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SENDAK, Maurice (1928–2012), artist. –– MELVILLE, Herman (1819–1891). Pierre; or, The Ambiguities. Edited by Hershel Parker. [New York:] HarperCollins, [1995].
8vo. 30 full–color illustrations by Sendak. Original gilt–stamped burgundy cloth; original unclipped dust jacket.
FIRST KRAKEN EDITION (Melville referred to the original unexpurgated edition as his “Kraken” book), SIGNED BY BOTH SENDAK AND THE EDITOR on the front fly leaf. Parker’s most notable work was the two–volume biography, Herman Melville: A Biography, which was one of two finalists for the 1997 Pulitzer Prize in Biography.