First edition, signed by Maurice Sendak

[SENDAK, Maurice]. LANES, Selma.  The Art of Maurice Sendak. New York: Harry Abrams, 1980. Oblong quarto, original cloth, original dust jacket. $400.

First edition, signed by Sendak and Selma Lanes. Complete with 261 illustrations, including 94 plates in full color (some multiple page foldouts), the original Sendak Red Riding Hood popup, and a facsimile of the earliest dummy for "Where the Wild Things Are”. A magnificent production celebrating the work of one the most inspired book illustrators of the last half century. A fine copy in a fine dustjacket.   

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