Although the name contains the word “tint”, this is a black-and-white printing process aquatint plates can often be hand colored, however.

By changing the areas of the plate that are exposed and the length of time the plate is submerged in the acid bath, the engraver can obtain fine and varying shades of gray that closely resemble watercolor washes. Aquatint Copperplate process by which the plate is “bitten” by exposure to acid.Johnson' ( The Independent).Ī fine inscribed copy with a nice provenance. Targ–Personal.' Targ was 'one of the greatest post-World War II editors'-founder of the prestigious Targ Editions, he was considered 'a modern Dr.

The slipcase's printed paper label is marked in pencil 'W. With the bookplate of recipient William Targ, who has noted on the bookplate 'Inscribed by Gorey' with the date '10/3/72' and Targ has also signed the bookplate. Also issued in a signed/limited edition of 50 copies this volume is housed in a slipcase from that signed limited edition. This anthology gathers books first published between 19, The Bug Book and The Wuggly Ump in color, the others in black and white. Somewhat Gothic and ostensibly grim, these images are usually accompanied by macabre stories of death, dread, and gore or by humorous verses detailing situations of horror' (Silvey, 278). Folio, original pictorial cloth, original dust jacket, publisher's slipcase from the limited edition with printed paper label.įirst trade edition of this anthology of 15 of Gorey's early works, inscribed and signed by him to noted editor and bibliophile William Targ on the title page, 'For Bill Targ, without whom…' and he has crossed his printed name out and signed over it.Įdmund Wilson described Gorey's work as 'surrealistic and macabre, amusing and somber, nostalgic and claustrophobic, poetic and poisoned.' Gorey is known for his 'distinctive, instantly recognizable style: intricately detailed pen-and-ink drawings capture characters, fur-coated, turtle-necked, or dressed in 1920s or Edwardian garb, frozen in moments of stoicism. 'SURREALISTIC AND MACABRE, AMUSING AND SOMBER, NOSTALGIC AND CLAUSTROPHOBIC, POETIC AND POISONED': AMPHIGOREY, 1972 FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY GOREY

Amphigorey by Edward Gorey