Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first hardcover edition, first printing hardcover copy of Dear Mili by Wilhelm K. Grimm and Maurice Sendak in a new archival wrap. First
The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, lightly faded boards, strong title gilt on a square spine and deboss tree branch design on the front cover title. Also with, clean page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, rubbed spine ends, mild edge wear, and strong corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with no marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright.
The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with mild surface and edge wear, the price is intact on the flap, and looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
The story of dear Mili was preserved in a letter Wilhelm Grimm wrote to a little girl in 1816, a letter that remained in her family’s possession for over a century and a half. It tells of a mother who sends her daughter into the forest to save her from a terrible war. The child comes upon the hut of an old man, who gives her shelter, and she repays his kindness by serving him faithfully for what she thinks are three days. Actually, thirty years have passed, but Mili has remained safe, and with the old man’s blessing there is still time for a tender reunion with her mother. As for the pictures that interpret Dear Mili – hailed by School Library Journal as “gorgeous” – they were a milestone in Maurice Sendak’s career, the work of a master at the height of his powers.
Ships promptly in a secure mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.
