Description: SIGNED BY JOHN UPDIKE WITH AN ORIGINAL SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH BY KEVIN McDERMOTT (Updike, John; Gorey, Edward). McDermott, Kevin. ELEPHANT HOUSE or, THE HOME OF EDWARD GOREY. Introduction by John Updike with photographs and text by Kevin McDermott. [Signed by Updike & McDermott with an Original Photograph.] San Francisco, CA: Pomegranate, (2003). Oblong quarto, 8 inches high by 11 1/2 inches wide. Bound in gray cloth titled in blind on the spine with an illustration in blind on the front cover, in a pictorial dust wrapper. The book is housed in a gray slipcase with decorations in blind on both sides. Unpaginated, profusely illustrated in color and black and white with McDermott's photographs and with black & white elephant images by Edward Gorey. Near fine. First edition. Of a total edition of 126 copies this copy is number 9 of 100 and is signed by both John Updike and Kevin McDermott. Laid in at the front, as issued, is an original signed photograph titled "Ogdred! Place". The photograph features Edward Gorey's black Volkswagen Golf with its Ogdred license plate parked in front of his Elephant House. The photograph is numbered 9/100 on the verso and signed by Kevin McDermott with the date 2003. The elephant images that appear throughout the book were created by Gorey in 1985; the sketches and images on the endpapers were created by Gorey in 1995. I UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEE THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE ABOVE AUTOGRAPH! TERMS: Shipping charges are calculated based on the total packed weight of this item. New York State residents will be assessed and charged the relevant sales tax. All items are guaranteed authentic and as described.Be sure to add me to your favorites list! Check out my other items!
Price: 450 USD
Location: Cadyville, New York
End Time: 2023-12-19T15:38:01.000Z
Shipping Cost: 11.92 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: San Francisco, CA
Publisher: Pomegranate
Subject: Art & Photography
Modified Item: No
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 2003
Language: English
Illustrator: Kevin McDermott & Edward Gorey
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Illustrated, Limited Edition, Signed, Original Photograph
Author: John Updike & Edward Gorey
Topic: Illustrated
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Character Family: Edward Gorey
