Own this deluxe limited edition and rare Association Copy signed twice by Maurice Sendak and 29 award winning authors and artists on the books Limitation Page. From the library of famed children's book collector, seller and expert in all things Ozian, Justin Schiller. Schiller was one of the principal founders of The International Wizard of Oz Club in 1957. Edited by Peter Glassman and published by HarperCollins, New York in 2000. Limited to 300 copies of which 100 were for sale, this being number 109. Large octavo. 11 1/4 x 8 3/4" - 55 pages. Publishers' emerald cloth boards with the spine stamped in gilt and housed in the original matching slipcase. Condition: Minimal edgewear. Internally clean and tight. Front board slightly cocked, else fine. Featuring a full color Maurice Sendak pictorial label to the front cover, inscribed by the award-winning illustrator: "For Justin and Dennis - With Love! Maurice Sendak." Schiller and longtime partner and spouse Dennis David were great friends of Maurice Sendak, experts on his works and collaborated on the 2013 tribute book to Sendak entitled "Maurice Sendak: A Celebration of the Artist and His Work." 
 
*Oz the Hundredth Anniversary Celebration was created to benefit the children’s literacy charity "Reading Is Fundamental." These great storytellers and illustrators pay homage to this American classic, featuring brief essays and amazing, colorful art from these ikons of 20th-century children’s literature, each of whom has signed this edition. Contributors include Lloyd Alexander, Natalie Babbitt, Mark Buehner, Janell Cannon, Eric Carle, Kay Chorao, Kinuko Y. Craft, Bruce Degen, Tomie dePaola, Leo & Diane Dillon, Richard Egielski, Jules Feiffer, Michael Foreman, Diane Good, Michael Hague, Troy Howell, Trina Schart Hyman, William Joyce, Madeleine L'Engle, Ann M. Martin, Robin McKinley, Jerry Pinkney, Maurice Sendak, Uri Shulevits, Peter Sis, Mark Teague, Chris Van Allsburg, Richard Jesse Watson and Paul O. Zelinsky.