Where the Wild Things are by Maurice Sendak, First Edition, Signed (22 results)

Hardcover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Signed. Unpaginated. Published in 2009. 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 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. "The film incorporates the most dynamic elements of voice performance, live-action puppetry, and computer animation into a live-action adventure story that captures the magic of the book, and takes it to a new dimension. 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). An absolute "must-have" title for Spike Jonze, Maurice Sendak, and Dave Eggers collectors. 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. As far as we know, this is the only such signed copy (with signed double-disc set) of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. A rare signed set thus. Three of the most brilliant American artist/writers of our time. A fine collectible set. (SEE ALSO DAVE EGGERS' "THE WILD THINGS" TITLE IN OUR CATALOG) ISBN 0061645567. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Unpaginated with 26 full page color plates. This is the 1983 first French edition published in Paris. Contents are bbeautifully tight & clean. The glossy pictorial boards are very bright, clean, square, without rubbing or edgewear. No dust jacker (as iissued?) On the fist blank endpaper drawn in black ink is an original sketch of a Wild Thing with the inscription "For Sally~ Mit Liebe!; avec amour!; Je T'Aime" And under his feet, it is dated "Dec.9, 84" SIGNED under the title/.The drawing measure 4 1/2 by 3 inches. Sally was a friend and publisher who worked with Sendak over years on various productions. A wonderful association copy with a full-figured Wild Thing doing his scary dance thing. Please "Ask Bookseller" if this is available before ordering. Signed by Author(s).

No Binding. Condition: Near Fine. MAURICE SENDAK (illustrator). 1st Edition. MAURICE SENDAK, (AMERICAN 1927-2012) WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE, 23.5? x 14.5? A STUNNING VIBRANT SIGNED LITHOGRAPH OF MAX AND THE WILD THINGS IN A RUMPUS MARCHING ABOUT WITH MAX SITTING ON TOP HOLDING HIS SCEPTER Maurice Sendak signed vibrant lithograph from Where The Wild Things Are. Max is sitting on top of the one of the Wild Things, dressed in his wolf suit with his crown and holding his scepter, while all the Wild Things Are Marching About in a festive Rumpus. Full sheet size of 23.5? x 14.5?, the sheet was originally printed and issued in 1971 as part of a series of favorite images selected by Sendak from his original art in the Sendak archives. 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 white wove paper. Boldly signed by Maurice Sendak in the lower right corner as "Maurice Sendak" A handsome signed poster of an iconic image. Would be stunning framed. Sheet size: 23.5? long x 14.5" wide, may ship rolled in a tube This piece is SIGNED by Maurice Sendak lower right. Please see our ABE store for other Illustration Art and Rare Books ***Please inquire for International Shipping Rates***. Signed by Author(s).

No Binding. Condition: Near Fine. MAURICE SENDAK (illustrator). 1st Edition. WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE, 23.5? x 14.5? A STUNNING VIBRANT SIGNED LITHOGRAPH OF MAX AND THE WILD THINGS SWINGING FROM THE TREE TOPS Maurice Sendak signed vibrant lithograph from Where The Wild Things Are. Max, (dressed in his full wolf suit), along with all the Wild Things are swinging from the Tree tops. Full sheet size of 23.5? x 14.5?, the sheet was originally printed and issued in 1971 as part of a series of favorite images selected by Sendak from his original art in the Sendak archives. 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 white wove paper. Boldly signed by Maurice Sendak in the lower right corner as "Maurice Sendak" A handsome poster of an iconic image. This piece is SIGNED by Maurice Sendak lower right and would be stunning framed. Sheet size: 23.5? long x 14.5" wide, may ship rolled in a tube. Please see our ABE store for other Illustration Art and rare Books. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Harper and Row, 1963. SIGNED BY SENDAK on a cut signature affixed to title page. It is a first TRADE EDITION because the bottom of the title page states "Library of Congress number 63-21253." Dustjacket is a 2nd state jacket. Condition: The book itself is in very good condition. Minimal wear. Clean. The DJ is good condition with chipping and wear. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition in a later jacket with a price of $3.50 on the flap, but with the Caldecott sticker on the front panel. Cut signature of the author below his name on the first title page. The jacket is worn and dirtied and has a sticker on the rear panel. First edition book with the proper code on the copyright page. First edition book, later jacket, cut signature. Signed by Author(s).

