first edition
1984 · New York
by Sendak, Maurice; Hoffman, E.T.A.
New York: Crown Publishers, Inc, 1984. Fine in near fine jacket.. First printing of the Sendak edition, published after Sendak designed the costumes and sets for the Pacific Northwest Ballet's production of the NUTCRACKER. 9.75'' x 10''. Original dark grey blind-stamped cloth, silver-lettered spine and front board. In original price-clipped color pictorial dust jacket. Color pictorial endpapers. Illustrated by Sendak in color throughout, including many double-page spreads. xviii, 102 pages. Jacket with light rubbing to spine ends and corners, else clean and bright.
(Inventory #: 50452)