1990 · New York
by Kalman, Maira
New York: Viking Press, 1990. First edition of the first of Kalman’s iconic Max books. Max Makes a Million documents the struggling dog poet’s early days in New York, that “triple-decker sandwich kind of city:” “every day I pause on the corner of Salami and Pastrami Street and tape a poem on the wall.” A fine inscribed copy, with an original sketch. Single volume, measuring 10 x 8 inches: [32]. Original color pictorial paper boards, yellow pictorial endpapers, original unclipped color pictorial dust jacket. Color illustrations on every page. Inscribed by Kalman with a sketch of two faces on the title page: ““To the Marsh family einachlach [grandchildren], Cheers, Maira Kalman.”.
(Inventory #: 1003994)
(917) 974-2420
