With an inscription from Maurice Sendak’s long term partner Eugene David Glynn to Julia MacRae: ‘Good year, years, Love, Love, E & M’.
Christmas card with printed designs by Sendak from his book A Christmas Mystery.
Julia MacRae (1934-2023) was an important figure in the world of children’s publishing, some of her significant contributions include Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar, and Raymond Briggs’ Father Christmas. During her career she worked as an editor for Constable, Collins and Hamish Hamilton where she became the first female board member and one of the first women in any publisher’s boardroom. In an interview with ‘Women in Publishing: An Oral History’ MacRae speaks about her experiences as the first female member of the board, and how hard she had to work to get there.
In 1979 she left Hamish Hamilton having become not only the managing director of the children’s book division, but also the director of both Hamilton and its parent company Thomson Books. She established her own imprint Julia MacRae Books, initially part of Franklin Watts, then Walker Books, and finally Random Century.
In very good condition, with a crease along the middle running horizontally across the card. One or two areas of soiling to the front of the card, and a little wear at the edges.
