Inscribed By Singer

THE FEARSOME INN

By Isaac Bashevis Singer, translated by Elizabeth Shub, illustrated by Nonny Hogrogian

(1967)

Inscribed first printing of this tale of how a young cabala student armed with a magical piece of chalk saved the residents of an inn run by witches and devils.

Very good plus in very good plus dust jacket.

Price: $125.00

THE FEARSOME INN

Nonny Hogrogian, an Armenian-American from a family of artists, started her bibliographic career as a book designer for publisher Thomas Y. Crowell. She worked as an art director for several other publishers, until she earned her first Caldecott Medal for ALWAYS ROOM FOR ONE MORE in 1965 – the success inspired her to become a full-time illustrator. It was a good choice: she earned another Caldecott Medal in 1972, and a Caldecott Honor in 1977. Many of her works incorporate aesthetics and stories from her Armenian heritage.

The Object

First edition. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1967). 8.5'' x 7''. Original cloth boards. Original unclipped ($4.50) color pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated in color. [24] leaves. Jacket rear panel with two small pieces of tape at corners, one tiny closed tear, front panel with very faint shadow of for mer tape mark. Boards with two small pieces of scotch tape to top and bottom. Else clean and bright.

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