Signed first printing of this beloved book by the author, illustrator, theatre designer, and veteran cover artist for THE NEW YORKER.
Near fine in a near fine jacket.
Price: $150.00
"Olivia always blossoms in front of an audience."
The inaugural book in the series about "one of the most acclaimed new characters in children's literature" (Michael Glitz). Recalling the reception of this first entry, Falconer reminisced that "I was thrilled Maurice [Sendak] left me a message saying he loved the book. So did Hilary Knight. I was so intimidated by them at the moment — it was when the books first came out. And I was too shy about celebrities to call them back" (quoted in THE ADVOCATE). Due to the success of the OLIVIA books, Falconer — whose professional focus had long been on theatre design — actually had to turn down the job of designing the sets for the musical WICKED. Uncommon signed.
Read more: Glitz, "He's a pig success," in The Advocate, 14 October 2003.
First edition. New York: Atheneum, (2001). 11'' x 8.5''. Original matte pictorial boards. In original unclipped ($16.00) color pictorial dust jacket. Pictorial endpapers. Illustrated throughout in color. [32] pages, including two fold-out panels. Signed by Falconer in black ink on title page. Spine a bit sunned. Tiny faint spot to edge of front endpaper. Else bright and sharp.
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