Book #13199

Brundibar - 1st Edition/1st Printing

Maurice Sendak, Tony Kushner
Book #13199 Brundibar - 1st Edition/1st Printing. Maurice Sendak, Tony Kushner.

Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: As New in As New dust jacket
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Publisher: New York: Hyperion Books for Children, 2003.
ISBN: 0786809043
Illustrator: Illustrated by Maurice Sendak

First edition/ first printing in As New condition in alike dust-jacket, SIGNED by Ela Weissberger, the "Cat of Terezin" on front free endpaper.

Based on the 1938 Czech opera by Adolf Hoffmeister and Hans Krasa, Brundibar is the town bully who attempts to terrorize two children trying to earn money for their sick mother by singing. Retold by award-winning playwright Tony Kushner with illustrations by the famous Maurice Sendak, the somewhat dated opera breathes new life

Brundibar was presented by the children of Terezin, the Nazi contentration camp, fifty-five times with Ela Weissberger playing the role of "the cat"; 8vo; Signed by Biographee.

Price: $60.00

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