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Signed limited edition of the 25th anniversary of this classic work, one of 220 examples specially bound and signed by Maurice Sendak with an original Wild Thing cartoon past Sendak. Fine in a fine slipcase. An exceptional example. Hailed as "the Picasso of children's books," Maurice Sendak produced more than than 85 books, of which Where the Wild Things Are is undeniably the virtually famous, existence 1 of the 10 acknowledged children's books of all time. "Wild Things!' When Max's sojourn among them unfolded in kinematic splendor in 1963, adults trembled and children reveled. Reaching back into his own Brooklyn childhood, Sendak created the enduring child-hero Max, who overcomes his fears and achieves catharsis in a colorful fantasy tableau. The book was awarded the 1964 Caldecott Medal by the American Library Association" (NYPL Books of the Century 212). Basis for the 2009 film directed by Spike Jonze starring Max Records and features the voices of James Gandolfini, Paul Dano, Lauren Ambrose, Woods Whitaker, Catherine O'Hara, and Chris Cooper.
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I of 220 Copies Particularly Jump and Signed by Maurice Sendak With an Original 'Wild Affair' Pen & Ink Cartoon SENDAK, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. Story and Pictures past Maurice Sendak. New York: Harper and Row, 1988. Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Edition. Limited to 220 copies (of which this is No. 85) signed past the author on the one-half-title and additionally a signed original drawing of a 'Wild Matter'. Ellipsoidal quarto (8 fifteen/xvi x 9 7/8 inches; 227 10 252 mm.). [40] pp. With an original pen & ink drawing measuring 6 10 5 inches; 151 10 126 mm. of a 'Wild Thing' signed and dated October. 1988. Publisher'due south total blue kingdom of morocco, front end embrace decoratively stamped in yellow, spine lettered in xanthous, multi-patterned end-papers, all edges gilt. Housed in the original purple felt-lined, cream buckram clamshell case with colour plate on forepart panel (similar to the colour illustration on page [33]), and rectangular limitation label with "85" written in blackness ink on inside. A very fine copy. Where the Wild Things Are is a 1963 children'southward film book by American writer and illustrator Maurice Sendak (1928-2012), and was originally published by Harper & Row. The story of only 338 words focuses on a immature boy named Max who, after dressing in his wolf costume, wreaks such havoc through his household that he is sent to bed without his supper. Max'south sleeping room undergoes a mysterious transformation into a jungle surroundings, and he winds upward sailing to an island inhabited past malicious beasts known as the "Wild Things." Later on successfully intimidating the creatures, Max is hailed as the king of the Wild Things and enjoys a playful romp with his subjects; notwithstanding, he decides to return home, to the Wild Things' dismay. Afterward arriving in his bedroom, Max discovers a hot supper waiting for him. The book has been adapted into other media several times, including an animated brusque in 1974 (with an updated version in 1988); a 1980 opera; and a live-action 2009 feature-motion picture adaptation, directed by Fasten Jonze. The volume had sold over nineteen million copies worldwide as of 2009, with ten million of those existence in the United states. Sendak won the almanac Caldecott Medal from the children's librarians in 1964, recognizing Wild Things as the previous year's "almost distinguished American picture book for children". It was voted the number 1 film book in a 2012 survey of School Library Journal readers, not for the offset fourth dimension. This 25th Anniversary edition had the color reproductions done to Maurice Sendak'south exact specifications.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. VERIFIED FIRST EDITION BOOK: Listed across bottom of title page is "Copyright 1963 by Maurice Sendak. Printed in the United states of america. All rights reserved. Library of Congress catalog number: 63-21253". (P.S. I Really CALLED JOYCE HANRAHAN, the recognized Sendak dominance, SEPTEMBER i, 2014, for clarification, equally the to a higher place copyright info is not listed verbatim in her book of 2001, Works of Maurice Sendak [Meet Scan of Note], and she said that she in one case checked personally with the Library of Congress and that the books listing the higher up stated info are Start Editions.) DJ INFO: 2d Consequence DJ (Hanrahan A58 Points) with Caldecott Medal on front end; original toll of $3.50 at elevation front within flap; lesser corner clipped with 40-80, 1163 and HARPER & ROW PUBLISHERS listed; short closed tear on front bottom; light yellowing. Per Hanrahan A58, the inside rear flap on the second upshot of the DJ begins: Winner of the 1964 Caldecott Award and ends, at the bottom, with Chosen Number Ane/Best Illustrated Children's Book of 1963/by the New York Times.
