Where the wild things are first edition signed

Library of Congress catalog number: ". Published by New York: Harper and Row. Library of Congress catalog number: Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Published by Harper, New York , Used - Hardcover Condition: Near Fine. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: 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 popular and influential children's book of the 20th Century. First Edition Signed. Used - Hardcover Condition: Very Good. Condition: Very Good. First edition, first printing with base of title page bearing Library of Congress number Signed by Maurice Sendak on the half title page, inscribed to a former owner and dated Dec.

Publisher's pictorial paper covered boards over grey cloth spine. Near Fine, with light foxing to boards at edges, tiny ding to bottom edge of rear board, faint rubbing at corners. Slight offsetting to half title and adjacent page from laid in news-clipping announcing Maurice Sendak's upcoming speaking appearance at two schools. In a Very Good second issue dust jacket with Caldecott Medal on front panel and altered text on rear flap.

After the book won the Caldecott Medal, unsold copies were recalled by the publisher and supplied with new dust jackets boasting the award, as found here.

A very sharp copy, with an early signature. All first state points present. Near fine book in a near fine dust jacket. The identifying points for the first state dust jacket include the unique content of the information found only on the First State jacket flaps no mention of the Caldecott award, and instead includes a three paragraph blurb about Sendak on the rear flap and a three paragraph blurb about the book on the front inner flap.

The first state book is equally unique in that the colors of the inks used on the end papers as well as many of the internal pages are different from the later printings. Please see detailed images. The book has crisp boards in near fine condition.

The corners are sharp, and the book has no edgewear. The binding is tight and square. The book is in beautiful condition for this title which if often found with scribbles, writing, ruined spines, alot of edgewear and other issues that revolve around first edition children? The boards are clean with no fading, and no scribbles. The stunning end papers are in perfect condition with no inscriptions, no owner names, no bookstore stamps, and no bookplates.

The internal pages are clean with but a few tiny very very faded dots of foxing to the last and first page, otherwise the pages are very clean with no writing, no stains, no handling marks, no rips, no bent pages, and no foxing.

Beautiful clean, crisp, bright copy of a children? The scarce original first state, first edition dust jacket has benefited from some slight restoration to repair a few small intact tears to jacket, and as such shows in beautiful condition with the usual age toning and light soiling as commonly found with this dust jacket.

Slight wrinkle to the front. The dust jacket has strong vibrant colors with no edgewear, no rips, no chips, no rubbing, no stains, no fading, no scribbles and no foxing. The price is not important in the determination of the first state jacket as the first state is exclusively determined by the content of the information found on the inner front and rear flaps. A very handsome example of this scarce signed title presenting very well with the stunning jacket and clean interior at a great price for this title!

Signed by Author s. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. The book has crisp boards in fine condition. The book is in beautiful condition for this title which if often found with scribbles, writing, ruined spines, edgewear and other issues that revolve around first edition children?

Instead this book has bright, clean boards with no fading, no toning, no staining and no scribbles. The internal pages are clean, bright and crisp.

The book has a fantastic signed original drawing of the Wild Thing? The internal pages are still rigid and with no writing, no stains, no handling marks, no rips, no bent pages, and no foxing.

The book comes with the scarce original price clipped first state, first edition dust jacket. The unrestored jacket is in near fine unusually bright condition. A three paragraph blurb should be on the front inner flap with the bottom of flap having the requisite code of , and ; there should be NO MENTION of the Caldecott Award on either flap, and the rear flap should have a three paragraph blurb about Maurice Sendak.

The dust jacket has strong vibrant colors, and is unusually bright with but slight rubbing to the top of the spine, otherwise no edgewear, no rips, no chips, no rubbing, no stains, no fading, no scribbles and no foxing. Publisher's pictorial paper covered boards over grey cloth spine. Near Fine, with light foxing to boards at edges, tiny ding to bottom edge of rear board, faint rubbing at corners.

