Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional signed first hardcover edition, first printingof The Art of Maurice Sendak: 1980 to Present by Maurice Sendak and Tony Kushner in a new archival wrap.
The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong title gilt on a square spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, rubbed spine ends, mild edge wear, and two rounded corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with signatures by both Kushner and Sendak on the half title page with no inscriptions. No other 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 archival wrap.
Continues the analysis that began in The Art of Maurice Sendak to focus on the award-winning illustrator’s work since 1980, tracing his contributions to the art world within and outside the literary arena with reproductions of hundreds of sketches and final pieces created for children’s books and the performing arts.
Ships promptly in secure mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.
