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WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE - INSCRIBED WITH A DRAWING TO RICHARD HOWARD & SANFORD FRIEDMAN
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WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE - INSCRIBED WITH A DRAWING TO RICHARD HOWARD & SANFORD FRIEDMAN

by Sendak, Maurice

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New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1963. First Edition. 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… Read More
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Where the Wild Things Are
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Where the Wild Things Are

by SENDAK, Maurice

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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 in 1966 with a small drawing of a dog.
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WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE SIGNED

WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE SIGNED

by Maurice Sendak

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New York: Harper & Row. 1974. First Edition; Early Printing. Hardcover. 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 .
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Where the Wild Things Are.

Where the Wild Things Are.

by Sendak, Maurice

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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. Very good in a very good slipcase. Uncommon. 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… Read More
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Where the Wild Things Are

by Sendak, Maurice

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New York: Harper and Row, 1963. First. hardcover. Near fine/Very good. Sendak, Maurice. True first edition in first issue dust jacket (with no mention of Caldecott Medal). SIGNED by author on a bookplate that is attached to a light brown sheet of paper, laid in. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Housed in a custom-made slipcase.
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Where the Wild Things Are

by Sendak, Maurice

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New York: Harper & Row, 1963. First Printing, with Library of Congress catalog card number: 63-21253 and 1963 copyright printed on the title page. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at half-title page -"April '65 For Myra - Maurice Sendak". Good, lacking the dust jacket and the decorative front end paper, boards soiled and worn at edges, rear hinge cracked. Uncommon as an unsophisticated copy of this enduring Sendak classic, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED directly in the book to a child who obviously adored the book and read it countless times, much like a well-worn blanket or stuffed animal. Basis for the 2009 film directed by Spike Jonze, a 1984 TV movie, and several short films. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Pictorial Paper Covered Boards. Good/No Jacket. Oblong 4to.
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Where the Wild Things Are.

Where the Wild Things Are.

by Sendak, Maurice

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New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1974. 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.
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Where the Wild Things Are.

Where the Wild Things Are.

by Sendak, Maurice

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New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1963. 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.
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Where the Wild Things Are.

Where the Wild Things Are.

by Sendak, Maurice

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New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1963. 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.
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Where the Wild Things Are: Story and Pictures by Maurice Sendak. Caldecott Medal Winner

by Maurice Sendak

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25th Anniversary Edition
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9780060254926
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0060254920
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Where The Wild Things Are Story and Pictures by Maurice Sendak Caldecott Medal Winner.
HarperCollins Publishers, New York 1962, 25th Anniversary Edition 1991. ISBN: 9780060254926.
Signed 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: Very good, signed and illustrated. There is some edge wear to the jacket, price clipped, now plastic protected.
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HEADS ON AND WE SHOOT: THE MAKING OF "WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE" (WITH COMPLETE...

HEADS ON AND WE SHOOT: THE MAKING OF "WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE" (WITH COMPLETE SCREENPLAY)

by Jonze, Spike (Screenwriter/Director); Eggers, Dave (Co-Screenwriter) & Sendak, Maurice (Author)

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0061645567
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New York City, NY: HarperCollins Publishers/McSweeneys, 2009. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. New York City, NY: HarperCollins Publishers/McSweeneys, 2009. Hardcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. Unpaginated. 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. Presents Spike Jonze's "Heads On And We Shoot: The Making of 'Where The Wild Things Are' (With Complete Screenplay) ". 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… Read More
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