Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Sendak, Maurice [author/illustrator]. WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE. Harper & Row, New York, 1974.
Price: US$25.50 + shipping
Description: Octavo (oblong); "Reprinted in 1974 from new engravings made from the original art"- rear DJ flap; G/Poor; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, blue with black print; DJ is worn with tears at spine ends and flap corners, large tear at top of front hinge and front bottom flap edge, large portion of front bottom edge torn away, stains on rear, penciled name on front, creasing, price-clipped; Boards quarter bound with grey cloth to spine and illustrated paper to boards, wear to corners and spine caps, light wear to edges; Text block has small stain to bottom edge, slight tear at bottom of endpaper hinge, else clean and tight; unpaged, illustrated (color). NOTE: Shelved in Room X, Case #5.1. 1330873. FP New Rockville Stock.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Maurice Sendak. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper & Row, 1974.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: This is the 1974 reissue, printed with illustrations 'from new engravings made from the original art.' Hardcover in original jacket (wear to binding with some bumping to edges; jacket heavily chipped with some tears and tape). This is quite and early copy, as the jacket has a $4.95 price on flap. Classic 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 color pictorial boards (includes the gold sticker reproduction of the Caldecott Medal on upper cover). Sendak, Maurice (illustrator); Over 25 Color Illustrations (including title Page & endpapers).
Seller: Arundel Books, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper & Row, USA, 1974.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Unpaginated. DJ price is $5.95 and states the printing as 1974, which is not stated in the book. The DJ also has the Caldecott Medal on the cover. The Dj is Fine except the spine of the DJ is chipped all the way down resulting in the title being half obscured. The text is clean. K4
Seller: Voyageur Book Shop, Milwaukee, WI, U.S.A.
Maurice Sendak. Where The Wild Things Are. Harper & Row, 1974.
Price: US$39.95 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Used - good - copyright 1963, rear jacket flap identifies this copy as a 1974 reprint - dust jacket shows extensive use wear with fading, age tanning some tears along the edge - jacket has the Caldecott Medal sticker on front and lower front flap corner is clipped (not the price corner) - sound binding - no internal markings or names.
Seller: Carolina Book Trader, Clayton, NC, U.S.A.
Maurice Sendak. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper and Row, 1974.
Price: US$42.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description:
Seller: Frogtown Books, Inc. ABAA, Toledo, OH, U.S.A.
SENDAK, MAURICE. WHERE THE WILDTHINGS ARE. HARPER and ROW, N.Y., 1974.
Price: US$58.00 + shipping
Description: SOUGHT AFTER HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE BOOK. SOLID & CLEAN, NO MARKINGS. D/J IS COMPLETE HAS A MINISCULE NICK AT TOP AND IS P/C. FURTHER SCANSON REQUEST, THANKS.
Seller: Come See Books Livres, Canton de Hatley, QC, Canada
Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper & Row, New York, 1974.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Pictorial boards with cloth spine, abrasion to verso of FFEP and half-title page, occasional finger soil; matching dust jacket worn with edge tears and dust soil, price clipped. A vintage edition of a modern day picture book classic, awarded the 1964 Caldecott Medal. Size: Oblong 4to
Seller: E. M. Maurice Books, ABAA, Torrington, CT, U.S.A.
Maurice Sendak. Where The WildThings Are. Harper & Row, New York, 1974.
Price: US$80.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Hardcover in Fine condition. Dust Jacket in Very Good condition. 1974 reprint with new engravings of the original art. Interior clean and unmarked. Small bookstore sticker to upper front flyleaf. $4.95 price on front flap, bottom corner of flap clipped. Toning to dust jacket, 3 tiny tears at upper edge, now protected in mylar cover. 1974 reprint stated on back flap. Caldecott medal label attached to front cover.
Seller: Gold Beach Books & Art Gallery LLC, Gold Beach, OR, U.S.A.
Sendak, Maurice. WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE. Harper & Row, 1974.
Price: US$106.88 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: ; 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, otherwise pages are clean and pristine. Dust jacket has gold foil Caldecott medal with light wear, light soiling, and two small tears but bright and in very good- condition. DJ flap is price clipped. DJ protected by a brand new, clear, acid-free mylar cover. We add mylar covers to all books with DJs to preserve the DJs and add luster to magnify their beauty. (If pictured, shown without the mylar cover for an accurate representation of dust jacket. )
Seller: Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA, Livonia, MI, U.S.A.
SENDAK, MAURICE. WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE. HARPER & ROW, NY, 1974.
Price: US$495.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1974 ISSUE, 7.95 DJ PRICE. INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR: "TO JOANNE, DEC. 4, 81."
Seller: Gian Luigi Fine Books, albany, NY, U.S.A.
Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are.. Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, 1974.
Price: US$1100.00 + shipping
Description: Early printing of one of the most desirable books in modern childrenâs literature. Oblong quarto, original cloth backed pictorial paper boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Nicholas Roberston Maurice Sendak Dec. 85." 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.
Price: US$1200.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Oblong quarto, [48pp]. Illustrated boards. Stated copyright date of 1963 on title page, with "Harper Crest Library Edition" on rear cover. Blue endpapers, rear free endpaper partially cut away. Mylar dust jacket previously affixed to pastedown endpapers, with some glue residue on both. Previous ownership stamp on front flyleaf and title page. Solid, clean text block, free of any marks or notations. In the publisher's dust jacket, $5.95 on front flap, clipped lower corner of front flap, short closed tear to rear panel, light soiling, Caldecott Medal label on front panel. "Reprinted in 1974" stated on rear flap of dust jacket. This copy is inscribed by the author with a sketch of a "Wild Thing" saying "Boo!" on front free endpaper.
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
Maurice Sendak. WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE SIGNED. Harper & Row, New York, 1974.
Price: US$7813.95 + shipping
Description: Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. All FEPs up to title page missing. Front panel bowing upwards lightly. Light soiling on front flap fold and spine heel. ; Signed by author on bookplate on title page. ; Signed by Author.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.