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GOREY, EDWARD. THE THOUGHTFUL ALPHABET. Complete set of 6 alphabet broadsides, each titled along bottom, numbered 2, 3, 4, 10, 14, and 15, respectively, and illustrated with clip art images by Gorey. Each 457x305 mm; 18x12 inches, sheets, rolled, printed in black on heavier stock white paper. Each poster is a first limited edition, numbered 7/100 and signed by gorey, in ink, lower margins. Np, 1996
An interesting whim of Gorey's, these broadsides have bold clip-art style graphics reminiscent of Max Ernst (a favorite artist of his) and contain randomly positioned lists of words beginning with each letter of the alphabet, lending them a sort of Beat and Steampunk sensibility. In typical Gorey fashion, the numbering was assigned in no logical order.
