THE WALL; Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain
New York: Francis Foster Books / Farrar Straus Giroux, 2007. Peter Sis. First Edition, First Printing. Pictorial boards. SIGNED and with his distinctive "Flying Mercury" Caricature Head by author-illustrator Peter Sis, 4to (12 3/8" x 9 3/8"), tan cloth with red lettering on spine & a large Red star on front cover, magnificently illustrated by Peter Sis with sketches, portraits, maps, vignettes, and tables, Mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) with drawing by Sis of a boy playing a drum within a red brick Soviet star, illustrated map of the USSR as pictorial endpapers, ~ [50] unnumbered pages. Very Fine / Very Fine. Item #2479
ISBN: 9780374347017
One of my favorite illustrators and probably his most personal book.
WINNER of the CALDECOTT HONOR AWARD in 2008.
Peter Sis, born in Czechoslovakia in 1949, is an illustrator, author, film maker, and winner of many awards.
SIGNED & INCLUDING the ARTIST-ILLUSTRATOR'S SELF-CARICATURE at the top of the Copyright page.
In EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION internally & externally!
Price: $150.00