Save the Date
The Edward Gorey House 7th Annual Goreyfest & Auction
Saturday, October 4, 2008

from 4:30 to 7:30 P.M. at the Yarmouth Community Center.

Pulitzer Prize winning author, and life long friend of Edward Gorey, Alison Lurie will be our special guest and speaker. View a preview of the auction below.

Silent and Live Auction
A bountiful collection of fantastic items will be up for auction including art, dining, entertainment, and cultural packages. Items will include many personal items from Edward's estate, including his jewelry; artwork, and many limited editions of his works.


Previews

The Mikado

No 89/100 poster from Carnegie Mellon's production of The Mikado in 1983. Signed by Gorey. Together with the program. Poster Size: 15 5/8 in. x 22 in. Image: 13 1/8 in. x 19 1/2 in.

Print Engraving. The Missing Book

Gorey produced this engraving for a calendar issued by the Carlson & Turner Antiquarian Book store in Portland Maine in 1988. Size: 9 ¾ in x 6 5/16 in. Image: 9 1/8 in. x 5 9/16 in.

From Edward Gorey's personal collection.

Museum Quality Original Engravings by Charles Meryon. Three engravings by the foremost French engraver of the 19th century.

L'Arche du Pont Notre-Dame. 1850.

Note: These are preliminary images of similar engravings. Exact photographs and descriptions, including the states, will be forthcoming. And again this year, we will have two of Edward Gorey's fur coats and several rings from his personal collection.

Items for the web auction will be posted on the Edward Gorey House Web site beginning September 1st and will be available for online bids prior to the auction on October 4th.