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MY BROTHER'S BOOK
Written by Maurice Sendak. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
Stock no. 1325814
Published by Harper Collins. 1st 2013. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The author's final expression of longing to be reunited with his dead brother, Jack. Green cloth with gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780007509164. Bumping to lower corners. Contents fine. Dustwrapper slightly edge rubbed and lightly grubby to rear panel.

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PIERRE
Written by Maurice Sendak. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
Stock no. 1324240
Published by Harper & Row. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A coutionary tale in five chapters and a prologue. Reinforced library binding (bigger than the normal Nutshell edition). Blue pictorial cloth. Colour illustrations throughout. 48 pages. Slight rubbing to cover edges. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn/rubbed with a gold Harpercrest sticker to spine.

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THE MIAMI GIANT
Written by Arthur Yorinks. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
Stock no. 1824386
Published by Harper Collins. 1st 1995. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large square format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0062050680. Spine and corners lightly bumped. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly worn at spine & corners, small red ink mark to rear panel, a few small closed edge-tears, repair to verso with clear tape.

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ZLATEH THE GOAT AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Isaac Bashevis Singer. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
Stock no. 2140115
Published by Longman Young Books. 1st UK 1970. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

"The seven tales in this book had their beginnings in middle-European Jewish folklore and legend...". Brown cloth with gilt title to spine and decoration to front cover. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0582155231. Light bumping and wear to spine and corners. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing and browning to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is creased with edge-tears and chips; foxing and marks; a little loss.

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I SAW ESAU
Written by Iona Opie; Peter Opie. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
Stock no. 2140114
Published by Walker Books. 1992. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Schoolchild's Pocket Book of verse. Green boards, gilt titles to spine. Colour illustrations. More than 170 rhymes. Small format. 160 pages. ISBN: 0744521513. Top corners bumped. Name in ink to half-title page. Wrapper is price-cut with faded spine; some edge wear; small barcode label to inside of rear flap.

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SARAH'S ROOM
Written by Doris Orgel. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
Stock no. 2140113
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1972. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A pocket-sized picture book with delicate drawings by Sendak and rhyming text. Yellow pictorial boards. ISBN: 0370011384. Bookplate to front pastedown. Wrapper is faded and worn to spine; large stain to front panel and front flap; some white tape repairs to verso.

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DEAR MILI
Written by Wilhelm Grimm. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
Stock no. 2140110
Published by Viking Kestrel. 1st thus 1988. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A previously unknown tale discovered in 1983. The story of Mili who is sent into the forest by her mother to save her from a terrible war. She is given shelter by an old man and serves him faithfully for what she thinks are three days but are in fact thirty years. Large oblong format. Grey cloth with gilt title to spine and embossed vignette to front cover. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0670801682. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Slight odour to book. Wrapper is edge-creased with some grubby marks - pen to rear panel.

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WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH A SHOE?
Written by Beatrice Schenk De Regniers. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
Stock no. 2140108
Published by Margaret K. Mcelderry Books. 1st USA 1997. Very good condition.

Questions and wonderfully silly, laugh provoking answers in a game played by a little girl and boy. White pictorial boards with cloth spine. Oblong format 11.25 x 6". Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0689812310. Spine is a bit faded. Marks and foxing to covers. Foxing to outer page edges.

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WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
Written by Maurice Sendak. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
Stock no. 2138837
Published by The Bodley Head. 2009. Slightly better than very good condition.

1964 Caldecott Medal Winner. Oblong format. Colour matt pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780370007724.

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THE ART OF MAURICE SENDAK
Written by Selma G. Lanes. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
Stock no. 1319491
Published by Harry N. Abrams. 1993. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Sendak's life and work are explored in affectionate detail in this charming fun-filled book. 94 full-colour illustrations and more than 165 b/w illustrations. Large oblong format. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0810980630. Spine and corners are bumped and slightly rubbed (heavy bump to top front corner. Contents are clean. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and faded to spine.

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HECTOR PROTECTOR AND AS I WENT OVER THE WATER
Written by Maurice Sendak. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
Stock no. 1318026
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st UK 1967. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Two nonsense nursery rhymes wonderfully illustrated by full-page colour pictures. 7.5 x 8.5". Unpaginated. ISBN: 0370007743. Spine bumped. Light page browning throughout. There is a small damp mark to textblock (but it doens't affect the actual pages). Dustwrapper is lightly browned and is grubby and edge rubbed.

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WE ARE ALL IN THE DUMPS WITH JACK AND GUY
Written by Maurice Sendak. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
Stock no. 2131199
Published by Harper Collins. 1st 1993. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Two traditional rhymes from Mother Goose. Oblong format. Buff boards, dark brown/red title to spine. Full page illustrations - little text. ISBN: 0062050141. Foxing/spotting to endpapers, page edges, but illustrations are still lovely and bright.

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