Where Wild Things are by Maurice Sendak, First Edition (79 results)

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.

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).

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: 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.

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: 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).

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 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.

First edition, first printing, with Library of Congress number 63-21253 and 1963 copyright on title; oblong 4to; illustrated in colour throughout; publisher's cloth-backed pictorial paper boards, front board with one small smudge, with the correct first state of the dust-jacket with no mention of the Caldecott award, and a $3.50 price at top of front flap, this flap with three paragraphs of text, lower corner trimmed, slight dust-soiling, short closed tear to lower edge of front panel, a few trifling nicks, else a near-fine example. The true first edition with the correct first state dustjacket. A fine, well-preserved 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.' With the Library of Congress catalogue number 63-21253 and 1963 copyright on title, and first state jacket with price $3.50 in upper right corner of inner flap and no mention of the Caldecott Medal. Hanrahan A58.

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: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. HARPER & ROW PUBLISHERS, 1963. CONDITION: FINE +++. ALL PAGES ARE CLEAN & TIGHT - Inscription on the inside "Sean love Beth & Mark". Seller Inventory AQC-030.

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: 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: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition in Fine condition with clean pages and bright color. DJ has the correct $3.50 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 paragraph blurbs about the book and the back flap of the DJ has the paragraph blurbs about the author. The library congress number 63-21253 is printed on the title page. This is a true first edition, as the Library of Congress catalog number was issued in November 1963 and so on the first printings in 1964, but not after that. The binding is tight and the boards are crisp. The pages are clean NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Stunning illustrations. Caldecott Winner in 1964 and voted Best Children's Book Ever Written in 2023 by the BBC.

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: 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: 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. FIRST EDITION. WINNER OF THE 1964 CALDICOTT AWARD FOR BEST CHILDREN'S BOOK FOR AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR PUBLISHER'S ORIGINAL QUARTER-BOUNT PICTORIAL PAPER-COVERED BOARDS WITH GREY CLOTH SPINE, MULTI-COLOR FLORAL ENDPAPERS. THE BOOK IS ABOUT FINE WITH CLEAN ILLUSTRATIONS ON EXTERIOR BOARDS. THE SECOND ISSUE D.J. IS LIGHT SOILED ON THE FRONT PANEL WITH A 2" CLOSED TEAR AT THE TOP. THE REAR PANEL OF D.J. IS A BIT MORE SOILED WITH THE SPINE EDGES RUBBED. A VERY NICE COPY. VERY GOOD+ IN A VERY GOOD+ D.J.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition in first issue dust jacket. Near fine with some light wear and toning to the outer edges of the boards in about very good dust jacket 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.

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.

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).

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: 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: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. Oblong 8vo. Unpaginated. Quarter grey cloth over pictorial boards printed on white paper, the boards' illustrations match those of the jacket. Colorful illustrated endpapers and pastedowns (the endpapers and pastedowns depict flowers and plants of many colors). Price of $3.50 on the front flap of the dust jacket. With the codes 40-80 and 1163 on the jacket's front flap, the jacket's front flap's bottom corner is clipped. The rear flap of the dust jacket mentions the book winning the 1964 Caldecott Award and mentions the book being chosen as the Best Illustrated Children's Book of 1963 by the New York Times. A collector has affixed a Caldecott Medal sticker to the jacket's front panel. Illustrated with full-page colorful drawings done by Sendak. Hanrahan A58. Our copy is a first edition, first printing book with a slightly later dust jacket. Our book has the correct statement and the correct Library of Congress catalog card number on its copyright page as per Hanrahan. Based on Hanrahan's entry, we believe our jacket is likely from March or April of 1964, as it accords with the jacket on her personal copy which she makes mention of in her bibliography. A pleasing copy of the hugely influential children's book, praised for its artwork and its ability to capture the full range of Max's (the main character's) emotions. The boards a touch bowed with a brief inscription on the half-title page; jacket with a few small chips and toning to its spine panel.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 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.

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).

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).

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).

Disbound. Condition: Fine. Maurice Sendak (illustrator). First edition. A very bright and crisp, scarce giclee print from Maurice Sendak's classic children's tale 'Where the Wild Things Are'. This print is titled 'Let the Wild Rumpus Start III'.Sendak is best known for 'Where the Wild Things Are', which this image is from. Sendak is best known as being one of the first children's authors to deal frankly with the fears and anxieties of childhood. He has been referred to as 'the Picasso of Children's Books' and his pictures are represented in major collections worldwide.This coloured print was issued by Harper & Row in 1971A very bright and crisp giclee print. A very bright and crisp print, with no marks. Fine. book.