Dear Mili
by Grimm, Wilhelm; Sendak, Maurice
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0374317623
- ISBN 13
- 9780374317621
- Seller
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Bordentown, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
NY: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1988. First. Hard Cover. Yes. Maurice Sendak. First edition. Oblong quarto in grey cloth. The first publication of a previously unknown tale by Wilhelm Grimm. The story, of a mother who sends her daughter into the forest to protect her from a terrible war, was preserved in an 1816 letter written by Grimm to a little girl. It remained in the family's hands for a century and a half and was brought to light in 1983. Graced by Maurice Sendak's magical illustrations. Fine in fine dust jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ) (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- E5660
- Title
- Dear Mili
- Author
- Grimm, Wilhelm; Sendak, Maurice
- Illustrator
- Maurice Sendak
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Jacket Condition
- Yes
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0374317623
- ISBN 13
- 9780374317621
- Publisher
- Farrar Straus & Giroux
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- CHILDREN FICTION GIRLS JUVENILE WOMEN, Fairy Tales, Grimm, Brothers Grimm, Illustrators
Terms of Sale
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
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About the Seller
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
Biblio member since 2005
Bordentown, New Jersey
About The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown is a general used/rare bookshop open to the public Tues.-Sunday 11AM to 5PM (8 PM on Fridays). 10,000 books on premises with another 25,000 in stock. Areas of speciality include baseball, New Jersey, American literature, mysteries. Member, ABAA, ILAB,Antiquarian Booksellers of New Jersey. Located in historic Bordentown City, New Jeresy (est. 1682).
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