Where The Wild Things Are. Story And Pictures By Maurice Sendak. New York. Harper & Row, 1963

Sendak Maurice (1928 - 2012). Where the wild things are. Story and Pictures by Maurice Sendak. New York. Harper & Row, Publishers, 1963

First edition

Second state issue

Oblong quarto. Illustrated throughout in color in the text and full-page by the author. Publisher's pictorial color-printed paper-covered boards with matching front and rear panels, black cloth spine (cloth-backed boards). Retaining the original color-illustrated dust jacket, conforming to the precise specifications of the second state issue: featuring the applied gold foil Caldecott Medal sticker on the front panel and the official award notice on the rear jacket flap. This world-renowned masterpiece of international children's literature represents one of the absolute pinnacles of twentieth-century illustrated publishing, here presented in its highly sought-after and iconic original format from the year of publication.

In 4° Oblong (9,29x10,20in)

Provenance
Private collection

A copy in very good overall condition, complete, with a sound binding and clean interior pages. The dust jacket shows light signs of wear and minor surface creasing near the edges and extremities. It is professionally protected by a clear archival cover with a removable white backing sheet.  Minor restoration noted to the word 'Story' on the front panel of the dust jacket.