In the Night Kitchen

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Harper & Row, 1970. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. Sendak, Maurice. Beloved picture book designed by Sendak as part of a "psychological trilogy,'' revisiting the world that children enter after they go to bed (with additional references to the Holocaust). Frequently banned by righteous zealots upset about depictions of the young protagonist's full front nudity. Unpaginated. A FIRST EDITION, very early, but post-1971 printing (with silver Caldecott Honor medal sticker to front DJ, but NO price to DJ, 7 titles to rear flap, not the later Anniversary Edition). Oversized (8.75" x 11.25") hardcover has cream-colored cloth-covered boards & decorative paper pastedown to front. Condition is VG, downgraded due to stain to the upper-outer corner of front cover, which carries over onto the same area on the DJ. Else, completely clean, binding strong & straight, pages white, colors bright. The unclipped DJ is also VG, downgraded due to that same stain & minor edgewear, a couple of tiny chips. Beautifully protected in new mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, Weekends & holidays ship very next business day. SPECIAL: order any other Sendak books together for 20% off both & only $1.00 extra shipping per item!