A HOLE IS TO DIG
by Krauss, Ruth; Sendak, Maurice
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine in near-fine jacket.
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
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.
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- Bookseller
- Type Punch Matrix (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8185
- Title
- A HOLE IS TO DIG
- Author
- Krauss, Ruth; Sendak, Maurice
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in near-fine jacket.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- [New York]
- Date Published
- 1952
- Keywords
- 20th century,Picture Book,American,Poetry
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