This book was recently scanned and posted at the LJ community “found objects” – so I made it into a PDF for ease of reading!! It’s Mel Juffe & Edward Gorey, from 1965.

January 9th, 2009
This book was recently scanned and posted at the LJ community “found objects” – so I made it into a PDF for ease of reading!! It’s Mel Juffe & Edward Gorey, from 1965.

Welcome to a world of tarnished sequins. Fields and fireflies at dusk. Midnight rooftop tea parties. Whirling dervish to fiddles and clarinets. Bonfires. Gold bangles. Smoky dark velvet cushioned rooms. Blankets of frost. Stars through the skeleton limbs of trees. Low fog in the morning over the bend of the river. The smell of crackling pine logs and burnt sugar. Verhext is located somewhere in the clouds & mountains between the Bay Area and Vermont.
Purveyor of handpicked vintage and custom magical garments ~ styling for fashion and band shoots since 1996; under the monikers of The Boneyard, Dramatis Personae, Dainty & Dirty, and now Verhext.
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annie
1 year ago
‘at seance conducted by smooth-talking gypsy, you ask him to produce spirit of rudolph valentino. spirit of valentino appears and you are deflowered.’ !!!
must find this book.
annie
1 year ago
omg, there’s one on ebay right now and it’s going for US $157.50. insane.
annie
1 year ago
addendum, because i am too quick and overexcitable: it’s a first edition.
Em
1 year ago
Thanks for doing this! I bookmarked the post on LJ, but it seems to have been removed now.
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Laura
1 year ago
I just discovered your blog and really enjoy it! Thank you so much for posting this Edward Gorey book!!! Oh my, it is priceless…