Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, New York, 1985. First Edition, First Printing. Book Condition: As New Unread. Dust Jacket Condition: As New in archival protective cover.  Tesnohlidek, a journalist in the Moravia city of Brno, wrote "The Cunning Little Vixen" as a newspaper serial, fitting it to student sketches by the artist Stanislav Lolek. The illustrated serial ran in the Brno newspaper "Lidove Noviny [People's News] in the spring of 1920 and made such a stir that it came out in book form a year later. . never before been translated into another language, despite the international fame of the opera that Leos Janacek based it on. This edition of "The Cunning Little Vixen "is lavishly illustrated by Maurice Sendak, who designed the New York City Opera's celebrated production of the Janacek opera. The inimitable Maurice Sendak won two Caldecott Medals, the Hans Christian Andersen Award and National Book Award, among others.  SIGNED by Maurice Sendak.  Loosely laid in is a postcard from Mr. Sendak's assistant regarding the delivery of the signed book. The postcard is Mr. Sendak's personal postcard (pictured above) with various characters from his books. Signed copies of this title are quite RARE.