SENDAK (MAURICE)

An extensive collection, assembled over the past 30 years, comprising some 340 volumes together with ephemera

An extensive collection, assembled over the past 30 years, of the works of Maurice Sendak, comprising some 340 volumes covering virtually all of Sendak's works in first edition, later editions, and foreign translations, together with several hundred printed ephemera such as proofs, posters, pamphlets, brochures, programmes, cards, leaflets, greetings cards, point of sale displays and exhibitions catalogues, and objects such as Wild Thing dolls, t-shirts, tote bags, badges, etc., a sample of the highlights including:

(i) 7 books inscribed with original drawings, comprising (all in publisher's bindings):
- Where the Wild Things Are, first edition, inscribed on half-title "For Vera, Indeed – a first! Maurice Sendak May '92" with drawing of the head of Moishe the Wild Thing, first issue dust-jacket, price-clipped, lightly toned, 8mm. tear to front panel, slightly longer tear at foot of spine [Hanrahan A58], oblong 4to, [New York], Harper & Row, 1963;
- ibid., later edition, inscribed on half-title "For Dan for Christmas 1983, from Robert and Frank and Maurice, Dec. 25, '83" with large drawing of Moishe in Christmas hat saying "Boo!", dust-jacket (price-clipped, tears and repairs), oblong 4to, Bodley Head, 1983;
- ibid., 25th anniversary edition, number 150 of 250 copies signed by Sendak on half-title and with drawing of Moishe signed and dated "Oct. '88" loosely inserted, oblong 4to, [New York], Harper & Row, 1988;
- AYME (MARCEL) The Wonderful Farm, early edition, illustrations by Sendak, drawing of a seated pig signed "Maurice Sendak" on front free endpaper, dust-jacket (price-clipped, spine toned) [Hanrahan A2], 8vo, New York, Harper, 1951;
- The Magic Pictures: More about the Wonderful Farm, early edition, drawing of a leaping pig (with "Oink!") signed "Maurice Sendak" on front free endpaper, first issue dust-jacket, spine toned, tear at foot of rear panel [Hanrahan A10], 8vo, New York, Harper, 1951;
- Higglety Pigglety Pop!, first edition, inscribed on front free endpaper "Aug. '68 For Bevan, All best wishes! Maurice Sendak" with drawing of the cat-milkman, dust-jacket (price-clipped, spine toned) [Hanrahan A68], square 12mo, [New York], Harper & Row, 1967;
- OPIE (IONA AND PETER) I Saw Esau, number 285 of 300 copies signed by Iona Opie and Sendak, with drawing of baby in romper suit dated "May '92" below, slipcase [Hanrahan A136], 8vo, Walker Books, 1992

(ii) Over 90 books signed and frequently inscribed by Sendak, including:
- EIDINOFF (M.L.) and H. RUCHLIS. Atomics for the Millions, first edition of the first book illustrated by Sendak, signed on front free endpaper and dated "Oct. '84", library mark on rear pastedown, endpapers toned, rubbed [Hanrahan A1], 8vo, New York, McGraw-Hill, 1947;
- ibid., first UK edition, signed on half-title and inscribed "For Vera", endpapers spotted, lightly rubbed, shelfmark on spine, 12mo, George G. Harrap, 1950;
- Where the Wild Things Are, first edition, inscribed on half-title "to Mary B. Stancisto, Maurice Sendak, Jan. '71", early issue dust-jacket with Caldecott Medal label and blurb and price $3.95, spine panel very lightly toned, oblong 4to, [New York], Harper & Row, 1963;
- ibid., first UK edition, signed on half-title and inscribed "to Vera", dust-jacket lightly toned, oblong 4to, Bodley Head, 1967

(iii) Miscellanea, including:
- American Booksellers Association 1991 poster, colour lithograph, number 172 of 275 copies, numbered lower left and signed and dated '91 lower right, 780 x 620mm.;
- Pictures by Maurice Sendak, number 471 of 500 copies with signed reproduction of drawing of a Sealyham terrier, portfolio containing 20 prints [Hanrahan A78], the box 650 x 430mm., New York, Harper & Row, 1971;
- ibid., UK version, number 4 of 1,000 copies, no signature called for, Bodley Head, 1972;
- another copy, number 421; ibid., German version, number 799 of 1,000 copies, no signature called for, Zurich, Diogenes Verlag, 1972;
- Fly By Night, galley proofs, stamped "First Proof 61229 Jun 25 1976", green paper wrappers [cf. Hanrahan A95], 4to, [New York, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1976];
- ibid., proof sheet with 16 illustrations, folded, 640 x 950mm.;
- fax sent by Ursula Nordstrom of Harper & Row, to "Dear Colleague", enclosing statement of Sendak on the censorship of the naked baby of In the Night Kitchen by librarians, 3pp., stapled, 4to, 24 April 1972;
- Higglety Pigglety Pop!, proof sheet with 14 full-page illustrations and 8 vignettes, printed on thick paper, numbered "20" in felt-tip and "light" in pencil", folded [cf. Hanrahan A68], 910 x 600mm., [?New York, Harper & Row, 1967];
- I Saw Esau, complete set of unbound, unfolded colour proofs [cf. Hanrahan A136], 4to, Walker Books, 1992;
- several Wild Thing dolls, unopened in original packaging