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No Binding. Condition: Good. Maurice Sendak (illustrator). Approximately 41.5 x 48.five inches, printed on one side but and then not the entire book, championship page and endpaper excised, ii tears with tape repair, some foxing. An uncommon printers proof for one of the most important picture books of the 20th Century which was accolade the Caldecott Medal in 1964. This re-create has been inscribed past Maurice Sendak to Alice Bierhorst in 1975 and includes a cartoon of Sendak's grapheme, Rosie. The inscription reads: "For Alice - with dearest! Maurice Sendak + Rosie! Jan. '75." Includes a after printing of the volume. Shipped rolled, volume shipped separately. Detail will require additional shipping charges.
Hardcover. Condition: Most Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Maurice Sendak (illustrator). First edition thus. NYC: Harper, 1964. 1st edition thus (1st Caldecott edition), 2nd state grit jacket. NF/NF. Book has some light surface wear. DJ has low-cal surface and edge article of clothing. Volume is identical to 1st printing. DJ celebrates the winning of the Caldecott Medal for best illustrated Children'southward Book for 1964. There is a gold medallion sticker on front panel and unlike blurbs on the jacket flaps. It has the same price as the 1st printing ($3.50). A very prissy copy of one of Sendak's most famous titles.
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Condition: Very Practiced +. [Maurice Sendak] (illustrator). Original. Pictorial postcard of twin wax dolls, about 1850, Bethnal Greenish Museum: Postcard Signed: postcard with two British stamps (5d. & 4d. bearing likenesses of Queen Elizabeth Ii / Air Mail ), to Herb Hosmer / Racketty-Packetty Business firm / Due south Lancaster / Massachusetts; signed "Regards from petit Soldat! Maurice" "So far everything has been likewise heady - information technology seems my Wild Things has caused quite a awareness & I'm busy from morning to night. I'k beat out - but it's groovy fun." This letter too deals with receiving a pamphlet on doll houses and Sendak'due south visits to Windsor and Hampton Court. Maurice Bernard Sendak (1928 - 2012) was an American illustrator and writer of children's books. He became widely known for his book Where the Wild Things Are, beginning published in 1963. Born to Jewish-Polish parents, his childhood was afflicted by the death of many of his family unit members during the Holocaust. Sendak likewise wrote works such equally In the Night Kitchen, Outside Over At that place, and illustrated many works by other authors including the Fiddling Bear books by Else Holmelund Minarik. He won practically every award for illustrating children's books; most notably: the Caldecott Medal from the ALA as illustrator of "the virtually distinguished American motion picture book for children", Where the Wild Things Are, 1964 (Sendak was also i of the Caldecott runners-up seven times from 1954 to 1982, more than whatever other illustrator. Also, the National Book Award in category Motion picture Books for Exterior Over There, 1982. Slight cockle to postcard, else Fine.
Hardcover. Condition: Gut. Grit Jacket Condition: Gut. i. Auflage. Oblong quarto. Original material-backed pictorial newspaper boards with the Sendak designed dust jacket. Hanrahan A58 - Offset EDITION, FIRST Printing. FIRST EDITION BOOK: Listed across lesser of championship page is "Copyright 1963 by Maurice Sendak. Printed in the Us. All rights reserved. Library of Congress catalog number: 63-21253".- Grit jacket Points after Hanrahan A 58: Second Issue with Caldecott Medal on front; original price of $three.l at top front inside flap; bottom corner clipped with forty-80, 1163 and HARPER & ROW PUBLISHERS , the within rear flap on the 2nd issue of the DJ begins: Winner of the 1964 Caldecott Laurels and ends, at the bottom, with Called Number. Ane/best Illustrated Children's Book of 1963/by the New York Times.
