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I just got a rather nasty shock. In looking for something or other I came across the fact that one of my cats is about to be nine years old, and that another of them will shortly thereafter be eight; I have been labouring under the delusion they were about five and six. And yesterday I happened to notice in the mirror that while I have long since grown used to my beard being very grey indeed, I was not prepared to discover that my eyebrows are becoming noticeably shaggy. I feel the tomb is just around the corner. And there are all these books I haven’t read yet, even if I am simultaneously reading at least twenty…
Edward Gorey, Floating Worlds: The Letters of Edward Gorey and Peter F. Neumeyer
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The Captain’s Daughter and Other Stories by Alexander Pushkin Cover by Edward Gorey

The Captain’s Daughter and Other Stories by Alexander Pushkin
Cover by Edward Gorey

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Greek Tragedy: a Literary Study by H.D.F. Kitto, cover illustrated by Edward Gorey published 1954

Greek Tragedy: a Literary Study by H.D.F. Kitto, cover illustrated by Edward Gorey published 1954

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The American Transcendentalists: Their Prose and Poetry edited by Perry Miller, cover illustrated by Edward Gorey published 1957

The American Transcendentalists: Their Prose and Poetry edited by Perry Miller, cover illustrated by Edward Gorey published 1957

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An Elementary Textbook Of Psychoanalysis by Charles Brenner, cover by Edward Gorey published 1957.

An Elementary Textbook Of Psychoanalysis by Charles Brenner, cover by Edward Gorey published 1957.

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An Elementary Textbook Of Psychoanalysis, Psychoanalysis, charles brenner, edward gorey, books, 1957,
The Romance of Tristan and Iseult as retold by Joseph Bédier, cover illustrated by Edward Gorey published 1955.

The Romance of Tristan and Iseult as retold by Joseph Bédier, cover illustrated by Edward Gorey published 1955.

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The American Puritans: Their Prose and Poetry edited by Perry Miller, cover illustrated by Edward Gorey published 1956.

The American Puritans: Their Prose and Poetry edited by Perry Miller, cover illustrated by Edward Gorey published 1956.

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American Humor: A Study Of The National Character by Constance Rourke, cover illustrated by Edward Gorey published 1953.

American Humor: A Study Of The National Character by Constance Rourke, cover illustrated by Edward Gorey published 1953.

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Coningsby or, The New Generation: A Novel of Politics, Society, and the Manners of Men, by Benjamin Disraeli, cover illustrated by Edward Gorey published 1961.

Coningsby or, The New Generation: A Novel of Politics, Society, and the Manners of Men, by Benjamin Disraeli, cover illustrated by Edward Gorey published 1961.

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Hamlet And Oedipus, A classic study in the psychoanalysis of literature by Ernest Jones, cover illustrated by Edward Gorey published 1954.

Hamlet And Oedipus, A classic study in the psychoanalysis of literature by Ernest Jones, cover illustrated by Edward Gorey published 1954.

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Selections from the Writings of Kierkegaard translated by Lee M. Hollander, cover by Edward Gorey published 1960.

Selections from the Writings of Kierkegaard translated by Lee M. Hollander, cover by Edward Gorey published 1960.

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Belle by Michael Stewart, cover illustrated by Edward Gorey, published 1953

Belle by Michael Stewart, cover illustrated by Edward Gorey, published 1953

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A Clutch of Vampires, circa 1973 This piece, published as an illustration on page 178 of the anthology, A Clutch of Vampires: These Being Among the Best from History and Literature, by Raymond T. McNally, was originally intended for use on the cover.

A Clutch of Vampires, circa 1973 This piece, published as an illustration on page 178 of the anthology, A Clutch of Vampires: These Being Among the Best from History and Literature, by Raymond T. McNally, was originally intended for use on the cover.

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Amphigorey Too by Edward Gorey published 1975

Amphigorey Too by Edward Gorey published 1975

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The Gorey Alphabet by Edward Gorey, the retitled english version of The Fatal Lozenge released a year earlier in 1960.

The Gorey Alphabet by Edward Gorey, the retitled english version of The Fatal Lozenge released a year earlier in 1960.

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