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Exquisite copy of ''Where the Wild Things Are'', complete with the hand-drawn sketch of one of the ''Wild Things'' by Maurice Sendak, signed and dated October 1988. This 25th anniversary edition is number 70 of a limited edition of 220 copies, bound in publisher's blue leather with illustrated endpapers, and housed in a custom suede-lined clamshell case, also with illustrated cover. New York: Harper and Row, 1988. Book is additionally signed by Sendak on half-title page. All edges gilt and with gilt illustration to front of blue leather cover. Book measures 10.25'' x 9.375''; clamshell case measures 11'' x 10.5''; drawing measures 5'' x 6''. Extremely rare keepsake of the beloved children's classic, even more so in such near fine condition, with significant flaws to note. Complete in original mailing box.
Original ''Wild Things'' Drawing by Maurice Sendak -- Included With a Signed Limited 25th Anniversary Edition of ''Where the Wild Things Are'' -- Near Fine Condition
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