Where Wild Things are by Maurice Sendak, First Issue, First Edition (19 results)

Condition: Fair. 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. New York: Harper & Row Publishers, 1963. First Edition, First Printing in a second issue dust jacket as described in Hanrahan A58: The book's title page proudly displays the statement, "Copyright 1963 by Maurice Sendak. Printed in the United States of America. All rights reserved. Library of Congress catalog number: 63-21253." The second issue dust jacket is adorned with the Caldecott Medal on the front cover with the price of $3.50 noted at the top of the front inside flap. Additionally, the lower corner of the dust jacket has been clipped, featuring the numbers "40-80," "1163," and "HARPER & ROW PUBLISHERS." On the inside rear flap of the second issue dust jacket, it commences with the statement "Winner of the 1964 Caldecott Award" and concludes at the bottom with "Chosen Number. One/Best Illustrated Children's Book of 1963 by the New York Times." Hardcover. Oblong - 9 x 10 . Unpaginated [37 pp]. Good in a good dust jacket. The dust jacket is protected in mylar. Minor to moderate soiling and toning to the dust jacket with chipping, minor creases and short closed tears to the extremities. Chipping to the cloth along the edges of the boards. Internally very good. The interior appears unmarked. The binding is solid.

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).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Maurice Sendak (illustrator). First Edition; Second Printing. ; 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. SHEPARDSON BOOKSTALL, 20 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE. First Edition book identified by the title page (See Scan); the book is in fine condition with clean pages and bright color. DJ is a later issue covered in mylar to protect; has a gold Caldcott Medal on front; clipped on the front inside flap bottom corner, with $3.50 price on top corner. I have personally checked this out with Sendak expert/author, Joyce Hanrahan (Works of Maurice Sendak) and she declared it a true first edition explaining that the Library of Congress catalog number was issued in November 1963, therefore on the first printings in 1964, but not thereafter. Because the DJ is not a first issue, I have priced it accordingly. Still the best children's book every written and illustrations are stunning.

Hardcover. 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. Hanrahan. *Works of Maurice Sendak 1947-1994* A58.

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. First edition, first printing of Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak, in first state dust jacket. (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. 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).

Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 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. Signed by Author(s).

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.

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.

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.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 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. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 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. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. "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. Inscribed by Illustrator.

Unbound. Condition: Near Fine. 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.