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Maurice Sendak. Where The Wild Things Are. Harper & Row, Publishers, 1963.
Price: US$3.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Piece(s) of the spine missing. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Former library book. Ex-Libris and is stamped as such. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Binding is moderately loose. Some pages are falling out. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item.
Seller: Library House Internet Sales, Grand Rapids, OH, U.S.A.
Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper & Row, 1963.
Price: US$4.79 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
Seller: HPB Inc., Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper & Row, 1963.
Price: US$5.88 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: This item shows signs of wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact , but may have aesthetic issues such as small tears, bends, scratches, and scuffs. Spine may also show signs of wear. Pages may include some notes and highlighting. May include "From the library of" labels. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
Seller: Jenson Books Inc, Logan, UT, U.S.A.
SENDAK, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper & Row, 1963.
Price: US$5.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
Seller: HPB-Emerald, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper & Row, 1963.
Price: US$6.29 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper & Row, 1963.
Price: US$6.29 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper & Row, 1963.
Price: US$6.29 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper & Row, 1963.
Price: US$6.29 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01
Seller: ThriftBooks-Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ, U.S.A.
Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper & Row, 1963.
Price: US$6.29 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01
Seller: ThriftBooks-Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ, U.S.A.
Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper & Row, 1963.
Price: US$6.29 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01
Seller: ThriftBooks-Reno, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper & Row, 1963.
Price: US$6.29 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01
Seller: ThriftBooks-Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ, U.S.A.
Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper & Row, 1963.
Price: US$6.29 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper & Row, 1963.
Price: US$6.29 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01
Seller: ThriftBooks-Reno, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper & Row, 1963.
Price: US$6.29 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper & Row, 1963.
Price: US$6.29 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper & Row, 1963.
Price: US$6.29 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01
Seller: ThriftBooks-Reno, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper & Row, 1963.
Price: US$6.94 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Book may contain some writing, highlighting, and or cover damage. Shipped fast and reliably!
Seller: -OnTimeBooks-, Phoenix, AZ, U.S.A.
SENDAK, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper & Row, 1963.
Price: US$8.96 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
SENDAK, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper & Row, 1963.
Price: US$8.96 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
SENDAK, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper & Row, 1963.
Price: US$8.96 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper & Row, 1963.
Price: US$8.99 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Buy with confidence! Book is in good condition with minor wear to the pages, binding, and minor marks within
Seller: Books Unplugged, Amherst, NY, U.S.A.
Maurice Sendak. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper and Row, 1963.
Price: US$9.11 + shipping
Description: 0 Includes illustrations. Good. No dust jacket. good to very good, light soiling to boards, a couple of small nicks, lightly bumped corners, no ownership marks, unpaginated
Seller: PONCE A TIME BOOKS, SANTA BARBARA, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Description: soft cover, 25th anniversary edition, 1 bottom corner crease, unpaged, 10 x 9 inches, first Harper Trophy edition, 1984, very good book condition, no dust jacket, juvenile picture book,
Seller: Alf Books, Menomonie, WI, U.S.A.
Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper & Row, Publishers, 1963.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: EX-LIBRARY book with dust jacket wrapped in mylar, taped to boards. Dust jacket has inside upper front corner clipped, and tape is yellowed, gold Caldecott sticker on front cover of dust jacket. Mylar sports an occ light dents. Pages are crisp and clean, with the first 4 pages have tiny corner creases. Binding is tight. A very good vintage copy. Scanned pics of book, e-mailed upon request.
Seller: Red Owl Books, Haw River, NC, U.S.A.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: slight soil on rear wrapper, Winner of Caldecott Medal for most distinguished picture book of the year
Seller: OddReads, Harper, TX, U.S.A.
Maurice Sendak. WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE. harper & row new york usa, 1963.
Price: US$19.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1963 Edition/No Printing Stated Hardcover book VERY GOOD has previous owners name written on title page the rest of the book is clean, binding is solid, cover has some age/spots worn corners, no dustjacket issued
Seller: ODDS & ENDS BOOKS, Sherwood Forest, CA, U.S.A.
Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. HarperCollins (Harper Collins), New York, 1963.
Price: US$22.00 + shipping
Description: Oblong unp., illus.
Seller: J. Lawton, Booksellers, Readville, MA, U.S.A.
SENDAK, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper & Row, 1963.
Price: US$24.53 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 100% Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed ! The book shows some signs of wear from use but is a good readable copy. Cover in excellent condition. Binding tight. Pages in great shape, no tears. Not contain access codes, cd, DVD.
Seller: Pieuler Store, Suffolk, United Kingdom
Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper and Row, New York, 1963.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Gray 1/4 cloth, color illus. paper covered boards, oblong format, 10" wide x 9 1/4" tall. Vintage printing, but not a first, with lower title page statement "Copyright 1963 by Maurice Sendak - Printed in the United States of America - All rights reserved" but no LOC number. Mildly rubbed spine extremities, covers typically a bit soiled, this copy showing ink scribble through "Story and Pictures by Maurice Sendak" on lower front cover, thus technically only Good, otherwise VG. A few minor soil/foxing marks to several pages, otherwise fully intact internally. Approx. 1 1/2" closed tear along top edge of front flyleaf neatly mended with archival tape. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Saucony Book Shop, Kutztown, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$27.50 + shipping
Description: hard cover, 1 small tear on top DJ edge, unpaged, 10 3/8 x 9 1/4 inches, 25th Anniversary Edition, 1988, very good + book condition, very good dust jacket condition, juvenile picture book,
Seller: Alf Books, Menomonie, WI, U.S.A.
