Where The Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak 1974 HCDJ Caldecott Children's Classic
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.no-subscribe { display: none} [contenteditable] { pointer-events: none; } Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak New York: Harper & Row, 1974. Reprint. Very good hardcover in good dustjacket. 1974 second edition reprinted from new engravings made from Sendak's original artwork. $4.95 price on dustjacket, no ISBN number. Dj has edgewear and tears repaired with archival tape, previous owner’s stamps to front flyleaf and half-title pages, interior is bright, clean & unmarked, illustrated endpapers. 4to, illustrated, 40 pages. The 1974 reprinting of Sendak's 1963 Caldecott Medal-winning masterpiece represents a landmark moment in children's book publishing, when Harper & Row created new engravings directly from Sendak's original artwork rather than relying on the deteriorating plates that had been used for over a decade. This meticulous reproduction process ensured that Max's wild rumpus would dance across pages with the same ferocious joy and tender precision that Sendak first imagined, preserving every crosshatch and shadow of his revolutionary illustrations. The book that shocked librarians and delighted children in 1963 had, by 1974, become a cultural touchstone, and this reprinting acknowledged its permanence in the American literary landscape. Sendak's genius lay not just in creating monsters that children could tame, but in understanding the fierce loneliness of childhood and the power of imagination to transform punishment into adventure. The Wild Things themselves—
- Publisher: Harper & Row
- Year: 1974
- Condition: Very Good
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