Edward Gorey Limited Christmas Cards

Edward Gorey created a series of Christmas cards for Albondocani Press beginning in 1975 and ending in 1990. These cards were printed in limited editions and were sent by the publisher for their Christmas Greeting. The editions range from 350 to 450 cards and they were issued unsigned/unnumbered.

The three most famous images from the series are Gertude Stein Decorates a Dog for Christmas (1975), A Future Unremembered Poet from the Seventeenth Century accepts a Christmas Cookie from the Great Veiled Bear (1977), and Fruitcake (1990). Some of these cards have been reproduced in boxed sets, but the majority of the images were only issued for use by this publisher. Shown in the photos is the complete set of ten cards. All of the cards shown have been signed by Edward Gorey on either the copyright or limitation statements.

The cards were published in the following order:

1975 - Gertrude Stein as a child decorates a dog for Christmas - edition of 450
1977 - A Future Unremembered Poet from the Seventeenth Century accepts a Christmas Cookie from the Great Veiled Bear - edition of 450
1979 - Hertha Struggs Fifth Christmas - edition of 450
1981 - Ettie Lou Stopper does a tinsel dance at a tree trimming party in Gumsville, Nebraska, Christmas Eve, 1923. - edition of 450
1983 - Un cadeau ennuyeux - edition of 400
1986 - Noel chez les volants des Alpes Dolomites - edition of 400
1987 - In Stubville Nebraska on December 23,1911 Christmas tree ornaments fell from a cloudless sky. - edition of 400
1988 - L'Etoile en Orient - edition of 400
1989 - Christmas in the Eggplant Hills - edition of 400
1990 - Fruitcake - edition of 350