Sendak, Maurice. Where The Wild Things Are. Harper & Row, New York, 1963.
Price: US$28.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: This oblong book is a Children's Classic written and illustrated by the renowned Maurice Sendak. Light corner bumping. Photos upon request.
Seller: All Booked Up, Louisville, KY, U.S.A.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A long-forgotten children's story from the late 19th century is brought to new life by illustrator Maurice Sendak, who also writes a nice introduction about the author & how he came across this enchanting tale. Though Sendak's original drawings are copyright 1963, this is a later Holt Library Edition with an ISBN (c. mid-1970s). It is also an Ex-Lib copy, but with only 1 crossed-out stamp to top outside page edges, & first page (ffep) is neatly torn out (probably where card pocket was). Hinges reinforced with clean white library tape, reinforced binding. Condition is VG+: very clean & bright, binding tight & square, pages white & unmarked. The price-clipped DJ is Near Fine, as it has been protected under clear library mylar. Call letter to lower spine & excised bar code from back cover (sliced through the mylar only; DJ is perfectly intact). 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!
Seller: Gargoyle Books, IOBA, La Mesa, CA, U.S.A.
Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper & Row, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1963.
Price: US$33.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A very good copy in an edge worn dust jacket. Dust jacket is price clipped, has ISBN on back and indicates that this copy was printed after 1974 when new engravings of the art were made. Thus, this copy was printed after 1974 and before 1988 when copyright was renewed. A gift inscription of 1981 confirms this conclusion. This is not an ex-library copy. Please view photo(s) to determine exact condition.
Seller: Novelty Shop Used & Rare Books, Novelty, OH, U.S.A.
Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper & Row, 1963.
Price: US$37.11 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: All orders ship by next business day! This is a new hardcover book. For USED books, we cannot guarantee supplemental materials such as CDs, DVDs, access codes and other materials. We are a small company and very thankful for your business!
Seller: Red's Corner LLC, Brookhaven, GA, U.S.A.
Maurice Sendak. Where the Wild Things Are (book club edition). Harper, 1963.
Price: US$38.45 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: "surplus" stamp on fep, otherwise no markings
Seller: Fantastic Book Discoveries, Cockeysville, MD, U.S.A.
Sendak Maurice. Where the wild things are. Harper & Row, 1963.
Price: US$39.45 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: RO60148491: 1963. In-4. Cartonné. Etat passable, Coins frottés, Dos satisfaisant, Papier jauni. Environ 40 pages. Texte en anglais. Jaquette passable. Nombreuses rousseurs.Frontispice illustré en couleurs. Nombreuses illustrations en couleurs, hors texte, dont contre-plats. Avec Jaquette. . A l'italienne. Classification Dewey : 460-Langues espagnole et portugaise
Seller: Le-Livre, SABLONS, France
SENDAK, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper & Row, 1963.
Price: US$57.25 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: Book is in NEW condition. Satisfaction Guaranteed! Fast Customer Service!!
Seller: Pieuler Store, Suffolk, United Kingdom
Maurice Sendak. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper and Row, 1963.
Price: US$59.50 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: book club edition 1963 tanning to cover and flyleaf ripped (but fully intact) a very good copy early.some edgewear
Seller: Vancouver Books, VANCOUVER, BC, Canada
Sendak, Maurice. WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE. Harper & Row, 1963.
Price: US$59.95 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 0.7
Seller: BennettBooksLtd, North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper & Row, 1963.
Price: US$64.05 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New! This book is in the same immaculate condition as when it was published
Seller: Book Deals, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
Sendak Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper & Row, 1963.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: No library of congress number on the title page. Thumb dents in the pages from turning. No marks. Hinges are fine. Boards have some soil. Top corners of boards are worn through. Bottom corners are barely worn through. Boards have a verly slight bend.
Seller: Indian Hills Books, Blountville, TN, U.S.A.
Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper & Row, 1963.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Unable to determine true 1st ed. status because of lack of dust jacket but does have "Coyright 1963 by Maurice Sendak" on title page along with LoC card number 63-21253. Binding is a bit shaky; wear to corners of cover with boards in evidence; some darkening to white of cover; prev. owner's name written small on half title page
Seller: THE OLD LIBRARY SHOP, Bethlehem, PA, U.S.A.
SENDAK, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper & Row, 1963.
Price: US$121.84 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 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 spine. Spine ends and corners lightly worn. Light soil to covers. Ink owner inscription on half title pg. Contents clean and binding sound. Jacket is edgeworn and soiled. 2 inch and 3 inch edge tears to front panel. Both corners of front flap are clipped, so no price or code info shown. (juvenile, childrens, classics, fantasy)
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.
Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper & Row, 1963.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Binding loose. Corners bumped. Light soiling. Title page has 4" tear. Interior page has 2" tear. Stamped inside front free endpaper. Title page states "Copyright c 1963 by Maurice Sendak. Published in the United States of America. All rights reserved. Library of Congress catalog card number: 63-21253".
