Signed by Maurice Sendak (11 results)

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. SHEPARDSON BOOKSTALL, OVER 20 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE. IMPORTANT BUT GRIM BOOK OF THE HOLOCAUST IN ILLUSTRATED EDITION. NOT RECOMMENDED FOR CHILDREN. SIGNED BY TONY KUSHNER. Maurice Sendak (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1st edition hardcover in fine condition in near fine dust jacket - signed (inscribed) by Nelson DeMille on the half title page - book mark to Mr DeMille's very short story (6 pages) about returning from Vietnam and becoming an author - reflections by authors. Illus. By Maurice Sendak (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. SUPERB COLLECTABLE FIRST PRINTING of the last book Randall Jarrell wrote, and in this copy Maurice Sendak has signed and dated the end paper. It reads: 'For Peter Maurice Sendak Aug '85' and the dedicatee has signed it also, with a blind stamp added on the half title. This is highly likely to be the only UK copy signed.It is also a beautiful book. Protected jacket, nice and tight text block, first printing of the UK hardback. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Sendak, Maurice. (illustrator). Signed by Author.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover with DJ. Bright red cloth with black lettering on the cover and spine. Tan/ivory pictorial DJ, a bit faded and a bit crinkled (now protected in mylar). The book is in excellent condition; the DJ on fair to good. No date on the title page. Copyright page dated 1971. Signed on the front endpapers by both Krauss and Sendak, numbered 70/75. Black and white drawings throughout. Please email with questions or to request photos. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Illustrated Edition. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1995, first Kraken edition, front fly leaf inscribed by Parker and signed by Sendak, 449 pp. Burgundy cloth boards, 30 full color illustrations. Matte green illustrated dust jacket with minor handling wear, mylar cover. Designed by Cynthia Krupat. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Something magical happens when a great artist interprets a great author. One of the most extraordinary such "collaborations" across creative culture's space-time continuum came in the form of this now rare edition of Melville's controversial 1852 novel, illustrated by none other than Maurice Sendak. (Popova) Reference: Popova, Maria. The Marginalian. 8/21/2014. Maurice Sendak's Rare, Sensual Illustrations for Herman Melville's Greatest Commercial Failure and Most Personally Beloved Book. Signed by Illustrator(s).…

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. …

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Hard Cover. First Edition. Signed by Author. HBDJ, 1992, stated 1st US Edition Revised,Black boards lettered Gold Gilt, Fine/Fine, 160 pages. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Small hardcover with DJ. Pictorial covers. Binding tight and clean. This is an undated reprint (DJ code on inside flap is '30-60.') Copyright page dated only 1961. LOC numbers but no ISBN numbers (not on the DJ, either). Back cover of DJ has reviews of The Moon Jumpers, also by Udry and Sendak (and winner of the 1960 Caldecott Medal). DJ is good and clean, with a short tear about the size of a dome on the front cover. The DJ is in a protective sleeve. Signed on the front endpaper by Sendak, "To Gillian. hello! Maurice Sendak. Oct 79." Please email with questions or to request photos. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardcover with dustjacket. Pictorial boards with blue/green cloth spine. Binding good and clean and tight. Original DJ in pretty good condition, but faded at the spine and edges. Some dustiness, but no tears. Front flap is price clipped, but has the code of 30-70 on the bottom edge. Unpaginaged. No date on the title page. Copyright page dated only 1952. LOC number present but no ISBN. the "G-r-r-r-r" on page 23 indicates that it is not the first printing. But it is an early printing (perhaps 2nd), with no mention of any other Sendak works except The Wonderful Farm in the biographical blurb on the read DJ flap. Signed on the title page by Sendak - just his name - no date or inscription. Please email with questions or to request photos. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. RARE and very hard to find in a SIGNED copy. Two hardback first printings of the UK slipcased edition, with the first volume SIGNED by the great illustrator, Maurice Sendak, and with the following text: 'For Peter Kettle with pleasure! Maurice Sendak May '82'. This also has the former owner's signature and a blind stamp. VERY RARE SET. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Illustrator.…