Pictorial Paper Covered Boards. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 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. Size: Oblong 4to. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Book.

Hardcover. First Edition; Early Printing. 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.

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: 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.

Early edition of one of the most desirable books in modern childrenâs literature. Oblong quarto, original cloth backed pictorial paper boards. Boldly signed by Maurice Sendak on the half-title page. 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Maurice Sendak (illustrator). 1st Edition. Harper & Row. New York. 1963. First edition with a loosely laid-in, adhesive-backed bookplate, hand-signed by author and illustrator, Maurice Sendak. Book meets first edition points per (Hanrahan A58) as base of title page states: "Copyright 1963 by Maurice Sendak. Printed in the United States of America. All rights reserved. Library of Congress catalog card number: 63 - 21253." . No writing within. Clean. Unpaginated. Illustrated endpapers. Illustrated paper boards with cloth binding; light toning near edges. Light shelf-rubbing at tips. A couple of minor textural scuffs on rear endpaper; thin faint tape ghost on rear pastedown. No writing, coloring or stamping on or within. A later DJ has been married to this copy intentionally, to mimic the first printing DJ exterior, with no Caldecott Medal on front, and no SBN/ISBN on rear. The book is a first edition, the DJ is not. A Caldecott winning title, and one of the most sought after children's titles; still. VG/NF; flaws noted. 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 dust jacket 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: As New. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing with "Copyright © 1963 by Maurice Sendak Printed in the United States of America All right reserved Library of Congress catalog card number: 63-21253" printed on the title page. This copy is SIGNED by Maurice Sendak on a laid in signature. 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. A lovely copy SIGNED by the author with a beautiful facsimile dustjacket from the original. Signed by Author(s).

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).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing with Library of Congress catalog card number:63-21253 printed on the title page. Later editions do NOT have the card number. A wonderful copy. The book is in excellent condition. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning. The boards are crisp with minor wear to the edges. The pages are exceptionally clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a beautiful copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION SIGNED by the author housed in a custom clamshell slipcase for preservation. 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).

No Binding. Condition: Fine. MAURICE SENDAK (illustrator). 1st Edition. WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE ORIGINAL SIGNED LITHOGRAPH. WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE, 23? x 11? A STUNNING VIBRANT SIGNED LITHOGRAPHH OF MAX SITTING IN HIS KINGLY TENT Maurice Sendak signed vibrant lithograph from Where The Wild Things Are. 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? x 11?, the sheet was originally printed and issued in 1971 as part of a series of favorite images selected by Sendak from his original art in the Sendak archives. 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 white wove paper. Boldly signed by Maurice Sendak in the lower right corner, ?Maurice Sendak? A handsome signed poster of an iconic image. Would be stunning framed. Sheet size: 23? long x 11? wide This piece is SIGNED by Maurice Sendak lower right. Please see our ABE store for other landmark pieces of rare books and original artwork. *****Please inquire for International Shipping rates****. Signed by Author(s).

No Binding. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. MAURICE SENDAK (illustrator). 1st Edition. SUPERB ORIGINAL DRAWING OF ROSIE FROM "REALLY ROSIE" SIGNED BY MAURICE SENDAK MATTED, FRAMED AND GLAZED.GRAPHITE ON THICK VELLUM, FRAMED AND MATTED TO 24.5? X 18.5?, Circa 1974 An adorable concept sketch of Rosie and Pierre (who is pulling the curtain fiercely), from "REALLY ROSIE" "Seeing is Believing", created for Maurice Sendak's Really Rosie, A CBS-TV Animation Special, 1975 with Carol King. Signed by Maurice Sendak lower right. The sketch by sight is 7.5? x 5.5? by sight, framed to a completed size of 13.75? X 10.75? Signed by Maurice Sendak lower right "Maurice Sendak", with a note in Sendak's hand of "Pierre should pull the curtains fiercely" EXHIBITED: The Society of Illustrators, New York, "Maurice Sendak, Genius of American Picture Books Exhibition and Sale," April 1-July 10, 2021. The exhibition square which describes the piece is shown to the lower right of the verso of the frame. LITERATURE: J.G. Schiller, D.M.V. David, L.S. Marcus, Maurice Sendak: A Celebration of the Artist and His Work, New York, 2013 PROVENANCE: Ex: The collection of Justin Shiller. The art was purchased from an Auction House who was commissioned to sell several original illustrations by Maurice Sendak from the collection of Justin Shiller. A copy of the original bill of sale, lot number and the description will be included with the piece, and will provide both provenance and authenticity for the art. This artwork shows an original Maurice Sendak concept drawing, rendered in graphite, of Rosie, the title character from the 1974 animated version of "Really Rosie," (voiced by Carole King). Rosie was based the story on a demonstrative little girl who used to sing and dance on the stoop of her building, whom Sendak observed while he was a little boy growing up in Brooklyn. She is depicted from her knees up, gazing directly at Pierre with her hands clenched around her signature boa. The artist's signature is at the lower right of the image. The piece is in perfect condition with a hint of rippling to the velum. Perfect for a collector of Maurice Sendak art. This piece is SIGNED by Maurice Sendak lower right. The art is in great condition and presents beautifully. Artwork by Sendak of his main characters is very scarce! CONDITION: Some undulation to the sheet. Not examined outside of frame. ADDITIONAL IMAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Please see our ABE store for other original Illustration artwork and rare books. ***PLEASE INQUIRE FOR INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING QUOTES***. Signed by Author(s).