Seller: Yes Books, portland, ME, U.S.A.
SENDAK, Maurice.. Where the Wild Things Are.. Harper & Row, New York, 1963.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Description: Story and Pictures by Maurice Sendak. Oblong small folio, publisher's cloth-backed boards illustrated in color. Second printing, with no LC number on the title page. Some very slight soiling and use to the boards; contents fine.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are (lavender illus. boards). Harper Collins, New York, 1963.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Harper Collins. New York. 1963 (1988). Unpaginated. First edition thus. utilizing plates of the 25th Anniversary edition (1988) in uncommon lavender boards. No DJ as issued in this edition. Book is tight. Binding and hinges are strong and sound. No writing within. A fine copy of the classic in rare illustrated lavender boards. Fine.
Seller: Medium Rare Books, Mountainside, NJ, U.S.A.
STORY AND PICTURES BY MAURICE SENDAK. WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE. HARPER & ROW, NY, 1963.
Price: US$129.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: early printing, small closed tears to an unclipped (5.95) dust jacket, caldecott label.
Seller: Gian Luigi Fine Books, albany, NY, U.S.A.
Maurice Sendak. Where the wild things are. Harper & Row, New York, 1963.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Not ex-library. Early printing, small closed tears to an unclipped (no price) dust jacket, Caldecott Medal label on cover of dj.
Seller: Greenwood Road Books, Bridgman, MI, U.S.A.
Maurice Sendak. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper & Row, 1963.
Price: US$165.95 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: VERY GOOD BOARDS: Very good condition. Minor spotting to front. Crown and foot of spine and outside corners scuffed, tears to latter. Shelf rubbing to top and bottom edges. Minor touch-up to lower front by previous owner. Lower outside corner bumped, back. Slight bow to both boards. BOOK: Very good condition. Top of hinge starting at endpapers. Minor moisture staining top inside edge of title and facing page. Minor ink transfer smudges from illustrations to several facing pages. Slightly shaken binding. Please inspect photos closely for condition details. If unsure, please ask questions. ********************************************************* Here on offer is a very nice copy of Maurice Sendak's beloved children's book, Where the Wild Things Are, an illustrated story book that has been adapted into various other media and has sold over 19 million copies worldwide. This is a 1st American edition, probable 1st printing published by Harper & Row in 1963. The copy is without the dust jacket. ***************************************************** "Maurice Sendak's Caldecott Medal-winning picture book has become one of the most highly acclaimed and best-loved children's books of all time. A must for every child's bookshelf. *** This iconic story has inspired a movie, an opera, and the imagination of generations. When Max dresses in his wolf suit and causes havoc in the house, his mother sends him to bed. From there, Max sets sail to an island inhabited by the Wild Things, who name him king and share a wild rumpus with him. But then from far away across the world, Max smells good things to eat. *** Mary Pols of Time magazine wrote that what makes Sendak's book so compelling is its grounding effect: Max has a tantrum and in a flight of fancy visits his wild side, but he is pulled back by a belief in parental love to a supper 'still hot. Generations have shared this beautiful picture book, and children of all ages will want to return to it again and again." ******* The above text was taken from HarperCollins publishers (via Google Books).
Seller: Second-handsome Books, College Station, TX, U.S.A.
Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper & Row, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1963.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 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!
Seller: Gargoyle Books, IOBA, La Mesa, CA, U.S.A.
Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper & Row, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1963.
Price: US$183.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A very good copy in an edge worn dust jacket. Early printing, with 4.95 price on dust jacket and Library of Congress number on title page. Caldecott Medal label on front cover and previous owner's name on half title. This is not an ex-library copy. Please view photo(s) to determine exact condition.
Seller: Novelty Shop Used & Rare Books, Novelty, OH, U.S.A.
SENDAK, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper & Row, 1963.
Price: US$199.93 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: New York Harper & Row, 1963. 1st edition, with LOC#63-21253 on title page. Oblong sm 4to. Unpaginate. Illus. Fair book. No dust jacket, else Good. (children, conduct of life, fantasy, monsters) Inquire if you need further information.
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.
Maurice Sendak. Where the wild things are. Harper & Row, New York, 1963.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Not ex-library. Early printing, 4.95 price, lower inner flap clipped dust jacket. Caldecott Medal label on cover of dj.
Seller: Greenwood Road Books, Bridgman, MI, U.S.A.
Sendak, Maurice. Where The Wild Things Are. Harper & Row, New York, 1963.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: Oblong 4to, white boards, with original dust jacket. Early printing with caldecott seal to dust jacket, mention of Caldecott to rear DJ flap, $3.50 price, 40-80 and 1163 codes. Foxing and soiling to covers, owner inscription to front endpaper and half title page, dust jacket toned, and foxed with tears and chips along edges, with Caldecott seal perished and name inked to front panel.
Seller: Caroliniana, Aiken, SC, U.S.A.
Sendak, Maurice. Where The Wild Things Are. Harper and Row, 1963.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: pictorial binding. owner ink inscription. small edge stain to top of back cover
Seller: RP BOOKS, Newport, NH, U.S.A.
Sendak, Maurice. Where the wild things are.. . United States of America Harper & Row (), 1963.
