{"product_id":"always-one-button-short-edward-gorey-9781087505862","title":"Always One Button Short: The Buttons of Edward Gorey","description":"A master of the mysterious, Edward Gorey's artworks and writings abound with misadventures, oddities, and oblique humor. His forays into experimental theater follow suit, and to much delight, he designed pin-back buttons to accompany them. Now coveted by collectors, these bespoke buttons--created as souvenirs for the plays, puppet shows, revues, and other \"entertainments\" that Gorey wrote, designed, or directed--possess a curiosity factor disproportionate to their small size. With each button Gorey fashioned, he put the wearer at the center of a memory, a recollection of a particular place and time. Always One Button Short showcases a selection of Gorey's compact creations, researched and photographed by noted Gorey collector Jonas Ploeger. Kevin McDermott, longtime Gorey collaborator and author of Elephant House; or, The Home of Edward Gorey (Pomegranate), introduces the collection with a personal essay, recalling the history and meaning of his own Gorey button.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edward Gorey, Jonas Ploeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1087505860\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781087505862\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pomegranate Communications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.22h x 6.22w x 0.47d","brand":"Edward Gorey","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44053143388415,"sku":"9781087505862","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ec0f4e6e-897d-4746-9d54-e4c66949a2f6.jpg?v=1685022659","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/always-one-button-short-edward-gorey-9781087505862","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}