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A boxed notecard assortment featuring illustrations of characters from Edward Gorey's 'Verse Advice'. The cover shows a character holding a piece of string with the title and subtitle 'A one or two inch piece of string Cannot be used for anything'.
An image of one of the cards included in the boxed notecard set. The card features a drawing of a man with brown hair and a beard who is wearing a yellow cardigan and pants and holding a jar of glue in his outstretched hands. An umbrella stand is behind him, and a dog lies at his feet. The text 'A timely use of glue or paste may well prevent a shocking waste' is written at the bottom.
An image of one of the cards included in the boxed notecard set. The card features a drawing of a grey-haired woman in a long purple dress with a yellow and green scarf around her neck. She is standing between two potted trees and is holding a piece of string in one hand. At the bottom of the image is written 'A one or two inch piece of string cannot be used for anything'.
An image of one of the cards in the boxed notecard set. On the card is a drawing of a blond man with a moustache who is wearing a yellow sweater and carrying a blue and purple scarf in one hand. He is surrounded by piles of books and is looking at a stack of books on a table with a white tablecloth. The text 'The helpful thought for which you look is written somewhere in a book'.
An image of one of the cards included in the boxed notecard set. The card features a drawing of woman sitting at a table wearing a turtleneck sweater and a long skirt. She is holding a teacup in one hand. At the bottom of the image is text that reads 'it's possible to pick up crumbs by pressing on them with the thumbs'.
Wadsworth Atheneum

Edward Gorey: Verse Advice Boxed Notecard Assortment

$22.95 $0.00

Edward Gorey’s characters regularly find themselves in odd—even disastrous—circumstances. They’ve seen their fair share of mishaps and are wiser as a result (if they haven’t met their unfortunate ends, of course). Now, they’re passing along their advice in this boxed notecard assortment of images from Gorey’s Verse Advice. From home improvement to organization, the advice in these illustrations is quite quotidian.

Contains five each of the following notecards: It’s possible to pick up crumbs / By pressing on them with the thumbs. The helpful thought for which you look / Is written somewhere in a book. A one or two inch piece of string / Cannot be used for anything. A timely use of glue or paste / May well prevent a shocking waste.

Details:

• 20 blank notecards (5 each of 4 designs) with envelopes in a decorative box
• Soft white envelopes
Box size: 5.375 x 7.375 x 1.5 in.
Card size: 5 x 7 in.