Price: US$202.72 + shipping
Description: Quer-4°. 20 unnummerierte Blätter. Illustrierter Orig.-Halbleineneinband. Frühe, möglicherweise sogar erste Ausgabe, die sich gemäss der Sendak-Bibliographie von Joyce Y. Hanrahan, bloss anhand des Schutzumschlages, der hier leider fehlt, verifizieren lässt. - Stempel auf Vorsatzblatt.
Seller: Libelle mit H & B, Basel, Switzerland
Sendak, Maurice:. Where the Wild Things Are. New York Harper & Row, 1963.
Price: US$237.40 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Hardcover, First edition , first issue, no dustjacket. The scarce First edition with Library of Congress Catalog card number 63-21253 no further additions. Sendak's wonderful story and illustrations of Max and the Wild Things. A Good to Fair copy with wear to edges and handling marks to covers, corners bumped and rubbed, Slightly faded colours to covers. With previous owners name and 'This Book belongs to' written on title page. Not prestine condition but a scarce item . Pictures available.
Seller: David Ford Books PBFA, Cley-next-the-Sea, United Kingdom
SENDAK, Maurice.. Where the Wild Things Are.. Harper & Row,, NY:, 1963.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 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 on the front panel, $3.95 and Net $3.97 prices on front flap along with 40-80 and 1163 codes, Caldecott Award notices on rear flap) dust jacket.
Seller: Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB, Springfield, MA, U.S.A.
Maurice Sendak. WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE. Harper and Row, New York, 1963.
Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 10 x 10 in. Cloth spine with paper boards. True first edition with all points - olive cloth spine, 1963 on title pg, LOC no. 63-21253. Condition is GOOD+ ; covers have some toning and foxing at edges, front clean, rear has a ring stain and spots. Spine cloth very good, light wear to ends, corners worn. Front hinge has a little give to the feel, but is holding fine. Text , endpapers, title pg all clean and bright with no markings. Chil. RGR.
Seller: Andre Strong Bookseller, Blue Hill, ME, U.S.A.
Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper & Row, 1963.
Price: US$285.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Not a first edition. Signed very nicely on half-title page. Tips of corners show very very faint wear. rest of book is excellent, very clean and sharp, looking as new. Dust jacket has some brown stains along spine, seven quarter sized stains and one one by two stain at lower corner of back, small tear at bottom of front. otherwise clean and attractive. Detailed photos on request.
Seller: Recycle Bookstore, San Jose, CA, U.S.A.
Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are (signed). Harper & Row, New York, 1963.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 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.
Seller: Bud Plant & Hutchison Books, Cedar Ridge, CA, U.S.A.
Sendak, Maurice. Where The Wild Things Are. Harper & Row, New York, 1963.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, with copyright 1963 and LoC number 63-21253 at foot of title. Cover with light soil and rubbing to corners. Half-inch closed tear to title page (no loss of paper). Textblock a touch loose. No inscriptions. Lacking the jacket. 9.25 x 10.2 inches.
Seller: The Odd Book (ABAC, ILAB), Wolfville, NS, Canada
Maurice Sendak. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper & Row, 1963.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Description: Plain gray cloth spine. Boards are scuffed. Edges are scuffed. Text is free of any markings. No other dates than 1963. No Newbury award medallion. Decorated end papers. All the signs of a first.
Seller: Sheafe Street Books, Portsmouth, NH, U.S.A.
Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, 1963.
Price: US$449.96 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Scarce, First Edition, First Printing hardcover. Has all the first printing points including the Library of Congress catalog card number: 63-21253 on the bottom of the title page. Email us for additional photos. Has some marks on the covers and signs of use/age and a red marker mark on the bottom corner of the front cover. Inside is very good plus. The back cover has a crayon mark from a child. Has a gift inscription. Book is still in Good Minus condition and is the very scarce first printing of one of the most important children's books ever authored. We ship fast.
Seller: Mountain Books, Kent, CT, U.S.A.
Sendak, Maurice. Where The Wild Things Are. Harper & Row, New York, 1963.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Pictorial boards, gray spine. illustrated endpapers.Has all the First Edition points: "copyright 1963" LOC 63-21253, No Caldecott Medal. The corner tips of the book have wear, Otherwise internally clean, unmarked. A collectible copy of this classic work for children. Size: 10" x 9 1/4"
Seller: The Chatham Bookseller, Madison, NJ, U.S.A.
SENDAK, Maurice.. Where The Wild Things Are.. [New York]: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1963., 1963.
Price: US$499.50 + shipping
Description: oblong 4to. unpaginated illus. throughout in colour by the author. original cloth-backed pictorial bds. (slight lean to spine else very good). dw. (short tears to edges of dw., corners of front flap clipped). First Edition (copyright on title) in second issue dw. (nos. 40-80 and 1163 at foot of front flap, mention of 1964 Caldecott award on rear flap gold sticker on front cover).
Seller: D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB), Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 25th Anniversary Edition Reprinted in 1988. Book FINE; dust jacket NEAR FINE rubbing to small portion of bar code on rear flap where sticker has been removed.
Seller: Barrister, Inc., Davie, FL, U.S.A.
Maurice Sendak. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1963.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 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 and date at the front free endpaper. Otherwise, clean as could be and legitimatley approaching Near Fine to Fine. Oblong quarto, wonderfully illustrated throughout by the great maestro. Lacking the dustjacket.
