Maurice Sendak, E.T.A. Hoffman

The Nutcracker | Signed by the Illustrator

Crown

1984

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Description

An artist's proof of the first Sendak edition of The Nutcracker, signed by the illustrator, and accompanied by a signed lithograph.

  • Sold as a set of 2: 1 book and 1 print.
  • E.T.A. Hoffmann (German).
  • Illustrated by Maurice Sendak (American).
  • New York: Crown, (1984).
  • 102 pages.
  • Illustrated in full color.
  • Artist proof, signed by Sendak in pencil, dated '84 and numbered "AP 20/25," laid in.
  • Original grey-blue silver-lettered cloth, in original slipcase, color pictorial endpapers; printed on paper made especially for this edition.


Signed limited first Sendak edition, one of only 250 numbered signed copies with a signed, limited lithograph by Sendak, this copy an out of series artist proof.

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Minimal signs of age and handling.

Dimensions

Height: 10 inches / 25.4 cm
Width: 9.75 inches / 24.77 cm

Feature(s)

First Edition, Signed

Language

English

Subject

Prints and colour plate, Literature, Short Stories, Fine bindings, Modern first editions, Autographed and Signed Material, Childrens, Illustrated

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