Where the Wild Things Are
by Sendak, Maurice
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0060254920
- ISBN 13
- 9780060254926
- Seller
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Grottoes, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
HarperCollins Publishers, 1991. SIGNED BY MAURICE SENDAK on half title page. 25th Anniversary Edition w/Caldecott Medal affixed to DJ. Fine condition, brodart protected. Ships in a box.. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.
Synopsis
Where the Wild Things Are is a 1963 children's picture book by American writer and illustrator Maurice Sendak, originally published by Harper & Row. The book has been adapted into other media several times, including an animated short, a 1980 opera, and, in 2009, a live-action feature film adaptation. According to HarperCollins, the book has sold over 19 million copies worldwide as of 2008.
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Reviews
On Aug 20 2019, a reader said:
BEST. BOOK. EVER. I have given a copy to every child in my life (family & friends). The imagination given wings and the safety net of a parent's love. Beautifully naughty, captures the joy of childhood and possibilities.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Catch and Release Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003406
- Title
- Where the Wild Things Are
- Author
- Sendak, Maurice
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0060254920
- ISBN 13
- 9780060254926
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1991
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Glossary
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- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...