Sale 665: Mid-Winter Miscellany Part II - with Illustrated & Children's Books (#665) 01/24/2019 11:00 AM PST CLOSED!

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Lot 89 of 377:
Where the Wild Things Are inscribed  

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Estimate:
$600 - $900

Title:
Where the Wild Things Are

Author:
Sendak, Maurice

Place:
New York

Publisher:
Harper & Row

Date:
1963

Description:

Illustrated throughout in color by the author. (Oblong 8vo), color pictorial cloth-backed boards, matching dust jacket. Early pritning. 

Signed and inscribed by Sendak on the half-title: "To Sam Hessel - Grrrr! Maurice Sendak -  Oct.  '78." In the second state dust jacket with Caldecott Medal sticker on front and notice of award on rear jacket flap.


Lot Amendments

Condition:
Some wear and soiling to jacket, rubbing along jacket spine and flap folds with some loss to color, areas of faint staining and other light creasing and edgewear, bottom corner of front flap clipped, $3.95 price still present; toning and staining to boards with rubbing to extremities; interior with occasional light wear and scattered foxing; very good.


 
Item number:
303739
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