Zlateh the Goat – Isaac Bashevis Singer and Maurice Sendak
NF/VG

For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first hardcover edition, first printing hardcover copy of Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories by Isaac Bashevis Singer and Maurice Sendak in an archival wrap. First Edition stated, 1995 Harper Collins. First Printing with no subsequent printing.

The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong title gilt on a square spine and the front cover design. Also with, clean page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, rubbed spine ends, mild edge wear, and lightly rounded 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 Very Good condition with heavy surface and edge wear,  chips, gaps and abrasions, but the unmarked front graphic looks great in an archival wrap.  First state without the Newbery medal, and the front flap is clipped on the bottom, so the $4.50 price is intact on the top and the 0966 code is also present.

The New York Times called Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories, “beautiful stories for children, written by a master.” The New York Book Review said, “This book is a triumph. If you have no older children on your list, buy it for yourself.” Singer’s extraordinary book of folklore is illustrated by Maurice Sendak, who won a Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild Things Are.