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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1953. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Maurice Sendak. First edition stated; 8vo, 182 pages, in-text drawings by Maurice Sendak throughout; brick colored cloth boards show light wear at extremities, short cut in spine that does not penetrate the cloth; clipped dust jacket with some faint brown spots and toned spine, award sticker on front cover. A seemingly simple story of a boy who longs for a pet, and finally ends up with his very own pet rabbit, only to find he's escaped in the night. The storytelling is complex, full of family love and the intense emotions of a childhood. A Newbery Honor book of 1954. Scarce.