(Gorey, Edward). Ciardi, John.

The King Who Saved Himself from Being Saved. Drawings by Edward Gorey. [Signed by Edward Gorey with a Card Signed by John Ciardi].

Philadelphia / New York: J.B. Lippincott, 1965. 1965. - Oblong 16mo, 5 inches high by 6 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in pictorial golden yellow cloth titled in black on the spine, in a pictorial dust wrapper with illustrations in color by Edward Gorey on the front and rear panels. The dust jacket is slightly soiled. Unpaginated, with black & white illustrations by Edward Gorey on every page. Near fine in a very good dust wrapper. First edition. [Toledano B24]. SIGNED BY EDWARD GOREY ON THE TITLE PAGE. Laid into the book is a card SIGNED BY JOHN CIARDI. Very good .

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Book number: 97933

Catalogue: Illustrated

Keywords: ILLUSTRATED; LITERATURE; EDWARD GOREY; JOHN CIARDI; THE KING WHO SAVED HIMSELF FROM BEING SAVED; FIRST EDITION; SIGNED; AUTOGRAPH; SIGNATURE; SIGNED BY ILLUSTRATOR; SIGNED BY POET; ILLUSTRATIONS; POETRY; SATIRE; SATIRIC POETRY; POEM; LITERATURE; AMERICAN

(Spender, Stephen; Ciardi, John; O'Hara, Frank; Gorey, Edward). Ellsberg, Daniel; president.

The Harvard Advocate. Volume CXXXIV, No. 1, "Registration Issue", September 1950. [with the Second Published Illustration by Edward Gorey and Frank O'Hara's First Published Poems].

Cambridge, MA: Advocate House, 1950. 1950. THE SECOND PUBLISHED ILLUSTRATION BY EDWARD GOREY - Quarto, 11 inches high by 8 1/2 inches wide. Softcover, bound in creamy white pictorial wrappers with a cover illustration by Edward Gorey featuring two "Mr. Earbrass"-like characters [of The Unstrung Harp] tossing sticks at two hooded figures mounted on pikes. The edges of the covers are slightly darkened or soiled and there is a tiny chip out from the bottom corner of the rear cover. 24 pages. Very good. RARE. The cover features Gorey's second published illustration. His first published artwork also appeared in The Harvard Advocate four months earlier in the May 1950 "Commencement Issue". Frank O'Hara's first published poems appear in this issue. Although listed as "Francis O'Hara" on the contents page, the two poems appear on page 9 under the name "Frank O'Hara". The poems are "The Drummer" and a much admired O'Hara poem titled simply "Poem" which begins "The eager note on my door said 'Call me, / call when you get in!'". A story by O'Hara, "Late Adventure", also appears in this issue. This is O'Hara's third print appearance following two short stories and a play which appeared in previous issues of The Harvard Advocate. Edward Gorey and Frank O'Hara were roommates at Harvard. Also in this issue is an essay by Stephen Spender "Modern Poetry and Science" and a poem by John Ciardi, "Midnight on a Side Street". Very good .

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Book number: 97721

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE; ILLUSTRATED; THE HARVARD ADVOCATE; REGISTRATION ISSUE 1950; SECOND PUBLISHED ILLUSTRATION BY EDWARD GOREY; FRANK O'HARA FIRST PUBLISHED POEMS; STEPHEN SPENDER; JOHN CIARDI; FRANK O'HARA; EDWARD GOREY; DANIEL ELLSBERG; HARVARD ADVOCATE;