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Where the Wild Things Are
by Sendak, Maurice
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/G+/VG-
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Harper & Row, 1963. First Edition, later printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/G+/VG-. 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 an early printing (no LOC code, but pre-ISBN, so c. 1963-1971) with the Second State DJ (codes clipped from bottom front flap, SBN intact at top of same with $4.95 price & "Ages 4-8"; Caldecott mention on back flap & sticker to front). Oblong hardcover book has decorative paper-over boards with illustration that matches the accompanying DJ, gray quarter cloth-wrapped spine. Condition is VG+: extremely clean & bright, binding strong & straight, pages white & completely unmarked. Very mild corner bumping & rubbing to extremities. The bottom-clipped DJ is Good+/VG-, with light soil, rubbing to extremities, big black smudge to back cover & 2 small (1/2") vertical tears descending from top edge of front cover. Nicely protected in new clear mylar cover free!Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, Weekends & holidays ship very next business day. SPECIAL: order any other Sendak books together for 20% off both & only $1.00 extra shipping per item!
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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Reviews
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
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 022814
- Title
- Where the Wild Things Are
- Author
- Sendak, Maurice
- Illustrator
- Sendak, Maurice
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- G+/VG-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, later printing
- Publisher
- Harper & Row
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1963
- Keywords
- ILLUSTRATED ILLUSTRATIONS FANTASY FAIRY TALE CHILDREN PICTURE BOOKS MAX SENDAK BOYS ADVENTURE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children-Young Adult (YA) / Illustrated & Picture Books; Illustrated Books/Illustrators;
Terms of Sale
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Gargoyle Books
Biblio member since 2006
La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
On-line booksellers since 1996
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Second State
- used in book collecting to refer to a first edition, but after some change has been made in the printing, such as a correction,...
- 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....
- LOC
- Library of Congress
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
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