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SENDAK, Maurice. Go Tell Aunt Rhody. Harper and Row, New York, 1971.

Price: US$125.00 + shipping

Description: Offset color lithograph. Image measures 9 3/4 x 7 1/2". Sheet measures 14 1/8" x 10 5/8". Unsigned. The original print of artwork from Maurice Sendak's 1965 "Lullabies and Night Songs" was part of a boxed set released by Harper and Row in 1971. Entitled "Pictures by Maurice Sendak," the set includes original prints of images from the author's books, here printed on single sheets rather than on two-page spreads. This particular image features the text from the folk song "Go Tell Aunt Rhody", popularized in America in the mid-19th century but believed to have originated in 18th century Europe, composed as a gavotte by Jean-Jacques Rousseau for his opera "Le devin du village". In this print, Sendak illustrates the song in a storyboard style. It shows various characters moving from one scene to the next, telling the story with a rhyme. The rhyme is both whimsical and dark, characteristic of Sendak's books which were criticized by some as being controversial for children. The print is in very good condition with wide margins as issued. Maurice Sendak (1928-2012) was an American illustrator and writer known for his children's books. Producing illustrations for other authors as well as for television, he is best remembered for "Where the Wild Things Are," which is considered by some to be one of the first contemporary picture books. This print is a lovely example and memento of his work. Scarce.

Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.

SENDAK, Maurice. Untitled (Lion and Dog). Harper and Row, New York, 1971.

Price: US$135.00 + shipping

Description: Lithograph. Image measures 4 5/8" x 4 1/2". Sheet measures 14" x 11". Unsigned. The original print of artwork from Maurice Sendak's 1967 "Higglety Pigglety Pop!" was part of a boxed set released by Harper and Row in 1971. Entitled "Pictures by Maurice Sendak," the set includes original prints of images from the author's books, here printed on single sheets rather than on two-page spreads. This particular image shows the book's protagonist, a Sealyham terrier named Jennie, with her suitcase, facing a lion who appears to be shocked. The print is in very good condition with wide margins as issued. Some very faint foxing to right margin, not affecting the image. Maurice Sendak (1928-2012) was an American illustrator and writer known for his children's books. Producing illustrations for other authors as well as for television, he is best remembered for "Where the Wild Things Are," which is considered by some to be one of the first contemporary picture books. This print is a lovely example and memento of his work. Scarce.

Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.

SENDAK, Maurice. Untitled (Jennie and child). Harper and Row, New York, 1971.

Price: US$400.00 + shipping

Description: Offset lithograph. Image measures "4 1/2" x 4 5/8". Sheet measures 14" x 11". Signed "For Neve - Maurice Sendak, Dec. '79" The original print of artwork from Maurice Sendak's 1967 "Higglety Pigglety Pop!" was part of a boxed set released by Harper and Row in 1971. Entitled "Pictures by Maurice Sendak," the set includes original prints of images from the author's books, here printed on single sheets rather than on two-page spreads. This particular image shows the book's protagonist Jennie, a Streayham terrier, seated at the table with a glass. A child is sitting on the floor. This illustration is characteristic of Sendak's beloved style, using visible pen marks to create a variety of textures, depicting characters anthropomorphically, and conveying the mood of the scene through dramatic expressions. In the introduction to the box set, Sendak writes of his influences and attributes this style of illustration to Victorian artists George Pinwell and Arthur Hughes. The print is in very good condition with wide margins as issued. Maurice Sendak (1928-2012) was an American illustrator and writer known for his children's books. Producing illustrations for other authors as well as for television, he is best remembered for "Where the Wild Things Are," which is considered by some to be one of the first contemporary picture books. This print is a lovely example and memento of his work. Scarce.

Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.

SENDAK, Maurice. Milk in the Batter. Harper and Row, New York, 1971.

Price: US$400.00 + shipping

Description: Offset lithograph. Image measures 10" x 16". Sheet measures 14 5/8" x 19 1/4". Unsigned. The original print of artwork from Maurice Sendak's 1970 "In The Night Kitchen" was part of a boxed set released by Harper and Row in 1971. Entitled "Pictures by Maurice Sendak," the set includes original prints of images from the author's books, here printed on single sheets rather than on two-page spreads. This particular image shows three bakers gleefully preparing a cake for the oven while singing, and main character, a little boy named Mickey, is visible in the top left corner. The bakers closely resemble Oliver Hardy, a comic actor known for his silent films. This is thought to be a reference to the 1930s, a period Sendak evokes throughout the book in his style, use of color, and allusions to pop-culture. In his introduction to this box set, Sendak writes of In the Night Kitchen as "influenced not by an artistic mode of the past that I consider superior but by art that was very real and potent to a child growing up in America in the thirties and forties. Night Kitchen and, to a lesser degree, Wild Things reflect a popular American art both crass and oddly surrealistic, an art that encompasses the Empire State Building, syncopated Disney cartoons, and aluminum-clad, comic-book heroes, an Art Moderne whose richness of detail was most sensuously catalogued in the movies." His diversion from his usual style inspired by Victorian artists and children's books is evident in his use of deeper, more muted colors, and the lack of cross-hatching utilized in most of his work to show depth and texture. The print is in very good condition with wide margins as issued. Some faint foxing in margins, not affecting the image. Maurice Sendak (1928-2012) was an American illustrator and writer known for his children's books. Producing illustrations for other authors as well as for television, he is best remembered for "Where the Wild Things Are," which is considered by some to be one of the first contemporary picture books.This print is a lovely example and memento of his work. Scarce.

Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.

SENDAK, Maurice. Pictures by Maurice Sendak. Harper & Row, New York, 1971.

Price: US$850.00 + shipping

Description: 20 reproductions of various sizes, from some of Maurice Sendak's favorite books. Loose plates as issued, grouped by title in plain paper folders, plus an introductory folder; all housed together in an elephant folio clamshell box, with floral decorations and printed label. New York: Harper & Row, (1971). Limited First Edition. Special edition limited to 500 copies, of which this is No. 85. Each contains a reproduction of a previously unpublished drawing of the terrier who posed for "Higglety Pigglety Pop" which is hand-signed by Sendak. The box is lightly edgeworn and the spine has been neatly recovered in blue cloth; the prints are in fine condition.

Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.

SENDAK, Maurice. Pictures by Maurice Sendak. Harper & Row, New York, 1971.

Price: US$1000.00 + shipping

Description: 20 prints of various sizes, loose as issued, plus introductory folder in large folding box, 16 x 24 inches, box with floral decoration and printed label; in original shipping cardboard box. First edition, limited to 500 numbered copies: 19 reproductions from original artwork plus a reproduction of a previously unpublished pencil drawing of Jennie, the terrier who modelled for the heroine of 'Higglety Pigglety Pop', this plate signed by the artist. Hanrahan A78. (BA). Sealed and never opened in publisher's box

Seller: Riverrun Books & Manuscripts, ABAA, Ardsley, NY, U.S.A.

(SENDAK, Maurice.). Milk In The Batter! Milk In The Batter! We Bake Cake! And Nothing's The Matter! A Signed Fine Art Print.. Harper and Row, 1971.

Price: US$1137.10 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: A Coloured lithograph, pen Signed by the artist as "Maurice Sendak" at lower right, from Sendak's book 'In the Night Kitchen', copyright information printed verso. The item was originally owned by an agent and friend of Maurice Sendak. 19.25 x 14.5 inches. Unframed. In near fine condition. The image first appeared in Sendak's award winning book "In the Night Kitchen" (New York: Harper & Row, 1970). It shows three rotund chefs, apparent caricatures of comedian Oliver Hardy, preparing batter for a "morning cake." The protagonist of the story, a boy named Mickey, can be seen sitting on a milk bottle at the upper left. This image was first produced in 1971 as a fine art print included among twenty images chosen by Sendak for his portfolio "Pictures by Maurice Sendak" (New York: Harper & Row, 1971). Sendak curated this collection to include his favorite images from eight different titles to be enjoyed as art prints without necessarily being tied to the related text. Please contact us for shipping costs if ordering from outside the UK.

Seller: GEORGE HANCOCK RARE BOOKS PBFA, BATH, United Kingdom

SENDAK, Maurice.. Jennie the Sealyham Terrier. New York: Harper and Row, 1971, 1971.

Price: US$1299.55 + shipping

Description: Signed in pencil lower right, edition of 500. From an unpublished pencil drawing of Maurice Sendak's beloved dog, Jennie, who featured in nearly all his picture books. Lithograph. Sheet size: 17.5 x 24.5cm. Framed size: 28.8 x 34.8 cm. Excellent condition. Presented in a dark wood box frame with conservation acrylic glazing.

Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom

Maurice Sendak. Let the Wild Rumpus Start III Where the Wild Things Are. Harper & Row, New York, 1971.

Price: US$1429.50 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: A very bright and crisp, scarce giclee print from Maurice Sendak's classic children's tale 'Where the Wild Things Are'. This print is titled 'Let the Wild Rumpus Start III'.Sendak is best known for 'Where the Wild Things Are', which this image is from. Sendak is best known as being one of the first children's authors to deal frankly with the fears and anxieties of childhood. He has been referred to as 'the Picasso of Children's Books' and his pictures are represented in major collections worldwide.This coloured print was issued by Harper & Row in 1971A very bright and crisp giclee print. A very bright and crisp print, with no marks. Fine

Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom

Maurice Sendak. Off to Bed Without Their Supper. Harper & Row, New York, 1971.

Price: US$2729.05 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: A scarce, signed, limited edition print by Maurice Sendak. Being an original process lithograph from his well known book 'Where the Wild Things Are'. Signed by Sendak to the lower right.This print was from a series of 200 images printed as a part of a project with 19 different images from eight different books comprising of Sendak's own favourite images. Sendak selected images he felt could exist on their own without the text.With the number 56 to the rear of the print.This print is titled 'Off to Bed without Their Supper'.Sendak is best known for 'Where the Wild Things Are', which this image is from. Sendak is best known as being one of the first children's authors to deal frankly with the fears and anxieties of childhood. He has been referred to as 'the Picasso of Children's Books' and his pictures are represented in major collections worldwide. Very bright and clean. With just some minor shelfwear to the edges. Fine

Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom

Maurice Sendak. Let the Wild Rumpus Start I Where the Wild Things Are. Harper & Row, New York, 1971.

Price: US$2988.96 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: A very bright and crisp, scarce giclee print from Maurice Sendak's classic children's tale 'Where the Wild Things Are'. This print is titled 'Let the Wild Rumpus Start I'.Sendak is best known for 'Where the Wild Things Are', which this image is from. Sendak is best known as being one of the first children's authors to deal frankly with the fears and anxieties of childhood. He has been referred to as 'the Picasso of Children's Books' and his pictures are represented in major collections worldwide.This coloured print was issued by Harper & Row in 1971A very bright and crisp giclee print. A very bright and crisp print, with no marks. Fine

Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom