# From Ted to Tom: The Illustrated Envelopes of Edward Gorey - Hardcover

by **Edward Gorey** (Author), **Tom Fitzharris** (Editor)

**On the envelopes of letters sent to a dear friend, the famed artist and writer Edward Gorey drew dozens of original illustrations--illustrations now collected in this volume along with marvelously playful selections from the correspondence, all never before seen by the public until now.**

_From Ted to Tom_ will be published in the centenary year of Edward Gorey's birth.

When Tom Fitzharris met Edward "Ted" Gorey in 1974, the two quickly struck up a friendship. Over the next year Gorey sent a total of fifty letters to Fitzharris. Every envelope Fitzharris received was illustrated by Gorey, and filled with surprises: typewritten letters with news and opinions from Gorey's life, handwritten note cards with unexpected quotes, sketches, inside jokes, and a host of other joyous miscellany.

Assembled here for the first time, these envelopes and their contents deliver all the humor, imagination, gossip, and wonder that came with being Edward Gorey's pen pal.

### Author Biography

**Edward Gorey** (1925-2000) was a writer, illustrator, and Tony Award-winning costume designer born in Chicago. He studied briefly at the Art Institute of Chicago before studying French literature at Harvard College. In 1953 Gorey published _The Unstrung Harp_, the first of his many books, which include _The Curious Sofa_, _The Haunted Tea-Cosy_, and _The Epiplectic Bicycle_.

**Tom Fitzharris** was a close friend of Edward Gorey in the 1970s. He currently lives in New York City and East Hampton and gives tours at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

**Number of Pages:** 248

**Dimensions:** 1.1 x 6 x 8.2 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** February 04, 2025

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