Traditionally, The Horn Book Magazine's cover featured an adaptation of an illustration by Randolph Caldecott showing three huntsmen on horseback blowing their—you guessed it!—horns.
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| https://www.abebooks.com... |
Starting with the issue of November-December 1985, the magazine commissioned an annual cover illustration to run for each of six bimonthly issues. The first of these covers was by Maurice Sendak and it featured an image that included Caldecott himself sketching in the park, Caldecott's cat and the fiddle, and, for good measure, a Sendak Wild Thing. A poster of the cover was issued in a signed edition of 300. One of these posters was recently listed on AbeBooks.
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| Maurice Sendak AbeBooks listing accessed February 14, 2021 |
The original art was offered last year through Christie's Private Sale:
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| Maurice Sendak Christie's Private Sale |
Note: Christie's Private Sales don't retain price information, at least not any that I can locate. I'd like to hear from anyone who knows the asking price for this illustration and, if possible, whether it was sold.
Scans of original art by Maurice Sendak are eagerly sought for future blog posts.
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