Slight offsetting to half title and adjacent page from laid in news-clipping announcing Maurice Sendak's upcoming speaking appearance at two schools. In a Very Good second issue dust jacket with Caldecott Medal on front panel and altered text on rear flap.

After the book won the Caldecott Medal, unsold copies were recalled by the publisher and supplied with new dust jackets boasting the award, as found here. A very sharp copy, with an early signature. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 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.

The animals depicted are from his Little Bear story. Signed by Sendak at the bottom by Sendak who also labels two images? Maurice Sendak?. Most of these animals appeared in the Sendak illustrated movie called?

The Little Bear Movie?. Two of the animals have hand scripted notes alongside. Next to the fox is the word? Fox, Poppy, Pete? The Prairie Dog has the scripted word? Prairie Dog? The art is presented doubled matted with an outer linen wove mat, framed and glazed using UV glass and all archival materials. A spectacular large detailed original drawing by Sendak. The art is in excellent condition. The art will ship boxed, tracked and with full insurance.

The piece includes a young boy caricature and? Wild Thing sitting playfully interacting him. A superb example of a 4 panel piece with extensive details and is heavily embellished. Created for the promotional campaign of Bell Atlantic, introducing its services, from phone service to calling plans and high-speed internet data from , including billboards, television spots, massive print ads, culminating in their sponsoring a giant? Wild Thing balloon for the Macy?

The campaign won an Effie award and a Clio award for Sendak? This was the most commercial use of the Wild Things which drew raves and mixed reviews from die-hard fans.

A stunning, important piece completely entrenched in the historic campaign! Presented newly framed with a deep beveled mat, and a lovely wood frame, using all archival materials and UV glass.

Sendak signed the piece in full signature in the bottom right corner of the art. Perfect for a collector of Maurice Sendak art. All first state points present. Near fine book in a near fine dust jacket. The identifying points for the first state dust jacket include the unique content of the information found only on the First State jacket flaps no mention of the Caldecott award, and instead includes a three paragraph blurb about Sendak on the rear flap and a three paragraph blurb about the book on the front inner flap.

The first state book is equally unique in that the colors of the inks used on the end papers as well as many of the internal pages are different from the later printings. The book has crisp boards in near fine condition. The corners are sharp, and the book has no edgewear. The binding is tight and square. The book is in beautiful condition for this title which if often found with scribbles, writing, ruined spines, alot of edgewear and other issues that revolve around first edition children?

The boards are clean with no fading, and no scribbles. The stunning end papers are in perfect condition with no inscriptions, no owner names, no bookstore stamps, and no bookplates. The internal pages are clean with but a few tiny very very faded dots of foxing to the last and first page, otherwise the pages are very clean with no writing, no stains, no handling marks, no rips, no bent pages, and no foxing.

Beautiful clean, crisp, bright copy of a children? The scarce original first state, first edition dust jacket has benefited from some slight restoration to repair a few small intact tears to jacket, and as such shows in beautiful condition with the usual age toning and light soiling as commonly found with this dust jacket.

Slight wrinkle to the front. The dust jacket has strong vibrant colors with no edgewear, no rips, no chips, no rubbing, no stains, no fading, no scribbles and no foxing.

The price is not important in the determination of the first state jacket as the first state is exclusively determined by the content of the information found on the inner front and rear flaps.

A very handsome example of this scarce signed title presenting very well with the stunning jacket and clean interior at a great price for this title!

The book has crisp boards in fine condition. The book is in beautiful condition for this title which if often found with scribbles, writing, ruined spines, edgewear and other issues that revolve around first edition children? Instead this book has bright, clean boards with no fading, no toning, no staining and no scribbles.

The internal pages are clean, bright and crisp. The book has a fantastic signed original drawing of the Wild Thing? The internal pages are still rigid and with no writing, no stains, no handling marks, no rips, no bent pages, and no foxing. The book comes with the scarce original price clipped first state, first edition dust jacket. The unrestored jacket is in near fine unusually bright condition.