First Edition. First Printing. Oblong quarto (25.5cm x 23.75cm); pictorial paper-covered boards and grey cloth backstrip; pictorial endpapers; dustjacket; [40]pp; illus. Inscribed by Sendak on the upper half-title page, surrounding a small drawing of Max: "Jan.9, 63 / For Richard + Sandy / with much affection! Maurice Sendak." Gentle sunning to upper and lower board edges, light wear to spine ends and lower board edges, with minute exposure to one lower corners, and a shallow (1/2 cm) indentation to cloth at lower front joint; contents fresh, with the binding sound; Near Fine. In the correct dustjacket, without the Caldecott Medal sticker on the front panel, priced $3.50 at upper front flap, with lower corner clipped by the publisher, next to a 40-80 / 1163 code; modest wear, sunning, and dust-soil to spine and panels, shallow loss to spine ends, with two closed tears to lower panels closest to the spine, another to upper front joint, and a few small, faint splash marks to lower half of spine (most evident on verso); an unrestored, Very Good example. 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 were all inscribed (likely as holiday gifts) in December, 1963, to illustrator Hilary Knight, Sendak's friend and psychoanalyst Bert Slaff, and to Louise Halsey. Hanrahan A58; Grolier 97 (One Hundred Books Famous in Children's Literature).

No Binding. Condition: Near Fine. MAURICE SENDAK (illustrator). 1st Edition. SUPERB ORIGINAL DRAWING OF 'WILD THING' MOISHE, Letter of Authenticity SIGNED AND DATED BY MAURICE SENDAK NEWLY MATTED, FRAMED AND GLAZED.MAURICE SENDAK, (AMERICAN 1927-2012) PEN AND INK A MATTED FRAMED AND GLAZED STUNNING BOLD SKETCH OF "WILD THING" MOISHE SAYING "Greetings!" Dated and SIGNED by Maurice Sendak "Maurice Sendak / Aug 85" THE ART IS IN FINE CONDITION, FULLY MATTED AND FRAMED TO A FINISHED SIZE OF: 15.75? X 13.5? A beautiful original large and bold over-sized head drawing in pen and ink of Moishe, one of the Wild Things, saying "Greetings!", signed by Maurice Sendak "Maurice Sendak / Aug '85". Framed to a completed size of 16? x 16?. Matted art size of 6.5? x 4.25?. The art was matted and framed with a stunning gun metal toned frame which fully sets off the art. The piece was framed using fully archival materials and UV glass for full protection and preservation. This piece is penned in vibrant, bold ink with strong contrast, and is SIGNED by Maurice Sendak lower center. PROVENANCE: Accompanied by an Letter of Authenticity from James Spence, LLC. ADDITIONAL IMAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Please see our ABE store for other Original Illustration Art and rare books. ***PLEASE NOTE-NO International shipping **. Signed by Author(s).

WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE, Harper & Row, 1963, first edition (later printing), fine in near fine full color pictorial dust-wrapper with like illustrations on virtually every other page. INSCRIBED by the author. Source book for the film of the same name.