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JANE BRESKIN ZALBEN.
“Beni’s cousins sleep over the night of Rosh Hashanah.” Illustration published in Zalben’s
“Happy New Year, Beni,” published by Henry Holt & Co., in 1993. Watercolor on
parchment. 295x308 mm; 11
5
/
8
x12
1
/
8
inches. Signed in pencil, lower right margin. Edge-
mounted between archival double mattes. Accompanied by a signed first edition of the
book and a greeting card with cover illustration.
[700/1,000]
This image also appeared in Beni’s Family Treasury, Stories for the Jewish Holidays, and was an
American Bookseller’s 1993 Pick of the Lists as well as the Sunday NewYorkTimes feature article
for Sept 27, 1992.
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JANE BRESKIN ZALBEN.
“Young Oysters Hopping through the FrothyWaves.” Double-page illustration published
on pages 18 and 19 in Lewis Carroll’s “TheWalrus and The Carpenter, with Annotations
byTweedledee andTweedledum,” published by Henry Holt & Co., in 1986.Watercolor on
paper. 267x418 mm; 10
1
/
2
x16
1
/
2
inches. Signed in pencil, lower right image.Accompanied
by a signed first edition of the book.
[2,000/3,000]
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