Illustrated in color by Maurice Sendak. Oblong 4to, publisher'southward illustrated cloth in dust jacket. 1964 Library consequence. A fine copy in a price-clipped jacket with the Caldecott and HarperCrest gold foil labels. Slight utilise to the rear panel of the jacket, which is otherwise very nice. Inscribed by Maurice Sendak on the half-title page.
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Hardcover. SIGNED. Fine quarter-cloth hardcover with a hint of rubbing to the lesser edge of the boards in a Fine dust jacket; both virtually as new. All grit jackets are protected by a clear mylar embrace. BOOKS SHIP THE Next BUSINESS Twenty-four hour period, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. Max travels to the country of the wild things, becomes king, nonetheless returns dwelling in fourth dimension for supper. 1964 Caldecott Medal-winner and one of the most highly acclaimed and best-loved children'south books of all fourth dimension. Written and illustrated by Maurice Sendak. SIGNED BY SENDAK on the half-title; no inscription. Unpaginated [48 pages]; colour illustrations throughout; 10.25 x 9.25 inches. "25th Anniversary Edition" though circa mid-1990s printing. In 1988, the plates were re-engraved from the original artwork.
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Hardcover. Dust Jacket Status: Very Good. Maurice Sendak (illustrator). 4to - over 9�" - 12" Tall (ellipsoidal small). Signed by Maurice Sendak on special Pacific Northwest Ballet bookplate on front pastedown (also inscribed 'For Pecker' in an unknown mitt). A overnice instance of Sendak's signature. This special edition was issued in conjunction with the 1983 production of the ballet version of 'The Nutcracker' featuring Sendak's set and costume designs, which production later became the ground of the 1986 film. Classic adventures of Max in the wilds of his imagination; winner of the 1964 Caldecott Medal. With original copyright date of 1963 on championship folio recto; spring in grayness cloth over white color pictorial boards (includes the gold sticker reproduction of the Caldecott Medal on upper cover). Has minor wear, some spotting to jacket. Rear jacket flap notes the book 'was reprinted in 1974 from new engravings fabricated from the original fine art', and 1981 date.Sendak, Maurice (illustrator); Over 25 Color Illustrations (including title Page & endpapers).
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Story and pictures by Maurice Sendak. Pp. [40], illustrated in colour throughout; oblong 4to; pictorial papered boards, a trifle foxed; dust wrapper, slightly soiled and foxed, edges lightly rubbed and divide; a couple of spots of foxing to edges of leaves; The Bodley Caput, London, 1988. 25th Anniversary edition, U.K. issue. [Encounter Hanrahan A58]. *Originally published in New York in 1963; winner of the 1964 Caldecott Medal. '4 years later on The Wild Things came to United kingdom where they soon tamed the initial furore from the critics and carried on with their own wild rumpus to make the volume an best-selling classic of twentieth-century children's literature' [wrapper blurb].
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Original wrappers. Slight chipping on the front embrace. Hinges are loose. Otherwise a very good copy. Ellipsoidal large 8vo. (23 x 25 cm). In Turkish. [44] p., color ills. Rare starting time Turkish edition of 'Where the wild things are', Sendak's "the annual Caldecott Medal from the children's librarians in 1964" prize-winning start book, recognizing Wild Things as the previous year'south "virtually distinguished American picture volume for children". Printed past well-established missionary printing house "Redhouse" in Turkey. OCLC no.: 705218938.; 938887150.; 64491483.; 872975734 (with incorrect page number).; 417652276.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Maurice Sendak (illustrator). 1974 Reprint. This is a fine hardcover copy that was reprinted in 1974 from new engravings made from the original fine art. In a mylar protected DJ that has the gold Caldecott Medal on the cover. Inscribed on the half championship folio: For John -- Boo! Maurice Sendak Aug. '83. Inscribed by Author(south).
