Where the Wild Things Are

SENDAK, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. [NY]: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1963. Oblong 8vo, 48pp. Gray quarter-cloth with full-color pictorial boards. Full-color pictorial endpapers; full-color illustrations throughout. Slight rubbing to board edges, minute sunning to boards, else a remarkably bright, clean copy, in publisher's original, first state full-color pictorial d.w. (price-clipped, sunning and light spotting across front and rear… Read more

New York: Harper & Row, 1963. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition with the publisher's price and the correct first issue code on the front flap. Cloth and papercovered illustrated boards. A bit of foxing to the boards, near fine in a modestly toned, very good dustwrapper with a couple of faint splash marks. Nicely Inscribed by Sendak… Read more

[New York]: Harper & Row, 1963. Near fine in very good plus jacket.. Lovely first edition of the subversive Caldecott-award winner, in the rare original first-issue dust jacket. After illustrating nearly 50 other books, WILD THINGS was Sendak's first full-color picture book with his own text and illustrations. He took full advantage of that control to push the… Read more

New York: Harper & Row, 1988. Fine.. Beautiful association copy of the limited 25th Anniversary edition, presented by Sendak to his dear friend James Marshall, with the special card containing an original signed pen-and-ink drawing of Max parading as a Wild Thing and an additional inscription to Marshall. Sendak sent this copy as a birthday gift to Marshall,… Read more

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1988. 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 drawing by Sendak. Fine in a fine slipcase. An exceptional example. Hailed as "the Picasso of children's books," Maurice Sendak produced more than 85 books,… Read more

Harper & Row, 1963. Brown cloth spine over pictorial boards, 4-color endsheets, DJ design matching boards. Very interesting second issue, with LOC number on title page, Caldecott medal pasted, not printed, on and $3.50 price on jacket (code 40-80 / 1163). Back flap of DJ is the revised text, including mention of the Caldecott award. Book very good with aging… Read more

New York: Harper & Row, 1988. One of 220 Copies Specially Bound and Signed by Maurice Sendak With an Original 'Wild Thing' Pen & Ink Drawing SENDAK, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. Story and Pictures by Maurice Sendak. New York: Harper and Row, 1988. Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Edition. Limited to 220 copies (of which this is… Read more

New York: Harper and Row Publishers, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First State, First Issue. Near Fine in an about Near Fine jacket, priced at the top corner ($3.50), clipped at the bottom, toned at the spine and far edges, a few purple stains on the front board, closed tear at the bottom over the "a"… Read more

(New York): Harper, 1963. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition in first issue dustwrapper. Near fine with some light wear and toning to the outer edges of the boards in about very good dustwrapper with toning, sticker shadow on the front flap and moderate edgewear including small chips and tears. A relatively nice copy of one of most… Read more

Some wear but in very good condition and very hard to come by first Edition of Where the wild things are, why favorite kids book. Can amazing buy.

New York: Harper & Row, 1963. With a fantastic onlay First edition, first printing. Where the Wild Things Are was criticized at the time of publication for its darker elements, but was soon acclaimed as a triumph of children's storytelling and book design; it has remained a classic of 20th-century children's literature, and was adapted into a film… Read more

Harper & Row. early. hardcover. very good/very good. Early printing. Inscribed and signed with a drawing by the author on the verso of the front free end paper. Book in very good condition. Dust jacket very good, front flap clipped at bottom but not price-clipped, with a couple of tears on front and back. Housed in custom-made slipcase.… Read more

Near Fine, SIGNED, 25th Edition of This Classic. Mr. Sendak's signature is clearly inscribed in black. Dust Jacket with a light smudge above the "Wild" has the gold Caldecott Medal which is in near fine condition. Considered one of the most influential books of the 20th Century, this book is hard to find in this excellent condition.

London: The Bodley Head, 1983. New Edition, Third Impression. Signed and inscribed to an individual by Maurice Sendak in 1985 with an ink drawing by Sendak of one of the Wild Things saying the word, BOO! Corners bumped, very good in a very good price-clipped dust jacket.

WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE, Harper & Row, 1963, first edition (later printing), fine in near fine full color pictorial dust-wrapper with like illustrations on virtually every other page. INSCRIBED by the author. Source book for the film of the same name. 

NY: Harper & Row, 1963, 1963. EARLY EDITION SIGNED WITH AN ORIGINAL DRAWING. 1 vol., illustrated by Maurice Sendak, signed by Sendak on the half-title with an original drawing of Max's dog in a begging stance. Bound in the publisher's original pictorial boards, pictorial pastedowns and endpapers, cloth spine, with the dust-jacket, both in VERY GOOD condition. … Read more

Illustrated boards with cloth spine, boards very slightly darkened at edges, printing registration is slightly off; matching dust jacket is edgeworn and darkened with closed tears; with correct price, but blurbs are consistent with 2nd issue jacket, award seal is present on front cover of DJ (Hanrahan A58). Landmark in children's picture books and winner of the 1964 Caldecott Medal.… Read more

Harper & Row, 1988. 5th or later Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. A near fine 25th anniversary edition, inscribed with a drawing by Sendak on the half-title page. No dj.