Seller: APPLEDORE BOOKS, ABAA, WACCABUC, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$650.00 + shipping
Description: First printing of this Sendak illustrated work, published only two months before WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE. A charming child's adventure, created by Vogel about his first son and written for his second son. The title page notes, "This is a very funny book and should not be read while drinking orange juice, or you will spill it!" 5.5'' x 7.5''. Original color pictorial paper boards. In original unclipped ($2.95) pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated by Sendak in green, orange, tan, black and grey. [62] pages. Jacket with minor edgewear and tiny chip at top of front joint. Rear board with touch of soil. Slight lean. Interior clean and sharp. Near fine in very good plus jacket.
Seller: Type Punch Matrix, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
Sendak, Maurice. Where The Wild Things Are ( cut signature ). Harper and Row, 1963.
Price: US$650.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition in a later jacket with a price of $3.50 on the flap, but with the Caldecott sticker on the front panel. Cut signature of the author below his name on the first title page. The jacket is worn and dirtied and has a sticker on the rear panel. First edition book with the proper code on the copyright page. First edition book, later jacket, cut signature.
Seller: Ink, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
SENDAK, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper & Row, (New York), 1963.
Price: US$700.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Oblong quarto. [48]pp. Pictorial cloth. The pictorial jacket has "Net $3.79" price on lower front flap (conforming to correct first issue publisher's price for the library issue) and with publisher's correct first issue printed code on lower front flap ("40-80/ 1163"). The front flap of dust jacket prints two reviews and rear flap is headed "Winner of the 1964 Caldecott Award", both issue points which indicate a second issue dust jacket. Also has "The Caldecott Medal" gold foil label on front panel (second issue), and with "Harper Crest" publisher's gold foil label on spine (as issued for the library issue). Owner's ink name on front flyleaf else a fine, bright copy in second issue dust jacket, with two short tears, and one tiny nick, else the jacket is fresh and bright.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are.. Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, 1963.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of the 25th anniversary edition of one of the most desirable books in modern childrenâs literature. Oblong quarto, original cloth backed pictorial paper boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For Gloria Burton Maurice Sendak." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Hailed as "the Picasso of children's books," Maurice Sendak produced more than 85 books, of which Where the Wild Things Are is undeniably the most famous, being one of the ten best-selling 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, Forest Whitaker, Catherine O'Hara, and Chris Cooper.
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Description: Illustrated in color by Maurice Sendak. Oblong 4to, publisher's illustrated cloth in dust jacket. 1964 Library issue. A fine copy in a price-clipped jacket with the Caldecott and HarperCrest gold foil labels. Slight use to the rear panel of the jacket, which is otherwise very nice. Inscribed by Maurice Sendak on the half-title page.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild things are. Harper and Row, 1963.
Price: US$825.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A very good first edition without a dust jacket. Some soiling as is common.
Seller: The Lost Bookstore, Spartanburg, SC, U.S.A.
SENDAK, MAURICE. WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE. HARPER & ROW, NY, 1963.
Price: US$895.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: early printing, three closed tears to a price-clipped dust jacket. inner flap 40-80 1163. caldecott seal. paste-boards have tape shadows from old brodart. former owner's bookplates (three), two to ffep, one to rear. signed by author to title page: "for millicent-maurice sendak."
Seller: Gian Luigi Fine Books, albany, NY, U.S.A.
Maurice Sendak. Where the Wild Things Are, 1st/1st, SIGNED. Harper and Row, 1963.
Price: US$995.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Harper and Row, 1963. SIGNED BY SENDAK on a cut signature affixed to title page. It is a first TRADE EDITION because the bottom of the title page states "Library of Congress number 63-21253." Dustjacket is a 2nd state jacket. Condition: The book itself is in very good condition. Minimal wear. Clean. The DJ is good condition with chipping and wear.
Seller: JayLin Books, Cleveland, OH, U.S.A.
Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are.. Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, 1963.
Price: US$1050.00 + shipping
Description: Early edition of one of the most desirable books in modern childrenâs literature. Oblong quarto, original cloth backed pictorial paper boards. Boldly signed by Maurice Sendak on the half-title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Hailed as "the Picasso of children's books," Maurice Sendak produced more than 85 books, of which Where the Wild Things Are is undeniably the most famous, being one of the ten best-selling 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, Forest Whitaker, Catherine O'Hara, and Chris Cooper.
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Sendak, Maurice. WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE. Harper & Row, 1963.
Price: US$1363.75 + shipping
Description: 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.
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$2295.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Harper & Row. New York. 1963. First edition with a loosely laid-in, adhesive-backed bookplate, hand-signed by author and illustrator, Maurice Sendak. Book meets first edition points per (Hanrahan A58) as base of title page states: "Copyright 1963 by Maurice Sendak. Printed in the United States of America. All rights reserved. Library of Congress catalog card number: 63 - 21253." . No writing within. Clean. Unpaginated. Illustrated endpapers. Illustrated paper boards with cloth binding; light toning near edges. Light shelf-rubbing at tips. A couple of minor textural scuffs on rear endpaper; thin faint tape ghost on rear pastedown. No writing, coloring or stamping on or within. A later DJ has been married to this copy intentionally, to mimic the first printing DJ exterior, with no Caldecott Medal on front, and no SBN/ISBN on rear. The book is a first edition, the DJ is not. A Caldecott winning title, and one of the most sought after children's titles; still. VG/NF; flaws noted.
