Protected: When We Were Very Young
Ephemera in the Edward Gorey Personal Library
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Edward Gorey colors in banister and smock orange on the Christopher Robin "HALFWAY DOWN" illustration on verso of the title page of When We Were Very Young by A.A. Milne, e.p. dutton & co.
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Gorey colors in bear, Christopher Robin, and A. in light orange on page x, and on page xi. colors "Contents" orange and draws "M" over list of contents in When We Were Very Young by A.A. Milne, e.p. dutton & co.
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Edward Gorey colors in woman's outfit blue and child's outfit pink on page 1. of When We Were Very Young by A.A. Milne, e.p. dutton & co.
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Edward Gorey enhances Shepard's illustration and colors child's socks, smock, and hair yellow on the page 5 poem "The Christening" of When We Were Very Young by A.A. Milne, e.p. dutton & co.
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Edward Gorey colors fairy wings in blue and the word "Toes" in brown on page nine in When We Were Very Young by A.A. Milne, e.p. dutton & co.
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Edward Gorey writes first name "Ted" on page 47 in When We Were Very Young by A.A. Milne, e.p. dutton & co.
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Edward Gorey colors in red Mary Jane's dress, bow, and cup, then outlines dress in dark pencil, then colors in hair and sock in dark pencil for vibrant offset effect. There is also a backwards N. On page 49, Gorey copies Mary Jane's high chair kicking shape in a pencil sketch in When We Were Very Young by A.A. Milne, e.p. dutton & co. This coloration is reminiscent of Gorey's Red Riding Hood, a red figure in an otherwise colorless book.
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Edward Gorey again colors Mary Jane's bow and dress red, and outlines dress trim in dark pencil, fills in hair and sock in dark pencil on page 50 in When We Were Very Young by A.A. Milne, e.p. dutton & co.
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Edward Gorey writes the word "SILENT" in stylized art deco slanted caps and accent lines and a large "S" with accent lines on page 54 in When We Were Very Young by A.A. Milne, e.p. dutton & co.
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Edward Gorey copies the Dairymaid curtseying and Dairymaid's head with cap on page 56. On page 57, Gorey copies page 56's bull's head and page 57's dairy maid illustration. Images appear in When We Were Very Young by A.A. Milne, e.p. dutton & co.
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Edward Gorey manuscript on page 59 reads in caps “N NEWS N N”, and in mirrored caps printing “NEWS N NE NEWS” in When We Were Very Young by A.A. Milne, e.p. dutton & co.
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Edward Gorey sketches woman wearing stylish hat and scribbles over the hopping character in pencil on page 60 and sketches woman wearing stylish hat on page 61 in When We Were Very Young by A.A. Milne, e.p. dutton & co.
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Edward Gorey writes in stylized script "Ted" and colors doorway background in pencil on page 63 in When We Were Very Young by A.A. Milne, e.p. dutton & co.
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Edward Gorey draws lines to make a picture frame three dimensional on page 65 in When We Were Very Young by A.A. Milne, e.p. dutton & co. 1924
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Edward Gorey manuscript reads "Ted Gorey" and he applies pink color to the lady's ballgown on page 71 in When We Were Very Young by A.A. Milne, e.p. dutton & co.
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Edward Gorey copies child's hoop toy by drawing a circle in pencil on page 75 in When We Were Very Young by A.A. Milne, e.p. dutton & co.
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Edward Gorey copies Shepard's drawing of the swan in pencil on page 79 in When We Were Very Young by A.A. Milne, e.p. dutton & co.
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Edward Gorey pencil manuscript reads "Ted Gorey Ted Gorey" in cursive on page 81 in When We Were Very Young by A.A. Milne, e.p. dutton & co.
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Edward Gorey applies light orange color to cow and tree trunks, and draws in pencil two curved lines that resemble tree branchesWWWVY p. 82-83 Gorey colors cow and tree trunks light orange and draws in pencil two curved lines on pages 82 and 83 in When We Were Very Young by A.A. Milne, e.p. dutton & co.
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Edward Gorey applies dark lead pencil to resemble silver to the child on page 84 and writes the word "Silver" next to her. On page 85, Gorey writes "Ted" in a stylized script in When We Were Very Young by A.A. Milne, e.p. dutton & co.
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Edward Gorey copies round shape of Louis XII on page 87 in When We Were Very Young by A.A. Milne, e.p. dutton & co.
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Edward Gorey in pencil draws frame around Pooh, draws more Pooh fur, draws grass around Pooh, also water below Pooh on page 89 in When We Were Very Young by A.A. Milne, e.p. dutton & co.
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Edward Gorey sketches lines that appear to copy the axes pictured on page 92 in When We Were Very Young by A.A. Milne, e.p. dutton & co.
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Edward Gorey copies torso and button of body shape of gentleman pictured on the page and draws décor at top of page on page 94 and crooked line on page 95 in When We Were Very Young by A.A. Milne, e.p. dutton & co.
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Edward Gorey writes "Ted Gorey" in stylized script on blank endpaper in When We Were Very Young by A.A. Milne, e.p. dutton & co.
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Edward Gorey applies color to endpaper illustrations and colors Mary Jane's dress white, her face, hair and bow in peach, and colors the lady's gown and hair ribbon in red in When We Were Very Young by A.A. Milne, e.p. dutton & co.