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Where The Wild Things Are; Story And Pictures By Maurice Sendak
by Sendak, Maurice
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very good/very good
- ISBN 10
- 0060255218
- ISBN 13
- 9780060255213
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
[New York]: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1974. Harper Crest Library Edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. Early edition of Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak, signed by the author with a "Wild Thing" illustration.. Oblong quarto, [48pp]. Illustrated boards. Stated copyright date of 1963 on title page, with "Harper Crest Library Edition" on rear cover. Blue endpapers, rear free endpaper partially cut away. Mylar dust jacket previously affixed to pastedown endpapers, with some glue residue on both. Previous ownership stamp on front flyleaf and title page. Solid, clean text block, free of any marks or notations. In the publisher's dust jacket, $5.95 on front flap, clipped lower corner of front flap, short closed tear to rear panel, light soiling, Caldecott Medal label on front panel. "Reprinted in 1974" stated on rear flap of dust jacket. This copy is inscribed by the author with a sketch of a "Wild Thing" saying "Boo!" on front free endpaper.
Synopsis
Where the Wild Things Are is a 1963 children's picture book by American writer and illustrator Maurice Sendak, originally published by Harper & Row. The book has been adapted into other media several times, including an animated short, a 1980 opera, and, in 2009, a live-action feature film adaptation. According to HarperCollins, the book has sold over 19 million copies worldwide as of 2008.
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Reviews
On Aug 20 2019, a reader said:
BEST. BOOK. EVER. I have given a copy to every child in my life (family & friends). The imagination given wings and the safety net of a parent's love. Beautifully naughty, captures the joy of childhood and possibilities.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13032
- Title
- Where The Wild Things Are; Story And Pictures By Maurice Sendak
- Author
- Sendak, Maurice
- Illustrator
- Early edition of Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak, signed by the author with a "Wild Thing" illustration.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Harper Crest Library Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0060255218
- ISBN 13
- 9780060255213
- Publisher
- Harper & Row, Publishers
- Place of Publication
- [New York]
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- Nutshell library, spike jonze, Maurice Sendak collection, first edition Where the Wild Things are, signed Where the Wild things are, first edition Where the wild things are, Where the wild things are dust jacket, signed first edition Sendak
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