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Maurice Sendak – Where The Wild Things Are – First UK Edition 1967 in the Original Dust Wrapper
Original price was: £600.00.£300.00Current price is: £300.00.
A first edition, first printing published by The Bodley Head in 1967. Illustrated in colour throughout by the author. Sendak’s most famous book, both as an author and as an illustrator, and one of the most influential modern picture books. Book is very good and quite bright. Light edge rubbing. Fine creasing to one corner of board. Contents good. The wrapper is good and quite bright. Edges rubbed and nicked. Small loss to spine tips and corners. Spine age toned and darkened. A few closed tears to edges. Wrapper generally quite age toned. Exceptionally rare.
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A first edition, first printing published by The Bodley Head in 1967. Illustrated in colour throughout by the author. Sendak’s most famous book, both as an author and as an illustrator, and one of the most influential modern picture books. Book is very good and quite bright. Light edge rubbing. Fine creasing to one corner of board. Contents good. The wrapper is good and quite bright. Edges rubbed and nicked. Small loss to spine tips and corners. Spine age toned and darkened. A few closed tears to edges. Wrapper generally quite age toned. Exceptionally rare.
