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195255684Wesley Hills: Lee Publications 1952. Fifth edition. 239 pp w/index. Fine in near fine dust jacket with one short closed tear. One hundred and ninety-seven b&w illustrations with three in color. Wesley Hills: Lee Publications unknown books
195237805New York: Studio Publications in Association With Crowell. c1952. Hard cover. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. ; 239 p. Illus. col. Plates. 25 cm.; First edition. . Studio Publications in Association With Crowell hardcover books
1952264806New York: Harper and Row 1952. Later printing. 48 pp. 1 vols. Small 8vo. Paper dust-jacket over cloth-covered illustrated boards. Upper corner of front inner flap clipped with price of $2.57 net on lower corner and "Harper Crest" foil sticker to front cover otherwise fine. Maurice Sendak. Later printing. 48 pp. 1 vols. Small 8vo. Signed by Sendak on the front endpaper with an original drawing in black ink and dated "Feb. '69 / for Bob Wilson". Hanrahan A4 Harper and Row unknown
1952214469New York: Harper & Brothers 1952. First edition later printing with "Grr-r-r on page 23 and price of $1.50. Unpaginated. 12mo. Publisher's pictorial boards teal-green spine; faint rubbing of spine else fine in nearly fine dust jacket. First edition later printing with "Grr-r-r on page 23 and price of $1.50. Unpaginated. 12mo. Hanrahan A2 1 Harper & Brothers unknown
19529785United States of America: Harper & Brothers 1952. First Edition Second Printing. Hardcover in teal illustrated dust jacket. Illustrated black and teal end pages. Grr-r-r on unnumbered page 21. Some scuffing to cover and wear on corners/edges with spine bumped at top and bottom. Dust jacket has chipping and staining to edges and spine and a small tear on the back top. Verry good condition. Harper & Brothers hardcover
1952003650New York: Harper & Row Publishers 1952. Very good. Early printings with 30-70 code to from flap of DJ 1952 and 1960; 6 3/4 x 5 1/2; pp. 48 and 48 respectively; pictorial paper over boards and 1/4 cloth; illustrated with numerous drawings; books with a few small scuffs to bottom edge of boards else minor wear - in very good to near fine condition; dust jackets clipped with a few small punctures from insect damage to fold of flaps - in good to very good condition. Beautiful early copies of Krauss and Sendak's beloved collaborations. Harper & Row, Publishers hardcover
195286848New York: Harper & Brothers 1952. Second Issue. Hardcover. Very Good Plus inVery Good Dustjacket. Maurice Sendak. Hardcover 6 7/8in. x 5 3/8 in. Green paper-covered boards with turquoise cloth spine. Several corners barely "nudged" and perhaps a wee bit shelf-rubbing to edges but wonderfully clean. Single very short 2 5/8 in. library deaccession stamp in very small font to front free endpaper. Second issue with the words "G-r-r-r-" to unnumbered page 23. Pictorial endpapers. Burnt Sienna text lettering. Dustjacket shows a little sunning and creasing to spine and flaps some rubbing but clean bright and with $1.50 price fully present at top of front flap. Harper & Brothers hardcover
1952581652New York: Harper & Brothers 1952. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition second issue with "Grrr-r-r" on bottom of unnumbered page page 21 beneath "when you make your bed you get a star". Dust jacket price $1.50 on front flap. Pictures by Maurice Sendak. 24mo. Blue cloth spine with pictorial papercovered boards. Spine ends and corners lightly worn else near fine in a near fine lightly age-toned dust jacket with modest edgewear. Harper & Brothers hardcover
