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Meier And Sons Rare Books
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Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak
Fantasy
Children's Literature
Picture Book
USD$3,195

Description

WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE ORIGINAL SIGNED LITHOGRAPH.WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE, 23.5? x 14.5? A STUNNING VIBRANT SIGNED LITHOGRAH OF MAX AND FOUR WILD THINGS IN A FESTIVE RUMPUS ? HOWLING UNDER THE FULL MOON Maurice Sendak signed vibrant lithograph from Where The Wild Things Are. Max in his wolf suit and the four Wild Things are in festive rumpus howling under the full moon. 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?, the artwork was rendered in highly vibrant saturated colors. 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. .ADDITIONAL IMAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Please see our ABE store for other landmark rare books and illustration artwork. ***Please inquire for international shipping rates***.

About Where the Wild Things Are

Where the Wild Things Are is a 1963 children's picture book by American writer and illustrator Maurice Sendak, originally published by Harper & Row. The book has been adapted into other media several times, including an animated short in 1973 (with an updated version in 1988), a 1980 opera, and a live-action 2009 feature-film adaptation. The book tells the story of Max, a young boy who dresses up as a wolf and uses his imagination to travel to a wild forest where he meets creatures called Wild Things.