Dear Mili

Dear Mili by Wilhelm Grimm. Published by Michael di Capua Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, NY, 1988. 1st Stated Edition. Hardbound, Paper DJ. Oblong. Condition: Nr Fine in Good- DJ. Chip in top front & back board near center, balance of book in like new condition. No Pg Count. ISBN 0374317623. LCCN 88-81294. Translated by Ralph Manheim. The discovery of a previously unknown tale by Wilhelm Grimm in 1983 made headlines around the world. This story was preserved in a letter Wilhelm Grimm wrote to a little girl in 1816, a letter that remained in her family's possession for over a century and a half. It tells about a little girl who is sent to the forest by her mother to escape a war. The child comes upon the hut of an old man, who gives her shelter, and she repays his kindness by serving him faithfully for what she thinks are three days. Actually, 30 years pass. When she finally leaves to return to her mother, the old man hands her a rosebud and says: ''Never fear. When this rose blooms, you will be with me again.'' As for the pictures that interpret this story, they are clearly a milestone in Maurice Sendak's career, the work of a master at the height of his powers. Description text copyright 2007 BooksForComfort. Item ID 13262.