signed first edition
1959 · New York
by SENDAK (Maurice):
SENDAK (Maurice):
The Acrobat.
New York: Capricorn Press [1959].
With 14 small illustrations hand-colored by the artist.
Oblong 64mo, [8] leaves (folded), self-wrappers (sewn), measuring 1-1/8 x 5 inches. A Fine copy.
First and only edition of the rarest of Sendak's books, only 30 copies printed (unnumbered, SIGNED) from fourteen blocks, issued as a Christmas greeting, divided between the printer Robert Brooks and the artist. The narrative is of an ambidextrous tumbler who folds himself into a ball; along comes a dog who eats the ball.
Hanrahan A37 (illustrated, p48) (Inventory #: Sendak234)
The Acrobat.
New York: Capricorn Press [1959].
With 14 small illustrations hand-colored by the artist.
Oblong 64mo, [8] leaves (folded), self-wrappers (sewn), measuring 1-1/8 x 5 inches. A Fine copy.
First and only edition of the rarest of Sendak's books, only 30 copies printed (unnumbered, SIGNED) from fourteen blocks, issued as a Christmas greeting, divided between the printer Robert Brooks and the artist. The narrative is of an ambidextrous tumbler who folds himself into a ball; along comes a dog who eats the ball.
Hanrahan A37 (illustrated, p48) (Inventory #: Sendak234)
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