Maurice Sendak Caldecott & Co.: Notes on Books and Pictures. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1988. First edition. 0374225982 214 pages. Volume, measuring approximately 6" x 9.5", is bound in black cloth, with stamped gilt lettering to spine and Sendak drawing stamped in gold on front cover. Book and dust jacket are in fine condition. Intact jacket, with price of $18.95 on front flap, is preserved in mylar cover. This work contains a collection of essays, interviews and talks on children"s books and on artists and writers whose work Sendak admires and has been influenced by including George MacDonald, Potter, Caldecott and Ardizzone.