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30 ● MAURICE SENDAK. Krauss,Ruth.
A Hole is to Dig. Illustrated by Sendak.
Small 8vo, blue-green cloth-backed
pictorial boards, a little rubbing to spine
ends and edges; dust jacket, priced $1.50
on front flap, scattered rubbing, light soiling
and toning, few minor chips and short
clean tears.
(NewYork): Harper & Brothers, (1952)
[500/750]
FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, SIGNED BY
SENDAK. The first issue is determined by the
absence of “Grr-r-r” at the bottom right corner
of page [23] and the color of the spine cloth.
Hanrahan A4.
31 ● MAURICE SENDAK. Krauss, Ruth. I Want to Paint My Bathroom Blue. First
Trade Edition * First Japanese Edition. Together, 2 Signed volumes by Sendak. Color
illustrations.Trade is cloth-backed pictorial boards, minor edgewear; endpapers toned; dust
jacket, rear cover a bit soiled at top and along spine. Japanese Edition is pictorial glazed
boards; publisher’s slip laid in. SIGNED BY SENDAK WITH A PEN DRAWING OF THE TURTLE
illustrated in the book. Hanrahan A22.
NewYork: Harper & Bros., 1956;Tokyo: Shoten, 1979 [500/750]
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