Maurice Sendak
61 copies for sale · $20–$9,500 · 26 first editions · 12 signed
Notable copies for sale
In the Night Kitchen Inscribed (first edition) — Thorn Books$1,000
We Are All in the Dumps with Jack and Guy, two nursery rhymes with pictures (first edition, signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$350
Original art of a Wild Thing and Mickey Mouse (signed) — Type Punch Matrix$8,000
Poster Inscribed Where The Wild Things Are (signed) — Bauman Rare Books$4,000
Outside Over There (first edition, signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$3,000
Poster Inscribed The Love For Three Oranges (signed) — Bauman Rare Books$1,800
KENNY'S WINDOW (first edition) — Type Punch Matrix$1,275
SEVEN LITTLE MONSTERS (signed) — Type Punch Matrix$300
Nutshell Library Comprising: Alligators All Around; Chicken Soup with Rice; One Was Johnny (first edition) — Riverrun Books & Manuscripts$350
THE LOVE FOR THREE ORANGES (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$298
HIGGLETY PIGGLETY POP! (first edition) — Type Punch Matrix$150
OUTSIDE OVER THERE (first edition) — Kay Craddock Antiquarian BooksellerA$150
What these are worth
IN THE NIGHT KITCHEN (first edition)3 copies from 3 sellers
Each page gathers every copy on the market, what similar copies have fetched, and the spread between them.
Works on the market
IN THE NIGHT KITCHEN6 copies · $73–$750
WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE3 copies · £750–£8,500
OUTSIDE OVER THERE3 copies · A$60–A$3,000
WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE2 copies · $7,200–$9,500
In the Night Kitchen2 copies · $200–$450
ALLIGATORS ALL AROUND2 copies · $75–$250
OUTSIDE OVER THERE2 copies · A$75–A$150
Original art of a Wild Thing and Mickey Mouse1 copy · $8,000
Poster Inscribed Where The Wild Things Are1 copy · $4,000
Poster Inscribed The Love For Three Oranges1 copy · $1,800
KENNY'S WINDOW1 copy · $1,275
VERY FAR AWAY1 copy · $1,200
In the Night Kitchen Inscribed1 copy · $1,000
Very Far Away1 copy · $1,000
In the Night Kitchen1 copy · $500
Die Mini Bibliothek The Nutshell Library1 copy · $350
Nutshell Library Comprising: Alligators All Around; Chicken Soup with Rice; One Was Johnny1 copy · $350
SEVEN LITTLE MONSTERS1 copy · $300
Market context
112 copies of Maurice Sendak's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $67 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
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