19526442New York: Harper & Brothers 1952. Near fine in very good plus jacket. First edition later state of the commercial and critical success that established Sendak's talent as an illustrator and Krauss's reputation for capturing child-like lyricism. Krauss enjoyed enormous acclaim particularly in the 1950s as a writer on her own terms for her children's books that are now better known today as early "Sendak titles." Biographer Philip Nel argues that because she "treated them as equals children accepted Krauss as one of them confiding in her telling her stories or just playing while she watched. She listened wrote down what they said and used her poet's ear to select phrases that displayed a natural unrehearsed lyricism."<br /> <br /> Krauss along with her husband Crockett Johnson was a formative mentor for Sendak. While their relationship was often strained Sendak felt that "part of her fury was educating me the dumb Brooklyn kid into a more interesting human being. She was determined that I have more insight that I think higher" quoted in Nel 178-9. A nice copy of their first collaboration. 6.5'' x 5.25''. Original quarter teal cloth color pictorial paper boards. In original unclipped $1.50 color pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated by Sendak on every page. Later state with "Grr" present on page 23. 48 pages. Address sticker on front fly leaf partially removed; shallow rubbing to jacket extremities. Harper & Brothers unknown
1952203756New York: Harper & Row 1952. First edition but second issue. Small hardcover. A charming children's book that features text by Ruth Krauss. Illustrations by Maurice Sendak. This issue includes the "Grr-r-r" on the bottom of page 23. A clean very near fine copy in paper covered boards with teal cloth spine in a very near fine dust jacket with $1.50 on the front flap. A fresh copy. Harper & Row unknown
1952325309New York: Harper 1952. hardcover. Maurice Sendak. Pictures by Maurice Sendak. 16mo pictorial backed boards d.w. N.Y.: Harper 1952. First Edition. Second issue with the word "Grr-r-r" on p. 23.<br/> <br/> Good copy lacking the dust wrapper; corners rubbed.<br/> <br/> Harper unknown
1952blb07198New York: Harper & Brothers 1952. 1st. Softcover. Very Good. Stiff paper wraps with Sendak illustration to front. Sewn binding with string is tight and booklet is square and free of major flaws other than some rubbing and small holes to front right upper corner. Copyright page has only 1952 with a note about this printing. No other softcover versions from the first printing are found - ""thanks to a number of children and teachers in the Harriet Johnson Nursery School; and special thanks to children in the Rowayton School Kindergarten and their teacher Harriet S. Sherman."" This book was the first for Sendak and Krauss and helped launch Sendak's career published 3 years before Harold and the Purple Crayon. Sendak would go on to illustrate seven additional Krauss titles. Harper & Brothers paperback
1952061525003Harper & Brothers 1952. Hardcover. Acceptable. A Hole Is To Dig by Ruth Kraus and illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Former library copy with stamps stickers and remnants of the library check out card pocket. Pages look mostly clean. Wear to the exterior with soiling to the covers. Please see pictures for condition. Harper & Brothers hardcover
1952068192New York: Harper & Row Publishers . Clean crisp hardcover in near fine condition; small bump t lower rear edge. Near fine DJ in mylar cover; clipped. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1952. Harper & Row, Publishers hardcover
1952260130New York: Harper & Bros. 1952. Early printing no state. HC w DJ. PC VG/Good. Pictorial boards teal cloth spine slight toning to edges illustrated endpapers 2nd state w ""Grr-r-r"" toning to leaves binding sound unmarked. Unclipped DJ $1.50 toned to edges stains along fore-edge light rubbing now in Brodart. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak. PLEASE NOTE: We are happy to provide photos. Please contact us for any specific requests. BUYING AND SELLING USED AND RARE BOOKS FROM HISTORIC EAST NASHVILLE SINCE 2012. Harper & Bros. hardcover
19528185New York: Harper & Brothers 1952. Fine in near-fine jacket. Inscribed first edition later state of the commercial and critical success that established Sendak's talent as an illustrator and Krauss's reputation for capturing child-like lyricism - an especially nice copy inscribed by Krauss. Krauss enjoyed enormous acclaim particularly in the 1950s as a writer on her own terms for her children's books that are now better known today as early "Sendak titles." Biographer Philip Nel argues that because she "treated them as equals children accepted Krauss as one of them confiding in her telling her stories or just playing while she watched. She listened wrote down what they said and used her poet's ear to select phrases that displayed a natural unrehearsed lyricism."