So here we have a Little Bear, true first edition $2.50 jacket (Later the price was reduced to $1.95), it is a Harper Brothers jacket and book so we know this is a true first. It is signed by the artist Maurice Sendak. Sendak didn't create little bear but he did make Little Bear a household character. We have sold several copies of this book in first edition status over the past 20 years with averages of $500-700.(thus, without the signature, this would be a $500+ book) We have never had the pleasure to offer a Sendak signed copy! See scans for condition, overall the jacket is very good un-clipped and the book is near fine. Thanks for looking!