Seller: Medium Rare Books, Mountainside, NJ, U.S.A.
Maurice Sendak. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper & Row, 1963.
Price: US$2390.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: This 1963 volume is SIGNED with a drawing by the author. It is the premier title by Sendak who wrote many well known children's books. A highly collectible author. This book is an early printing with a 1963 publication date and a price on the front flap of the jacket of $3.79. The book is in fine condition with clean interior pages and a bright pictorial cover showing a wild thing sleeping near a small boat. The dust jacket is very good plus with a closed tear on the jacket back (1 inch) and a corner with minor wear. A wonderful copy! Pictures available upon request.
Seller: Round About Children's Books, Aurora, CO, U.S.A.
Sendak, Maurice & Maurice Sendak. WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE. Harper & Row, 1963.
Price: US$2700.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: ; Quarter black cloth cover with pictorial boards is islightly toned with wear to spine caps and modest soiling but in very good condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Very faint modest thumbprint on about 4 pages otherwise pages are clean and very good. Dust jacket is worn at the extremities with several short tears, toned, and soiled with erasure of former owner's name on front flap. First Edition/Second Issue points include: Publisher's price of $3.50 on DJ flap with '40-80' and 1163 and lower corner clipped; 2 paragraphs rather than 3 on front flap (first printing calls for 3) ; gold foil Caldecott medal on front panel and mention of Caldecott award on back flap; Title page carries correct publication information including: Harper & Row, copyright 1963, LCCC number 63-21253.
Seller: Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA, Livonia, MI, U.S.A.
Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper & Row, Publishers, [New York], 1963.
Price: US$2750.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Oblong 8vo. Unpaginated. Quarter grey cloth over pictorial boards printed on white paper, the boards' illustrations match those of the jacket. Colorful illustrated endpapers and pastedowns (the endpapers and pastedowns depict flowers and plants of many colors). Price of $3.50 on the front flap of the dust jacket. With the codes 40-80 and 1163 on the jacket's front flap, the jacket's front flap's bottom corner is clipped. The rear flap of the dust jacket mentions the book winning the 1964 Caldecott Award and mentions the book being chosen as the Best Illustrated Children's Book of 1963 by the New York Times. A collector has affixed a Caldecott Medal sticker to the jacket's front panel. Illustrated with full-page colorful drawings done by Sendak. Hanrahan A58. Our copy is a first edition, first printing book with a slightly later dust jacket. Our book has the correct statement and the correct Library of Congress catalog card number on its copyright page as per Hanrahan. Based on Hanrahan's entry, we believe our jacket is likely from March or April of 1964, as it accords with the jacket on her personal copy which she makes mention of in her bibliography. A pleasing copy of the hugely influential children's book, praised for its artwork and its ability to capture the full range of Max's (the main character's) emotions. The boards a touch bowed with a brief inscription on the half-title page; jacket with a few small chips and toning to its spine panel.
Seller: Evening Star Books, ABAA/ILAB, Madison, WI, U.S.A.
SENDAK, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper, (New York), 1963.
Price: US$4000.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 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 popular and influential children's book of the 20th Century. Hanrahan. *Works of Maurice Sendak 1947-1994* A58.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper & Row Publishers, 1963.
Price: US$4500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition, First Printing with "Copyright © 1963 by Maurice Sendak Printed in the United States of America All right reserved Library of Congress catalog card number: 63-21253" printed on the title page. This copy is SIGNED by Maurice Sendak on a laid in signature. The book is in very good condition with minor wear to the edges and boards. The book is bound in the original publisher's cloth with light wear to the spine. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A lovely copy SIGNED by the author with a beautiful facsimile dustjacket from the original.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Price: US$6800.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Oblong quarto, [38pp]. Illustrated boards, olive green cloth spine. Faint soiling to paper boards, internally clean. On title page, contains Library of Congress number 63-21253. Pictorial endpapers, bright boards and clean illustrated text. In the publisher's first issue dust jacket, $3.50 price on front flap, code "40-80 / 1163" on bottom of front flap, three paragraph blurb on front flap and no mention of the Caldecott Award. Pin holes on corners of flaps, where dust jacket was previously displayed, light sunning to spine and toning to white borders. A very good example of the true first state jacket. (Hanrahan A58).
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper & Row, New York, 1963.
Price: US$7500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing with Library of Congress catalog card number:63-21253 printed on the title page. Later editions do NOT have the card number. A wonderful copy. The book is in excellent condition. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning. The boards are crisp with minor wear to the edges. The pages are exceptionally clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a beautiful copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION SIGNED by the author housed in a custom clamshell slipcase for preservation.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper & Row, New York, 1963.
Price: US$8000.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, first printing in lovely example of the first issue dust jacket. Illustrated paper-covered boards with gray cloth backstrip. Near Fine with light browning and light soiling to covers, in a Near Fine dust jacket with light toning, soiling and edge wear, several brown spots, with publisher's original price of $3.50 is present on the top corner of the front flap and lower corner clipped (small ink notation above price), three paragraphs of text on the front flap and no Caldecott Medal on the front panel. A groundbreaking work for its honest treatment of children's emotions, especially anger, and winner of the 1964 Caldecott Medal.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Maurice Sendak. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper & Row, 1963.
