Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik & Maurice Sendak, 1957

First Book 1957 in I CAN READ book series which spawned TV Series (1995)& 2009 Little  Bear movie.
Time magazine listed as Top 10 Children's Books of all time. Sendak did 1st 5 books.
Published by Harper & Brothers, New York, 1957 FIRST EDITION,FIRST PRINTING with black spine.
Used hardbound with black spine and figural covers all round, 63pp, no dust jacket.
Condition: little wear to edges and spine, little dirt on cover and inside covers, no names or marks.
Price-$40.