A three paragraph blurb should be on the front inner flap with the bottom of flap having the requisite code of , and ; there should be NO MENTION of the Caldecott Award on either flap, and the rear flap should have a three paragraph blurb about Maurice Sendak.

The dust jacket has strong vibrant colors, and is unusually bright with but slight rubbing to the top of the spine, otherwise no edgewear, no rips, no chips, no rubbing, no stains, no fading, no scribbles and no foxing.

A very handsome example of this scarce signed title presenting very well with the stunning jacket and clean interior. Please see our ABE store for other important titles. Book: The bottom of the title page states "Library of Congress number While first state jackets typically don't have the Caldecott sticker on the front panel, a few first state jackets had the sticker placed on it by the publisher, according to Sendak scholar Joyce Hanrahan.

For those copies being sent to bookstores, the bottom price was clipped by the publisher. For those copies being sent to libraries, the top price was clipped. For various reasons, the price for libraries was typically higher.

It just had the different price clipped by the publisher. The library edition states "Harper Crest Library Edition" on the rear board and doesn't have the cloth spine like the trade edition. First Edition Signed. Used - Hardcover. From Australia to U. Quantity: 1. Very good copy. Signed by Dave Eggars. Dave Eggers retelling of the Maurice Sendak picture book, follows Max on his journey through a world that he cannot control.

Contact seller. New - Hardcover Condition: New. Within U. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Sendak, Maurice illustrator. Signed by Illustrator s. Used - Hardcover Condition: Very Good. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First printing. Correct number sequence including the 1. Decorative glossy boards. Unique design, opens three different ways.

A tight, clean copy, new and unread. Shipped in well padded box. Purchased new and opened only for author signature. You cannot find a better copy.

Signed by Author s. Used - Hardcover Condition: As New. Condition: As New. Published in Pictorial book-length account on subject. One of the best books on film adaptation and film-making ever published in our time. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only.

The First Edition is now scarce. His ground-breaking film adaptation of Maurice Sendak's beloved classic, together with the film itself on two discs. The lavishly produced book is presented in three parts, accordion-style: a "Heads On And We Shoot", which describes the actual making of the film, with drawings, original artwork, reference materials, and photographs; b the Screenplay by Spike Jonze and Dave Eggers, interspersed with Interviews and film stills; and c "Post-Production", which consists of special effects, brilliantly reproduced on the page.

In order to preserve the realistic nature of the film, 'The Wild Things' was not created digitally. Instead, Spike Jonze brings these characters to life in the form of physical suits built by the Jim Henson Company. These creatures, operated by a suit performer, interact with the live actor playing Max on set in front of the camera. After principal photography was finished, CGI was used to make the creatures completely life-like and convincing" Publisher's blurb. This copy is very boldly and beautifully signed in metallic-silver pen-marker on the front free endpaper by Spike Jonze.

It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. It comes with a pristine copy of the double-disc DVD and Blu-ray combo set, also very prominently, neatly, and beautifully signed in matching silver pen-marker in front by Spike Jonze. This title is a film classic. A rare signed set thus. A fine collectible set.

Signed by Author. Published by Harper Collins, US, Used - Hardcover Condition: Near Fine. From United Kingdom to U. Condition: Near Fine. Used - Hardcover Condition: Fine. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Insribed by the Author on the title page. Price-clipped jacket.

Inscribed by Author s. Published by New York, Harper Collins, Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition thus. Book and dust jacket are near fine. Signed by Sendak. Published by Harper and Row, Dust Jacket Included.

Harper and Row, Condition: The book itself is in very good condition. Minimal wear. The DJ is good condition with chipping and wear. Published by 0, 0. Used Condition: Near Fine. No Binding. Max sitting in his kingly tent and lamenting, surrounded by dozing Wild Things in the woods. In the background is a sunset.

Full sheet size of 23? Fine condition. In the book the picture is produced as double-page spreads divided in the middle and printed on two separate pages with a center crease, here the picture is printed for the first time on a single sheet of paper.