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Egg -- INSCRIBED by Henkes w/ALS Laid-In
by HENKES, Kevin
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
(New York): Greenwillow Books, 2017. First Edition. Hardcover in Dust Jacket. Fine/Fine. Kevin Henkes. 4to. Unpaginated. A picture book illustrated throughout. Bound in brown half-cloth over blue, printed paper-covered boards, metallic blue lettering stamped on spine. In the color-illustrated dust jacket, unclipped. Inscribed by the author on the title page. In addition, an autograph letter from the author is laid-in. This copy was a gift from Henkes to one of his mentors, Barbara Bader, children's book critic and author of "American Picturebooks from Noah's Art to The Beast Within." Her influence was such that Henkes dedicated his book "Sun Flower Lion" to Bader. On the title page Henkes has the bird shouting "To Barbara," under which he has written "with all best wishes / Kevin / Oct. 2017." In the letter, handwritten in ink on good paper, Henkes comments on an article Bader wrote about Caldecott Medal winners, and praises Bader's insight, closing, "I felt as if I spent the afternoon with you." He closes by referencing this book as his latest. Letter is also dated Oct. 2017. In 2004 Henkes won the Caldecott Medal for "Kitten's First Full Moon." A superb association. Dust jacket is now protected in a clear, removable, archival sleeve.
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- Bookseller
- Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3548
- Title
- Egg -- INSCRIBED by Henkes w/ALS Laid-In
- Author
- HENKES, Kevin
- Illustrator
- Kevin Henkes
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover in Dust Jacket
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Greenwillow Books
- Place of Publication
- (New York)
- Date Published
- 2017
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About the Seller
Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Seattle, Washington
About Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books was established in 1996 as a natural progression of proprietor Jeffrey Long's historical and bibliophilic interests. We are located in West Seattle and can be visited by appointment only.
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