1993 · New York
by Kalman, Maira
New York: Viking Press, 1993. First edition of Maira Kalman’s whimsical career guide, a meditation on the ongoing search for “your job. Your work. Your it. Your you.” (The title is coffee shop slang for “chicken soup to go.”) Kalman includes profiles of a composer, a doorman, a performance artist, a short-order cook, an astronomer, a photographer, a firefighter, a barber, an architect, and herself, among others. A fine copy, signed with an original sketch. Single volume, measuring 10 x 8 inches: [32]. Original color pictorial paper boards, blue pictorial endpapers, original unclipped color pictorial dust jacket. Color illustrations on every page. Signed by Maira Kalman on the title page with a sketch.
(Inventory #: 1003915)
(917) 974-2420