HarperCollins Publishers, 1974. Later Printing. Hardcover.. Very good condition./Very good dust jacket. . Color Illustrations: New engravings of the original art work were made for this edition. Signed by author, Maurice Sendak. Caldecott Medal winner. A very nice signed copy of this American classic.

HarperCollins Publishers, 1991. SIGNED BY MAURICE SENDAK on half title page. 25th Anniversary Edition w/Caldecott Medal affixed to DJ. Fine condition, brodart protected. Ships in a box.. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

New York: HarperCollins, 1991. Hardcover. SIGNED. Fine quarter-cloth hardcover with a hint of rubbing to the bottom edge of the boards in a Fine dust jacket; both virtually as new. All dust jackets are protected by a clear mylar cover. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. Max travels to the land of the… Read more

HarperCollins Publishers, New York 1962, 25th Anniversary Edition 1992. Story and Pictures by Maurice Sendak Caldecott Medal Winner. Signed and illustrated on the title page by Maurice Sendak. The 25th Anniversary Edition of one of the best contemporary children's books, with marvellous full-colour illustrations and story by the great Maurice Sendak. Condition: This copy is excellent, in a very good… Read more

New York: Harper and Row Publishers, 1963. Pictorial boards. Very Good +. Maurice Sendak. A crisp, surprisingly well-preserved copy of the 1963 correct 1st edition, with the olive green/gray cloth spine, the Library of Congress # AND the 1963 copyright on the title page. Bright and VG+ to Near Fine in its Sendak-illustrated boards, with one small name… Read more

New York: Harper & Row, 1963. First Edition. Near Fine. First edition, first printing with base of title page bearing LOC number: 63-21253. In publisher's original illustrated boards over grey cloth spine; lacking the dust jacket. Near Fine with light edge wear and faint foxing, small production error to top edge of rear board, pages lightly thumbed. A… Read more

HarperCollins Publishers, 1964. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall (oblong small). Signed by Maurice Sendak on special Pacific Northwest Ballet bookplate on front pastedown (also inscribed 'For Bill' in an unknown hand). A nice example of Sendak's signature. This special edition was issued in conjunction with the 1983 production of the ballet version of… Read more

(London: The Bodley Head: 1967) First British Edition. Pictorial boards (that is, hard covers) pp. 48 inclusive of the boards (235 x 255 mm). Two light tape marks to rear board; otherwise about fine in like price-clipped dust-jacket.

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… Read more

First edition thus. Book and dust jacket are near fine. Signed by Sendak.

Harper & Row, 1974. Hardcover. Near Fine in Good dust jacket. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak. DJ 4" tear front, 1/2" tear front, 1" tear along spine, not price clipped but bottom front flap clipped, mylar, pictorial boards, black spine, black lettering, rear top corner bumped, binding very good, pages clean & bright. Reprinted in with new engravings made… Read more

[ New York]: Harper & Row, 1964. Oblong small quarto. Pictorial cloth (the library binding). Illustrated throughout in color. Some dustsoiling along the extreme edges of the binding and fold-ins, otherwise a good copy in torn and mended later dust jacket with reviews on the front flap and the Caldecott seal (the library binding price $3.79 is intact). Briefly,… Read more

1963. Print. New. Maurice Sendak. Lithograph print by Maurice Sendak on Acid-free Paper. PRINT. Size: 20" x 9" (510mm x 235mm). A beautiful large full colour print of this classic image. Written and illustrated in 1963 by Maurice Sendak, 'Where The Wild Things Are' is one of the most popular picture books ever published. The book has been… Read more

1963. Print. New. Maurice Sendak. Lithograph print by Maurice Sendak on Acid-free Paper. PRINT. Size: 20" x 6" (510mm x 165mm). A beautiful large full colour print of this classic image. Written and illustrated in 1963 by Maurice Sendak, 'Where The Wild Things Are' is one of the most popular picture books ever published. The book has been… Read more

1963. Print. New. Maurice Sendak. Lithograph print by Maurice Sendak on Acid-free Paper. PRINT. Size: 20" x 9" (510mm x 235mm). A beautiful large full colour print of this classic image. Written and illustrated in 1963 by Maurice Sendak, 'Where The Wild Things Are' is one of the most popular picture books ever published. The book has been… Read more

