Maurice Sendak (American, 1928-2012). The Love for Three Oranges, 1984. First and first American limited editions. Limit... (Total: 2 Items)

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Maurice Sendak (American, 1928-2012)
The Love for Three Oranges, 1984
First and first American limited editions
Limited edition, no. 127/200, signed by Sendak and Corsaro on the limitation page

Property from the Collection of Justin Schiller
Maurice Sendak, ill.; Frank Corsaro. The Love For Three Oranges. The Glyndebourne Version. Stage and Costume Designs by Maurice Sendak. New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, [1984]. First American limited edition. Signed by Sendak and Corsaro on the limitation page. Large octavo. 127 pages. Burnt orange cloth, pictorial paper cover label, spine stamped in gilt. Housed in a beige pictorial paper slipcase.

[Together With:] Another copy. London: The Bodley Head, [1984]. First edition. Large octavo. 127 pages. Gray pictorial cloth stamped in red, spine lettered in gilt; original glassine jacket with the price sticker to the bottom of the front flap (£25.00 net).

Condition: Minor edgewear, pencil notations to endpapers. Slipcase with some shelf wear. In fine condition.

References: Hanrahan A117 and 118


More information about Maurice Sendak. See also: Sendak, Maurice, Maurice Bernard Sendak Artist.

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