{"product_id":"from-ted-to-tom-edward-gorey-9781681379050","title":"From Ted to Tom: The Illustrated Envelopes of Edward Gorey","description":"\u003cb\u003eOn the envelopes of letters sent to a dear friend, the famed artist and writer Edward Gorey drew dozens of original illustrations--illustrations now collected in this volume along with marvelously playful selections from the correspondence, all never before seen by the public until now. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom Ted to Tom\u003c\/i\u003e will be published in the centenary year of Edward Gorey's birth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1974, Tom Fitzharris met Edward \"Ted\" Gorey after buying one of his drawings at Gotham Book Mart. They struck up a friendship, and, over the course of the next year, they corresponded regularly, with Gorey sending a total of fifty letters to Fitzharris. The front of every letter's envelope was illustrated by Gorey (along with the back, sometimes). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEvery envelope was filled with surprises: news and opinions from Gorey's life, hand-written historical quotes, sketches, ads cut out from newspapers, inside jokes, fake stamps (drawn and inked by Gorey, of course) and a host of other joyous miscellany. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAll of the envelopes and a selection of Gorey's correspondence are assembled here for the first time, filled with all the humor, imagination, gossip, and wonder that came with being pen pals with Edward Gorey.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edward Gorey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1681379058\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781681379050\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York Review of Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs","brand":"Edward Gorey","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45980738158847,"sku":"9781681379050","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ec8f50f2-9d50-4b41-b6a8-55d7cdc5d9b9.jpg?v=1722416594","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/from-ted-to-tom-edward-gorey-9781681379050","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}