Harper & Row, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Used Book: Hard Cover First edition copy with points,"Copyright 1963 by Maurice Sendak. Printed in the United States of America. All rights reserved. Library of Congress catalog number: 63-21253" on the bottom right corner of the title page. Married jacket, dust jacket has th

New York: Harper & Row, 1963. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Oblong Octavo, unpaginated; VG/none; dark gray cloth spine with illustrated paper covered boards; mild shelfwear and rubbing; First Printing, with library of congress number 63-21253 and 1963 copyright printed on the title page; gift inscription to half-title, name to ffep; shelved case 14. 1345426. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. … Read more

New York (1963) Book Date: Harper & Row. 1st Edition Clamshell Collector's Case. No Binding. New York (1963) Book Date: Harper & Row. 1st Edition Clamshell Collector's Case. No Binding. Custom Clamshell Case. No Binding. First Edition Clamshell Case. Ellis,Bret Easton. WHERE THE WILD THINGS.....

NY:: Harper & Row,. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1963. Hardcover. 1964 Caldecott Medal winner. Illustrated by the author. An early printing (Library of Congress number on title page). Very good in a good (edge worn with a few short closed edge tears, age darkened and soiled) third issue (no Caldecott Medal emblem… Read more

NY: HARPER & ROW.. Fine with no dust jacket. 1988. Poster. Promotional POSTER. (19" X 25 1/2") Fine on a single sheet of heavy cardstock. (Tiny nick at upper lefth hand corner tip. ) Wonderful full-color poster depicting the gang from "Where The Wild Things Are" which was specially commisioned for this annivesary edition. Highly suitable… Read more

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Harper & Row, 1963. First Edition, later printing . Hardcover. Good/Fair. Sendak, Maurice. The beloved children's tale of Max & his adventures, winner of the 1964 Caldecott Medal for Most Distinguished Picture Book of the Year. This is NOT a newer reprint, but an early printing of the FIRST EDITION from 1963,… Read more

, approx 37 pages, illustrated in colour

, 37 pages, colour frontispiece, title page with colour illustration, numerous full colour illustrations throughout, reverse of upper free endpaper inscribed "…1968…For Charles from Lucille and Martin…"

New York: Harper Collins, 1988. First edition. Hardcover. A fine copy in dust jacket. Maurice Sendak. Oblong 4to. Story and pictures by Maurice Sendak. This book won the 1964 Caldecott Medal for The Most Distinguished Picture Book of the Year. Published to great critical acclaim, it turned out to be the first book of a trilogy that includes… Read more

Harper & Row. Used - Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. NY: Harper & Row 1964. Not a 1st but an early printing with no ISBN or LOC number, Caldecott gilt sticker on jacket front and 1964 medal mentioned on rear flap. Hardcover 8vo oblong unpaginated. Color illustrations. Near very good in a good dust jacket. Grey cloth… Read more

Harper & Row, 1963. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Maurice Sendak. Unpaginated. Pictorial cover. First Edition Second State. Corners lightly rubbed,, contents clean. Dust jacket is clipped, chipped, missing several small pieces, a 3 1/2 inch tear to front panel, lightl soil and price clipped. Copyright date is 1963, 40-80 and 1163… Read more

Harper & Row. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1974. Hardcover. Half grey cloth cover with pictorial boards has light wear to corners and very modest soiling near bottom of front cover but bright and in very good+ condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Faint, small finger soil spots on only 2 pages,… Read more

UK: Bodley Head, 1970. hardcover. very good. Reprint. Hardcover in very good condition. Binding tight, spine fine. Small open tears to jacket, corners reinforced on the inside. Heavy foxing to jacket and early/rear pages, light foxing throughout pages. Prior owner's signature on early page. Boards in good condition, browning to edges. Page block edges browned. Sappho Cathal… Read more

New York:: Harper & Row,, 1963.. Second printing, with no LC number on the title page.. publisher's cloth-backed boards illustrated in color.. Some very slight soiling and use to the boards; contents fine.. Oblong small folio,. Story and Pictures by Maurice Sendak..

HarperCollins. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition.

London:: The Bodley Head, , 1975.. New Edition (first printing thereof).. Hardcover. Near Fine/G-. [40]pp, unpaginated, illustrated in colour throughout. Contents very clean and fresh and unmarked, with some faint marks to the back of the front free endpaper. In the original pictorial paper-covered boards, fresh and bright, with a little foxing to the top edge, and very… Read more

N. Y.: Harper & Row, 1974. pictorial hard cover is in near fine condition and the dust jacket is in very good condition with light rub to tail of spine now protected with mylar cover. is a stated reprint edition 1974. still has caldecott sticker to front cover. has color illustrated endpapers. copy is unmarked and tightly bound. is unpaginated..… Read more