Edward Gorey: His Book Cover Art & Design

Edward GoreyPomegranate Communications • ISBN-13 978‑0764971471

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Edward Gorey: His Book Cover Art & Design

Edward GoreyPomegranate Communications

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ISBN-10: 0764971476 · ISBN-13: 978‑0764971471 · 2015 · 1st Edition

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This volume chronicles the prolific career of Edward Gorey as a commercial illustrator and designer for major New York publishing houses between 1953 and 2000. Through a curated selection of hundreds of dust jackets and paperback covers, the collection highlights his mastery of crosshatched detail and typographic composition. An insightful essay by Steven Heller contextualizes Gorey’s unique ability to distill complex literary narratives into singular, evocative visual statements.

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Publisher: Pomegranate Communications
1st EditionMar 20, 2015
Pages: 128Language: EnglishPaper finish: Matte

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Author: Edward Gorey

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Inferred: American DrawingInferred: American IllustrationInferred: Book Cover ArtInferred: Criticism And InterpretationInferred: Publishing

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Cornerstone of: Book Design

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