WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
by Sendak, Maurice & Maurice Sendak
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0590757350
- ISBN 13
- 9780590757355
- Seller
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Livonia, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Harper & Row. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1963. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. 0590757350 . ; Quarter black cloth cover with pictorial boards is islightly toned with wear to spine caps and modest soiling but in very good condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Very faint modest thumbprint on about 4 pages otherwise pages are clean and very good. Dust jacket is worn at the extremities with several short tears, toned, and soiled with erasure of former owner's name on front flap. First Edition/Second Issue points include: Publisher's price of $3.50 on DJ flap with '40-80' and 1163 and lower corner clipped; 2 paragraphs rather than 3 on front flap (first printing calls for 3) ; gold foil Caldecott medal on front panel and mention of Caldecott award on back flap; Title page carries correct publication information including: Harper & Row, copyright 1963, LCCC number 63-21253. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14550
- Title
- WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
- Author
- Sendak, Maurice & Maurice Sendak
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; Second Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0590757350
- ISBN 13
- 9780590757355
- Publisher
- Harper & Row
- Date Published
- 1963
- Keywords
- 0590757350
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About the Seller
Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA
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Livonia, Michigan
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Cloth
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...