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MAURICE SENDAK'S FIRST COMMERCIAL BUTTON DESIGN C. 1961.
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Auction #210 - Part II > Item 1348
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$345.00 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
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Thursday, November 21, 2013 12:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, November 21, 2013 12:00:00 PM)
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Auction #210 - Part II
Item numbers 1271 through 3109 in auction 210
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Item Description
2.25" with his facsimile signature and text "People For Play East 85th St. Playground Ass'n., Inc." Sendak related to me upon seeing one of these buttons that he made his first button while in high school making this his first for commercial purposes. Design is based on 2 boys in the book "Let's Be Enemies," 1961, written by Janice Udry and illustrated by Sendak. Only the second we've seen. Rare. Exc. and displays Mint.
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