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Signed limited first edition, one of 250 copies, of this collection of essays by Sendak on illustrators and authors of children's books of the past, including Potter, Disney, Caldecott, Parrish, Claud Lovat Fraser and more. 9'' x 5.5''. Original black cloth, gilt-stamped central vignette, gilt-lettered spine. In original cream slipcase with illustrations by Sendak. Illustrated in black and white throughout. Cream endpapers. [8], 216 pages. Seller Inventory # 9849
Title: CALDECOTT & CO.: NOTES ON BOOKS & PICTURES
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York
Publication Date: 1988
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fine.
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: 1st Edition
Seller: The Last Post Bookshop, Holbrook, NSW, Australia
Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Great Britain Edition. pages 216, book plate inside front cover. b/w illustrations. Maurice Sendak voices his deeply held opinions about every aspect of his "battle-ground", the world of the picture book. Seller Inventory # 004393
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR007307588
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: The Book Spot, Sioux Falls, MN, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: New. Seller Inventory # Abebooks39869
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: The Book Spot, Sioux Falls, MN, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: New. Seller Inventory # Abebooks78616
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Bailey Bonzo Books, Shelbyville, IN, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Black cloth covered boards with gilt device to the front and gilt lettering to the spine. This copy is NEAR FINE in a NEAR FINE, unclipped ( $18.95) DJ designed by Cynthia Krupat. Exterior is pristine. Inside top FEP with a small erasure mark. Otherwise unmarked, crisp, and tight. DJ has a few crimps to edges, otherwise clean, bright, and crisp. Lovely. Seller Inventory # 003193
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: OLD WORKING BOOKS & Bindery (Est. 1994), West Brookfield, MA, U.S.A.
Illustrated by b/w line drawings and vignettes. Stated First (separate trade) edition. Blue publisher's review slip and 2-page FSG review from Helene Atwan [now Director of Beacon Press] laid in. Black cloth printed gilt with topboard emblem illustration (cat with fleeing girl in mouth). 8vo. pp. [viii], 214, [1] Notes on First Publication. Fine/Near Fine/Unclipped price in clear archival cover. Tiny chip/nicks to bottom corner of rear jacket flap. Beatrice Potter, Jean de Brunhoff, Maxfield Parrish, Walt Disney, and Erik Blegvad are several artists mentioned in the 32 Sendak shorts with notes. Seller Inventory # OWBCAL102743
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: John R. Sanderson, Bookseller, Stockbridge, MA, U.S.A.
Original Wrappers. Condition: Fine. First Noonday Press Edition. Fine and perhaps unread copy. Signed by Sendak on the title-page. Signed By the Authors. Seller Inventory # 009066
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good+ in a Near Fine dust jacket. Faint foxing on top/side text block edges. Seller Inventory # 181782
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Books from the Past, Memphis, TN, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Slip Case. Limited Edition. The cover has black cloth. Limitation 236/250. The back board has a 1 in. line of light stain. The back panel of the slipcase has foxing. Scans e-mailed upon request. Signed by the Author. Seller Inventory # 017008
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Second Life Books, Inc., Lanesborough, MA, U.S.A.
First Edition. 8vo, pp. 216. A near fine copy in dj. Signed by the author. This is a collection of Maurice Sendak's views on other illustrators and authors including Hans Christian Andersen, Beatrix Potter, Maxfield Parrish and Walt Disney. Seller Inventory # 56034
Quantity: 1 available