Price: US$8450.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition in Fine condition with clean pages and bright color. DJ has the correct $3.50 price with the code 40-80 printed on the bottom flap; the lower corner of front flap is clipped as in all copies but the 1163 is present indicating that the book was published November, 1963. The dust jacket front flap has the correct paragraph blurbs about the book and the back flap of the DJ has the paragraph blurbs about the author. The library congress number 63-21253 is printed on the title page. This is a true first edition, as the Library of Congress catalog number was issued in November 1963 and so on the first printings in 1964, but not after that. The binding is tight and the boards are crisp. The pages are clean NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Stunning illustrations. Caldecott Winner in 1964 and voted Best Children's Book Ever Written in 2023 by the BBC.
Seller: Wheelwrite Imaginarium Bookshop, Manchester Ctr, VT, U.S.A.
Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper and Row, New York, 1963.
Price: US$8500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing with ALL the First Issue points "There is NO award medal sticker on the front panel of the dust jacket, the front flap has the correct $3.50 printed price with the code 40-80 printed on the bottom flap, the lower corner of front flap is clipped as in all copies but the 1163 is present indicating that the book was published November 1963, the dust jacket front flap has the correct three paragraph blurbs about the book and the back flap of the dustjacket has three paragraph blurbs about the author, and the library congress number 63-21253 is printed on the title page." A wonderful copy that has light staining to the bottom edges of the dustjacket and light wear to the panels. The book is in great shape with minor wear to the boards. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a lovely copy with the ORIGINAL FIRST ISSUE dustjacket in collector's condition. We buy Sendak First Editions.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
MAURICE SENDAK. WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE. HARPER & ROW PUBLISHERS, 1963.
Price: US$9018.81 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: HARPER & ROW PUBLISHERS, 1963. CONDITION: FINE +++. ALL PAGES ARE CLEAN & TIGHT - Inscription on the inside "Sean love Beth & Mark". Seller Inventory AQC-030
Seller: Night light, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper & Row Publishers, New York, 1963.
Price: US$10000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing with an ORIGINAL drawing by Maurice Sendak that is also INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author This is the TRUE FIRST EDITION with the Library of Congress catalog card number: 63-21253 and 1963 copyright printed on the title page. This early issue dustjacket is vibrant in color with minor wear to the edges. The book is bound in the publisher's pictorial cloth and is in excellent condition. The binding is tight and the boards are crisp. The pages are clean NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A wonderful copy of this First Edition SIGNED by the author.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
SENDAK, Maurice. WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE. New York Harper Row, 1963.
Price: US$10907.76 + shipping
Description: First edition, first issue. Original paper covered boards with cloth spine in pictorial dustwrapper. A fine copy in a near fine dustwrapper, bright and crisp with just a hint of toning to the spine. Illustrated throughout in colour by Sendak. Sendak's most famous book, both as an author and as an illustrator, and one of the most important and influential modern picture books.
Seller: Jonkers Rare Books, Henley on Thames, OXON, United Kingdom
Sendak, Maurice. WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE. Harper & Row, [New York], 1963.
Price: US$12000.00 + shipping
Description: 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 boundaries of the children's picture book genre. The story of a boy who gets in a fight with his mother and lets out his pent up feelings in a fantastical Wild Rumpus, WILD THINGS focused on the complex inner experience of little Max, acknowledging the reality that children deal with anger, frustration, and fear just as adults do. For this reason, the book was initially not well received: before the rise of New Realism in children's literature, many critics felt children's books ought to model ideal behavior rather than accurately reflect children's emotional experiences. The book made a splash from the very beginning, as Sendak expected it would: many critics advised against buying the book, and some libraries banned it. Readers largely didn't know how to react to its unconventional approach - until it won the Caldecott. WILD THINGS is now one of the best-selling children's books of all time, paving the way for commercial picture books that explore our darker sides and encourage us to make friends with monsters. 9'' x 10''. Original quarter grey cloth, color pictorial paper boards. In original price-clipped color pictorial dust jacket without Caldecott medal, and with 3-paragraph blurb on front flap (blurbs are issue point, not price; ref. Hanrahan). Color pictorial endpapers. Illustrated by Sendak in color throughout. [40] pages. Jacket with some soiling and toning, a few short closed tears minutely reinforced on verso. Book with a bit of bumping to extremities, else clean and bright. Near fine in very good plus jacket.
Seller: Type Punch Matrix, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
SENDAK, Maurice.. Where the Wild Things Are.. New York: Harper & Row, 1963, 1963.
