Sale 14BP01 | Lot 220

SENDAK, MAURICE and KRAUSS, RUTH. A Very Special House. New York: Harper & Brothers, [1953]. First edition, inscribed to B.A....

Catalogue: Rare Books, Autographs & Photographs
SENDAK, MAURICE and KRAUSS, RUTH. A Very Special House. New York: Harper and Brothers, [1953]. First edition, inscribed to B.A....

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Lot 220
SENDAK, MAURICE and KRAUSS, RUTH. A Very Special House. New York: Harper & Brothers, [1953]. First edition, inscribed to B.A....
. New York: Harper & Brothers, [1953]. First edition, inscribed to B.A. Slaff and with a small drawing of a boy and dog (resembling the boy from this book) with an axe chopping his way into a 'Forbidden Garden' in which waits a nude woman. First printing with the misprinted final recto sheet, the price on the jacket at $1.75 and the code "30-60 No. 9694". Decorated boards with cloth, in original dust jacket. Some thumbsoiling, light shelfwear, jacket darkened with small losses to spine.
A fine and intriguing drawing within a scarce early Sendak work.


Estimate: $500 - $800
Sold for $2,375 (includes buyer's premium)

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Estimate: $500 - $800
Sold for $2,375 (includes buyer's premium)

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