Fortunia
New York: Frank Hallman, 1974. Side-stitched octavo pamphlet, measuring 9.25 x 5.5 inches: [24]. Original blue wrappers lettered in black, text printed in blue and black, four black-and-white illustrations throughout text. Hand-numbered and signed by Schaubeck and Sendak at colophon.
Signed limited edition of this English translation of Madame d’Aulnoy's classic French fairy tale, the story of a beautiful farm girl whose surroundings are never quite what they seem: “the cabbages once again became men, and the old hen a woman; and the flower-prince became the princess’s loving husband.” Number 179 of 300 numbered copies signed by translator Richard Schaubeck and and illustrator Maurice Sendak, out of a total edition of 326 copies. Hanrahan A87. A crisp fine copy.
Price: $125.00