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Proficient. 1964 Caldecott Medal winner. Illustrated past the writer. An early press (Library of Congress number on title page). Very good in a practiced (edge worn with a few short closed edge tears, age darkened and soiled) third outcome (no Caldecott Medal emblem on the front panel, $3.95 and Internet $3.97 prices on front flap along with forty-80 and 1163 codes, Caldecott Award notices on rear flap) dust jacket.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Sendak, Maurice (illustrator). Showtime Edition, later printing. The dearest children's tale of Max & his adventures, winner of the 1964 Caldecott Medal for Most Distinguished Motion-picture show Book of the Yr. This is NOT a newer reprint, simply an early printing of the FIRST EDITION from 1963, with the Second Country DJ (requisite codes and correct LOC number, BUT does include blurb well-nigh the Newberry honor on the dorsum flap & has a pasted on gold laurels seal on front, which has nigh completely faded/worn away). Unpaginated. Oblong hardcover book has decorative newspaper-over boards with illustration that matches the accompanying DJ. Status is downgraded to simply Good due to these flaws: lite, small, random soiled spots on some pages, rubbing to extremities & bumped corners, foxing to exterior boards. On the plus side, it is generally very make clean, pages white, colors brilliant, sewn binding a little shaky, but secure. Child's name in pen on half title page; NO other writing/underlining/highlighting; NOT ex-lib. The price-clipped DJ is downgraded to merely Fair: bright & intact, but with heavy foxing & soil, edgewear, small unclosed tears along both edges, 1 large fleck at top edge of back cover. Nicely protected in new archival mylar cover. Please see our photos--they show the Verbal book y'all will receive from united states, never "stock" images! Description & photos copyright Gargoyle Books 2021. Aforementioned Day Shipping on all orders received by ii pm Weekdays (Pacific time); Weekends & holidays transport very next business day.
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No Binding. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Hanrahan C18c: Affiche measures 19 ten 25.5 inches on heavy stock. Depicts the Wild Things Gang in Political party Hats dancing effectually a cake which Max is jumping out of. Scans show full photograph and simply i side the Poster; there is writing on the right side :Let the Broad Rumpus Start! Happy Twenty-5th Birthday to Maurice Sendak'south WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE. The colors are mellower than the original Where the Wild Things Are. Very suitable for a kid's room: Can exist framed.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Skillful. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Maurice Sendak (illustrator). 1st Edition. Unpaginated. Pictorial cover. Get-go Edition 2d Land. Corners lightly rubbed, contents clean. Dust jacket is clipped, chipped, missing several pocket-size pieces, a 3 1/two inch tear to front end panel, lightl soil and toll clipped. Copyright appointment is 1963, xl-80 and 1163 on front dust jacket flap, rear jacket flap states "Winner of the 1964 Caldecott Honour". Caldecott Medal affixed to grit jacket.
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Condition: Adept. . Skillful grit jacket. NY: Harper & Row 1964. Non a 1st but an early printing with no ISBN or LOC number, Caldecott golden sticker on jacket forepart and 1964 medal mentioned on rear flap. Hardcover 8vo oblong unpaginated. Colour illustrations. Nigh very good in a good dust jacket. Grey cloth spine. Spine ends and corners lightly worn. Light soil to covers. Ink owner inscription on half title pg. Contents clean and bounden sound. Jacket is edgeworn and soiled. 2 inch and three inch edge tears to front end panel. Both corners of front flap are clipped, so no price or lawmaking info shown. (juvenile, childrens, classics, fantasy).
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Condition: Good. Light full general habiliment. May have light notes/highlighting. 1963 Showtime edition book Second state dust jacket Caldecot medal on dj Toll clipped 40-lxxx 1163 at lesser inner of dj "Winner of the 1964 Caldecott laurels" in back of dj Copyright 1963 Library of congress itemize menu number 63.21253 Dj is chipped and discolored due to age Previous owner name on title page Binding tight and pages are clean Hardcover.
