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Where the Wild Things Are (signed)

Where the Wild Things Are (signed)

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Where the Wild Things Are (signed)

by Sendak, Maurice

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  • Fine
  • Hardcover
  • Signed
Condition
Fine
ISBN 10
006025520X
ISBN 13
9780060255206
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About This Item

New York: Harper & Row, 1963. not noted. Hardcover. Fine. Sendak, Maurice. Oblong 4to, cloth over pictorial paper-covered boards, signed and dated by Sendak (Feb.1974) on the half-title page. Photocopy of 1988 signed sketch by Sendak laid in. Caldecott medal sticker to front jacket panel, no mention of the 1974 printing from new engravings, jacket price $4.95. Fine in fine, unclipped dj.

Signed by Sendak. Signed by the author/artist.

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
Bud Plant & Hutchison Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
28820
Title
Where the Wild Things Are (signed)
Author
Sendak, Maurice
Illustrator
Sendak, Maurice
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Fine
Quantity Available
1
Edition
not noted
ISBN 10
006025520X
ISBN 13
9780060255206
Publisher
Harper & Row
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1963
Bookseller catalogs
Caldecott Awards;

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