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Where the Wild Things Are

by Sendak, Maurice

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  • very good
  • Hardcover
  • Signed
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About This Item

New York: Harper Collins Publishers, Inc., 1991. This is a very good hardcover copy in a very good dust jacket with almost no wear. Originally published in 1963 this is the Twenty-fifth Anniversary edition. Later printing. Signed by Maurice Sendak and dated 1997 on the half title-page, above and below the printed title. Briefly inscribed. Otherwise completely clrean throughout. Illustrated in color. Gold embossed Caldecott Medal sticker on front cover. 9" high X 10" wide. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking. . Signed by Author and Illustrator. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

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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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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Details

Bookseller
Design Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
013309
Title
Where the Wild Things Are
Author
Sendak, Maurice
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Publisher
Harper Collins Publishers, Inc.
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1991
Keywords
Maurice Sendak
Bookseller catalogs
Children's Books and Cartoons;

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