<br /> <br /> Krauss along with her husband Crockett Johnson was a formative mentor for Sendak. While their relationship was often strained Sendak felt that "part of her fury was educating me the dumb Brooklyn kid into a more interesting human being. She was determined that I have more insight that I think higher" quoted in Nel 178-9. Their first collaboration. 6.5'' x 5.25''. Original quarter teal cloth color pictorial paper boards. In original unclipped $1.50 color pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated by Sendak on every page. Later state with "Grr" present on page 23. 48 pages. Jacket rubbed at spine head. Harper & Brothers unknown
1952174303New York: Harper & Row 1952. First edition but second issue. Small hardcover. A charming children's book that features text by Ruth Krauss. Illustrations by Maurice Sendak. This issue includes the "Grr-r-r" on the bottom of page 23. A clean very near fine copy in paper covered boards with teal cloth spine in a very near fine dust jacket with $1.50 on the front flap. A fresh copy. Harper & Row unknown
1969G0060234067I4N00HarperCollins Publishers 1969. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. HarperCollins Publishers hardcover
1952235049<p>1/1/1952. Hardcover w/DJ. Harper & Brothers 1952. First printing as evidenced by the absence of ""Grrr"" on page 23. Dust jacket protected; light wear to edges front top corner chipped; price clipped; illustrated paper boards over green cloth spine; decorated endpapers; former owner's name in ink at top of ffep; binding tight; text clean. G/G</p> hardcover
1952437131952. 1952 Krauss Ruth A HOLE IS TO DIG; A FIRST BOOK OF FIRST DEFINITIONS NY: Harper & Row c1952 2nd state with GRR-R-R present Illustrated with drawings Maurice Sendak sm 8vo black cloth spine over illustrated paper- covered boards illustrated end papers Fine bright hardcover in fine d/j with only the slightest signs of rubbing on the lower edge of spine panel price on d/j flap 30-70 lower ourside edge of d/j flap. unknown
19525270fdNew York: Harper & Brothers 1952. First Edition second issue with “Grr-r-r†on page 23. Octavo cloth-backed illustrated boards hardcover 48 pp. Illustrated throughout. Near-Fine with a gift inscription and in a 1st issue dust jacket priced “$1.50†and with the “30-70†slug. Harper & Brothers, (1952). hardcover
1952132244Harper and Brothers 1952. Hardcover. near fine. 1st edition 2nd Issue with Grr-r-r underneath "when you make your bed you get a star". Unpaginated. 16 mo. Black cloth binding with light green illustrated paper covered boards. There is light wear to the spine with some bumping to top of spine there is also light bumping and wear to the outer corners of the boards. Illustrated endpapers. Clean tight text block with many cute and fun illustrations throughout. In dust jacket. Price of $1.50 at the top of the jacket. The jacket is lightly rubbed with some mild creasing and soiling. The edges and spine are lightly worn with some mild chipping to ends of spine. A lovely little book. A fun book of illustrations accompanied by cute definitions of the purpose of everyday things. 1952 Harper and Brothers hardcover
1952BOOKS031447INew York: Harper & Brothers 1952. HC. very good w/very good dustjacket hardcover - See Note. ill. by Maurice Sendak. An Exceptionally nice copy owners name on top front of dustjacket and on front free endpaper. Typed poem on Love taped to rear free endpaper with one strip of tape at top. $1.50 price on dustjacket flap teal cloth spine with paper covered boards illustrated same as dustjacket. Grr-r-r appears on page 23 next to little girl indicating later printing of the first edition. Again an exceptionally nice copy. Harper & Brothers unknown
195215819Harper & Bros 1952. hardback. NVG/NVG crayon circles to a few letters. Harper & Bros hardcover
195213684CHHarper & Brothers 1952. Original green covers w/ green cloth spine. Spine ends lightly worn. Wear and tear to edges of DJ. Tiny pieces missing from spine ends. Lightly soiled. Illst. w/ b/w drawings. Hard Cover. Very Good /Very Good-. Illus. by Maurice Sendak. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Harper & Brothers Hardcover