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36 ● MAURICE SENDAK with Margolis, Matthew. Some Swell Pup or, Are You
Sure You Want a Dog? Illustrated by Sendak. 8vo, gilt-lettered brown cloth; dust jacket,
scattered light rubbing, few scratches to rear panel. Hanrahan A97.
NewYork: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, (1976) [800/1,200]
FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY SENDAK WITH A WATERCOLOR AND INK
SKETCH OF THE PUP AND THE GIRL. A voice bubble for the dog reads “For Daniel - Ruff!
R-R-RUFFFF!” and the girl: “Some Damned Pup!” Dated June 1980.
37 ● MAURICE SENDAK with Margolis, Matthew. Some Swell Pup or, Are You
Sure You Want a Dog? Illustrated by Sendak. 8vo, gilt-lettered brown cloth; dust jacket,
scattered light rubbing and scuffing. Hanrahan A97.
NewYork: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, (1976) [800/1,200]
FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY SENDAK WITH A WATERCOLOR AND INK
SKETCH OF THE PUP AND THE BOY. A voice bubble for the dog reads “For Deborah, Ho-Ho!”
and the boy, as he steps in a pile of puppy poop: “Oye! Some Swell Mess!” Dated June 1980.
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