Oz: The Hundredth Anniversary Celebration
NY: Books of Wonder, Harpercollins, 2000. Limited edition. Hardcover. Fine. Item #23823 .
Large octavo. 11 1/4 x 8 3/4″ – 55 pages. Publishers’ emerald cloth boards with the spine stamped in gilt and housed in the original matching slipcase. A full color pictorial label on the upper board by Maurice Sendak, and inscribed by him to Justin Schiller and his partner Dennis Davud: “For Justin and Dennis – With Love! Maurice Sendak.” Inscribed by the editor to Justin and Dennis on the title page. A fine copy.
One of 100 copies for sale from a total editon of 300 copies. This is copy 109 and, besides the Glassman and Sendak signed presentations is signed by 31 authors and illustrators, including
Lloyd Alexander, Natalie Babbitt, Mark Buehner, Janell Cannon, Eric Carle, Kay Chorao, Kinuko Y. Craft, Bruce Degen, Tomie dePaola, Leo Dillon, Diane Dillon, Richard Egielski, Jules Feiffer, Michael Foreman, Diane Good, Michael Hague, Troy Howell, Trina Schart Hyman, William Joyce, Madeleine L’Engle, Ann M. Martin, Robin McKinley, Jerry Pinkney, Uri Shulevits, Peter Sis, Mark Teague, Chris Van Allsburg, Richard Jesse Watson and Paul O. Zelinsky, as well as second signatures from Peter Glassman and Maurice Sendak.
Price: $2,500.00