Little Bear.

SENDAK, Maurice; Words by Else Holmelund Minarik.

Item Number: 133792

New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1957.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by Maurice Sendak on the front free endpaper, “For Auden Maurice Sendak Setp. 28, 80.” Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed.

The first book in the series was published in 1957, written by Else Holmelund Minarik and illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Initially the stories were simple, but eventually became more sophisticated in subsequent books as the plot and characters expanded.