Lullabies and Night Songs, Alec Wilder, illus Maurice Sendak, 1965, Near Fine hardcover

Wilder, Alec. New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1965.

English, Near Fine, HC, Folio, 13" x 9 1/2", 78 pp. 

Hardcover in navy blue cloth with gilt-stamped, decorated title label to front panel. Light shelf wear and minor warping of text block. 78 pp. Replete with full-color reproductions of drawings by Maurice Sendak, the American author and illustrator of children's books such as Where the Wild Things Are. From the preface: "Many of these poems have been set to music for the first time, as they seem to ask to be sung as well as read. Some of the rollicking ones are not strictly lullabies, but aim to end the day with laughter and delight." A wonderfully designed illustrated children's book, with over 30 songs written by American composer, author and radio host Alec Wilder.