Signed Sendak First Edition (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. SIGNED by Maurice Sendak on the half title page. This is possibly the only copy of the UK hardback first edition. The jacket is clipped, and it has one small tear on the front, but this does not intrude on anything important. What is important, of course, is the artist's signature. This was obtained personally by me at Glyndebourne Festival Opera. Sendak worked on several productions there as designer.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. SIGNED on the title page by Maurice Sendak. This is the first edition hardback, issued with a plain acetate jacket. Sendak created this stunning production at Glyndebourne Festival Opera, and this copy was signed there. A clean and tight book, with no owner names, and the only added mark is the signature of the artist, in black ink. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Maurice Sendak (illustrator). Signed by Illustrator.…

Cloth. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. First Edition Thus. Oblong quarto, 278pp. Blue cloth, title in gilt on spine. No additional printings listed on copyright page. Solid text block, faint toning along edges, some foxing along edges. In the publisher's dust jacket, $50.00 retail price on front flap, sunning to spine, a near fine example. Signed by Maurice Sendak on the half-title. Signed first edition of The Art of Maurice Sendak by Selma G. Lanes. (illustrator). Signed.…

Paperback original. Condition: Near fine. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 54pp. Brown paper covers, title in black on front cover. Solid text block, faint foxing to spine, otherwise fine. Inscribed by Ann Petry on the copyright page: "Happy Birthday / with love . from Ann Petry / Oct - 6 - 1993." This book contains a collection of poems and short stories by various children's literature authors in honor of Francelia Butler, who pioneered the field of children's literature as a scholarly study. Signed by Ann Petry, a contributor to the volume, the first edition of When I Was a Child, with cover illustrations by Maurice Sendak. (illustrator). Signed. …