Price: US$12511.84 + shipping
Description: First edition, first printing, first issue. Criticized at the time of publication for its dark elements, Where the Wild Things Are 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 in 2009. There were multiple issues of the first edition, but this copy is the earliest, distinguished by the Library of Congress number 63-21253 to the title page, the codes 40-80 and 1163 to the front flap, and the absence on the rear flap of the mention of the Caldecott Award bestowed upon the book on publication - the winning of such a prestigious prize compelled the publishers to recall the entire edition and change the text on the dust jacket to include the achievement. Hanrahan A58; Grolier Children's 100, 97. Oblong quarto. Original cloth-backed pictorial paper boards, front cover lettered in black. With dust jacket. Housed in a custom blue morocco-backed folding box by the Chelsea Bindery. Colour illustrations throughout by Maurice Sendak. Notably fresh, boards very slightly toned with rear corners slightly rubbed; spine of jacket slightly soiled, short closed tear to rear panel, some slight toning; a near-fine copy in a very good jacket.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper & Row Publishers, New York, 1963.
Price: US$15000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing with an ORIGINAL drawing by Maurice Sendak that is also INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author. This ORIGNAL First Issue dustjacket is rich in color with NO chips or tears and has benefited from some professional restoration.This is the TRUE FIRST EDITION with the Library of Congress catalog card number: 63-21253 and 1963 copyright printed on the title page. The book is in great shape. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning. The pages are clean NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A beautiful copy of this First Edition SIGNED by the author housed in a custom clamshell box.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper & Row, New York, 1963.
Price: US$17500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing with ALL the First Issue points. This copy is authentically SIGNED by Maurice Sendak A magnificent dustjacket that is vibrant in color with slight wear to the edges. This First Issue dustjacket has the $3.50 price present and ALL the First Issue points such as three paragraph blurb about the book. The book is in great shape. The binding is tight, and the boards are crisp with slight wear to the edges. The pages are clean with NO marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a stunning copy SIGNED by the author. We buy SIGNED Sendak First Editions.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
SENDAK, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper & Row, New York, 1963.
Price: US$20000.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 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 in 1966 with a small drawing of a dog.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$20000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: "Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak. Harper & Row, 1963 first edition, inscribed on half-title "For Vera, Indeed a first! Maurice Sendak May '92" with drawing of the head of Moishe the Wild Thing, first issue dust-jacket, price-clipped, lightly toned, 8mm. tear to front panel, slightly longer tear at foot of spine [Hanrahan A58], oblong 4to, [New York], Harper & Row, 1963
Seller: Neverland Books, waalre, Netherlands
Price: US$22500.00 + shipping
Description: First Printing. Oblong quarto (25.5cm x 23.75cm); pictorial paper-covered boards and grey cloth backstrip; pictorial endpapers; dustjacket; [40]pp; illus. Inscribed by Sendak on the upper half-title page, surrounding a small drawing of Max: "Jan.9, 63 / For Richard + Sandy / with much affection! Maurice Sendak." Gentle sunning to upper and lower board edges, light wear to spine ends and lower board edges, with minute exposure to one lower corners, and a shallow (1/2 cm) indentation to cloth at lower front joint; contents fresh, with the binding sound; Near Fine. In the correct dustjacket, without the Caldecott Medal sticker on the front panel, priced $3.50 at upper front flap, with lower corner clipped by the publisher, next to a 40-80 / 1163 code; modest wear, sunning, and dust-soil to spine and panels, shallow loss to spine ends, with two closed tears to lower panels closest to the spine, another to upper front joint, and a few small, faint splash marks to lower half of spine (most evident on verso); an unrestored, Very Good example. An excellent copy of what is perhaps the best-loved and most distinguished illustrated children's book of the 20th century, one that the American Institute of Graphic Arts called "the perfect book." Inscribed by Sendak to Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and translator Richard Howard (1929-2022) and his then partner, author and playwright Sanford Friedman (1928-2010). Howard and Sendak both spent time on Fire Island during the 1960s, where Sendak wrote Where the Wild Things Are, and the men were part of a tightly-knit circle of queer authors and artists in New York during that period. By the mid-1970s, Howard and Sendak had drifted apart, though this copy is evidence of a once closer friendship. While erroneously dated (the book was published in November, 1963 this copy was actually inscribed on January 9, 1964, not 1963), it still remains among the earliest recorded inscriptions in copies of Where the Wild Things Are. The earliest we have traced were all inscribed (likely as holiday gifts) in December, 1963, to illustrator Hilary Knight, Sendak's friend and psychoanalyst Bert Slaff, and to Louise Halsey. Hanrahan A58; Grolier 97 (One Hundred Books Famous in Children's Literature).
Seller: Captain Ahab's Rare Books, ABAA, Stephenson, VA, U.S.A.
SENDAK, Maurice. [Page proofs]: Where the Wild Things Are. Harper & Row, New York, 1963.
Price: US$25000.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Measuring 56" x 42". Some light wear at edges and a few light scattered creases, near fine. A production page proof for Maurice Sendak's classic children's book, *Where the Wild Things Are*. The proof is printed on both sides and retains its original bright and vibrant colors. It comes from the personal archives of a distinguished children's book author and editor who worked closely with both Sendak and the book's editor, Ursula Nordstrom. While there is no jacket present to verify the issue points, as typical for a first edition of the book, the title page is conspicuously missing its Library of Congress identification number suggesting it was printed prior to securing one as required for publication. Further, we have only been able to locate one other known copy of page proof for *Where the Wild Things Are* in the Maurice Sendak Collection at the Rosenbach Museum, and it too lacks the LOC number on the title page. An amazing artifact from what is one of the most popular and influential children's book of the 20th Century.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.