New York is Book Country was a Manhattan street fair and literary celebration begun in 1979 and abruptly cancelled in 2003. Each year, a prominent artist or book illustrator created a poster to mark the event. Oftentimes, the artist was on hand to autograph the poster for attendees. The very first NY is BC featured two posters, one created by Edward Gorey and a second by Maurice Sendak. In subsequent years, only one was issued.

This large, original 24-1/2 x 17-3/4” color poster by famous children’s illustrator Maurice Sendak (Where the Wild Things Are, In the Night Kitchen, Charlotte and the White Horse) both celebrates the 25th anniversary of NY is Book Country and remembers the tragedy of 9/11 (with two towers of books and shout-outs to the fire and police departments). The official poster of New York is Book Country, 2003.