Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories
New York: Harper & Row, 1966.
Pictures by Maurice Sendak. Hardcover. Tall octavo, gilt decorated white cloth, xi, 90pp, 17 full-page illustrations by Maurice Sendak. Item #900257
Inscription signed by the author in 1976 on half-title. Translated from the Yiddish by the Author and Elizabeth Shub. Nobel laureate Isaac Bashevis Singer introduces readers to Chelm, a village of fools. The most famous fools--the oldest and the greatest--are the seven Elders. But there are lesser fools too: a silly irresponsible bridegroom; four sisters who mix up their feed in bed one night; a young man who imagines himself dead. Here are seven magical folktales spun by a master storyteller, that speak of fools, devils, schlemiels, and even heroes--like Zlateh the goat. Fine in very good dust wrapper with moderate rubbing to edges and fading to spine, in protective mylar.
Price: $150.00