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Lot #543
Maurice Sendak

“Herman Melville and Henry James. Why? They have immensely improved my life”

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“Herman Melville and Henry James. Why? They have immensely improved my life”

Two items: an edition of Herman Melville's Pierre or The Ambiguities, hardcover with dust jacket, signed on the half-title page in black felt tip by illustrator Maurice Sendak and editor Hershel Parker; and an ALS by Sendak, one page, January 1990, in full: "It's impossible to choose one writer. I must have at least two. Herman Melville and Henry James. Why? They have immensely improved my life." In overall fine condition.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autographs and Artifacts
  • Dates: #504 - Ended July 12, 2017





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