Image 4: Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data: Lamport, Felicia, 1916- Light metres. I. Gorey, Edward St. John. II. Title. 811'.54 80-13331 PS3523.A449L5 1980 ISBN 0-89696-090-0 Portions of this book have appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic Monthly, Harper's, The New York Times, McCall's, Look, and the books Scrap Irony and Cultural Slag. Text copyright © 1982 by Felicia Lamport Illustrations copyright © 1982 by Edward Gorey All Rights Reserved Published by Everest House 33 West 60th Street, New York, N.Y. 10023 Published simultaneously in Canada by Beaverbooks, Don Mills, Ontario Manufactured in the United States of America RRD 282 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data: Lamport, Felicia, 1916- Light metres. I. Gorey, Edward St. John. II. Title. 811'.54 80-13331 PS3523.A449L5 1980 ISBN 0-89696-090-0 Portions of this book have appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic Monthly, Harper's, The New York Times, McCall's, Look, and the books Scrap Irony and Cultural Slag. Text copyright © 1982 by Felicia Lamport Illustrations copyright © 1982 by Edward Gorey All Rights Reserved Published by Everest House 33 West 60th Street, New York, N.Y. 10023 Published simultaneously in Canada by Beaverbooks, Don Mills, Ontario Manufactured in the United States of America RRD 282 Image 5: WITH THIS BOOK THE AUTHOR PAYS TRIBUTE MIXED GRIL TO VASSAR COLLEGE ON THE OCCASION OF ITS CENTENNIAL. Mother, Mot Furbearance Orbit Minimal Max Lyric Suitabl Text Copyright © 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, on a Cert 1961 by Felicia Lamport Kaplan Ironic Note, I Illustrations Copyright © 1961 by Edward Gorey Variations Lor All rights reserved including the right to Encounter reproduce this book or parts thereof in any form Plumb Line Shell Gain Portions of this book have appeared in Audience, Harper's, Axiom to Grin The New York Times Magazine, and Saturday WITH THIS BOOK THE AUTHOR PAYS TRIBUTE MIXED GRIL VASSAR COLLEGE ON THE OCCASION OF ITS Mother, Mot Furbearance Orbit A Sigh for Minimal Max Lyric Suitabl Text Copyright © 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, on a Cert 1961 by Felicia Lamport Kaplan Ironic Note, Illustrations Copyright © 1961 by Edward Gorey Variations Lor All rights reserved including the right to Encounter reproduce this book or parts thereof in any form Plumb Line Shell Gain Portions of this book have appeared in Audience, Harper's, Axiom to Grin The New York Times Magazine, and Saturday Image 6: Portions of this book first appeared in Saturday Review/ The Arts (1972-1973), Antaeus (1974), and Vogue (1974). Text copyright © 1972, 1973, 1974 by Howard Drawings copyright © 1972, 1973, 1974 by Edward All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A. First Edition 10 9 8 7 654821 No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system now known or to be in- vented, without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer who wishes to quote brief Portions of this book first appeared in Saturday The Arts (1972-1973), Antaeus (1974), and Vogue (1974). Text copyright © 1972, 1973, 1974 by Howard Drawings copyright © 1972, 1973, 1974 by All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A. First Edition 10 9 8 7 No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system now known or to be in- vented, without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer who wishes to quote brief Image 7: SARAH CAUDWELL The Sibyl in HerGrave QUITE FATHOMABLE When Caused He explained be signed critical why with lifting of he'd taken hillbilly eyebrows band this who'd played for the highbrows "I loved being night veighed had have arrived I'll now "T've I'll frankly Night But But it keeps played after never made andante that it's pecunious, much of with I've given Bach-breaking played hillbilly my Carnegie con trio and haul work, brio, the time for by critics do for play admit safe me 5 ASTROUS ENDING When But His they necrology clutched his found seemed his illness with solar mote, fectious SARAH CAUDWELL The Sibyl in HerGrave QUITE FATHOMABLE When Caused explained be signed critical why with lifting of he'd taken hillbilly band this who'd played for the highbrows "I loved being night veighed had have arrived now I'll frankly Night But it keeps played after never made andante that it's much of with I've given Bach-breaking played my Carnegie trio and haul work, brio, the time for by critics do things all for for play admit safe me seemly, 5 ASTROUS ENDING When But His they necrology clutched his found seemed his illness with solar fectious Image 8: Praise for Sarah Caudwell's Outstanding Novels THE SIBYL IN HER GRAVE THUS WAS ADONIS MURDERED -St Louis -Mystery THE SHORTEST WAY TO HADES But if it Adonis years Praise for Sarah Caudwell's Outstanding Novels THE SIBYL IN HER GRAVE from Sarah like all her marvelous books it combines with vicar Most Sarah Grave is important and here it is, of this intellect bittersweet together and English adventure. with Hilary above Tamar all humor and and the guessing until tion of language. and set out to write a classic village crime a superbly like any fine it keeps the reader THUS WAS ADONIS MURDERED Louis comedy -Mystery witty gem of detective fiction. THE SHORTEST WAY TO HADES But if it Adonis years
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