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Hardcover. Status: A fine copy in dust jacket. Maurice Sendak (illustrator). First edition. Oblong 4to. Story and pictures by Maurice Sendak. This volume won the 1964 Caldecott Medal for The Most Distinguished Picture Book of the Yr. Published to great critical acclaim, information technology turned out to be the start book of a trilogy that includes IN THE NIGHT KITCHEN, published in 1970, and Outside OVER There published in 1981. An author-artist of globe renown, Mr. Sendak was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Illustrator Honor in 1970 in recognition of the excellence of the entire body of his work. Reprinted here from new engravings made from the original art.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Maurice Sendak (illustrator). This early printing of Sendak'south famous book is in excellent condition with clean interior pages, a vivid pictorial cover and a grit jacket that has only a tiny crease on the back lesser near the spine. It has the Caldecott gold medal on the front. There is no price on the front flap but a statement saying "1964 Caldecott Medal Winner. On the back flap it indicates that the book was reprinted from the 1974 engravings made from the original fine art. The book is in fine condition. Picture available upon request.
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Condition: New. Maurice Sendak (illustrator). New.
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Condition: New. Maurice Sendak (illustrator). New.
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Condition: Very Adept. Grit Jacket Condition: Skillful. Later Edition. Pictorial boards with cloth spine, chafe to verso of FFEP and half-championship folio, occasional finger soil; matching grit jacket worn with edge tears and dust soil, toll clipped. A vintage edition of a modern twenty-four hours picture volume classic, awarded the 1964 Caldecott Medal. Size: Oblong 4to.
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Status: Good. Original grit-jacket with price of $iv.43, pinnacle front end flap clipped. Small ink stain on back panel, else in very expert condition. The Caldecott Medal on front console, old sticker remains at the bottom of spine.
Status: Good. S.l.: Harper & Row, 1963. Early on printing, non 1st ed. Library of Congress number on t.p. Oblong sm 4to. Unpaginated. Illus. Good book. Good dust jacket. Mylar cover over dust jacket. Jacket and boards slightly dampstained. Caldecott sticker on forepart of jacket; xl-eighty / 1163 on front jacket flap, Winner of 1964 Caldecott Award on rear flap. Binding slightly started at fourth leaf. Inquire if yous demand further information.
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Pictoral Hardcover. Condition: Equally New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Sendak, Maurice (illustrator) (illustrator). Afterward Printing. 25th Ceremony Edition. Winner of the 1964 Caldecott Medal and 1 of the most distinguished books for children. The book iand jacket announced immaculate.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Practiced. Sendak, Maurice (illustrator). 25th Anniversary Edition. unpaginated, quarterbound due west/grey cloth spine, white papercovered boards w/color illustrated forepart & dorsum, color illustrated endpapers. This is the 25th Anniversary edition past HarperCollins. The piddling male child wears a wolf accommodate and makes mischief and is sent to his room w/o supper, and a forest grows in his room w/an ocean that had a boat tumbling by , he sails off to country of wild things. The 1964 Caldecott Medal winner. Hanrahan A58.
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Hardcover. Condition: Used - Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 4to - over ix�" - 12" Tall (ellipsoidal minor). This is the 1974 reissue, printed with illustrations 'from new engravings made from the original art.' Hardcover in original jacket (wear to bounden with some bumping to edges; jacket heavily chipped with some tears and tape). This is quite and early copy, equally the jacket has a $iv.95 price on flap. Archetype adventures of Max in the wilds of his imagination; winner of the 1964 Caldecott Medal. With original copyright date of 1963 on title page recto; bound in gray cloth over white colour pictorial boards (includes the gold sticker reproduction of the Caldecott Medal on upper cover). Sendak, Maurice (illustrator); Over 25 Color Illustrations (including title Folio & endpapers).
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Status: Very Good. Sendak, Maurice (illustrator). 25th Anniversary Edition. unpaginated, quarterbound w/grey fabric spine, white papercovered boards west/colour illustrated front & back, colour illustrated endpapers. This is the 25th Anniversary edition past HarperCollins. The piffling male child wears a wolf suit and makes mischief and is sent to his room westward/o supper, and a woods grows in his room w/an ocean that had a boat tumbling by , he sails off to land of wild things. The 1964 Caldecott Medal winner. Hanrahan A58.