Published in association with the Edward Gorey Charitable Trust

Happless children : scenes from Mr. Gorey's neighborhood -- Mutant menageries : where wild things are everywhere -- Murder he wrote : Edward Gorey and the butlers who did it -- Doiing the steps : or, Going a lot to the New York City Ballet -- Dressed to kill : Edward Gorey and the social fabric -- Concealing the art : Edward Gorey's mysterious messages -- Hippity wippity : Edward Gorey and the meaningful language of nonsense -- He wrote if all down zealously : Edward Gorey's interesting lists

"For more than seven decades, Edward Gorey's work has delighted fans of all ages and inspired artists across multiple disciplines. His collection of self-authored books, which comprises more than 100 volumes including The Gashlycrumb Tinies and The Doubtful Guest, remains a profoundly radical and uncompromised body of work. Viewed either separately or in their entirety, these works represent one of the most unique voices in American arts and letters. E Is for Edward celebrates Edward Gorey as author, illustrator, humorist, playwright, printmaker, fabric artist, and stage designer, showcasing the vast array of material he created between 1953 and his death in 2000. Curated by Gregory Hischak, Director of The Edward Gorey House, the book is organized by major themes and topics that characterize Gorey's work including hapless children, mutant menageries, the murder mystery, the ballet, sartorial elegance, stylized decor, and the many recurring motifs and latent symbolism that underlie these subjects. In addition, Hischak offers a look into the pages of the dozens of rarely-viewed notebooks kept by Gorey throughout his lifetime. Illustrated with hundreds of original pieces of art and archival material, E Is for Edward is a must-have for every fan and the most comprehensive, in-depth exploration of Gorey's art in more than a decade."--