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Nutcracker.: Translated by Ralph Manheim.
by SENDAK, Maurice (illus.); HOFFMANN, E. T. A
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: Crown Publishers, Inc.,, 1984. Inscribed by the artist First edition, first printing, inscribed by the artist "to Dana, Maurice Sendak, Christmas '84" on the half-title. Pacific Northwest Ballet's production of The Nutcracker was premiered in Seattle, Washington, during the Christmas 1983 season. In working on the project, Sendak returned to E. T. A. Hoffmann's original source material and, as he noted in his introduction, "Fidelity to Hoffmann's spirit has also been my guide in this illustrated version of Nutcracker". The book, with a new translation by Ralph Manheim, was published in 1984 in both signed limited and trade editions. Quarto. Original greyish blue cloth, spine and front cover lettered in silver, front cover with panel design in blind, illustrated endpapers. With dust jacket. Illustrations throughout by Sendak. Some slight fading to binding, some occasional foxing; extremities of jacket worn, unclipped, some toning; a near-fine copy in a very good jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 168548
- Title
- Nutcracker.
- Author
- SENDAK, Maurice (illus.); HOFFMANN, E. T. A
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- New York: Crown Publishers, Inc.,
- Date Published
- 1984
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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