First Edition of “Where the Wild Things Are”: $25,000
The first edition of the classic children’s book by Maurice Sendak, signed in 1963, was sold on Abebooks.com for $25K in 2012. Particularly impressive was the condition of the book, since picture books rarely survive without rips, smudges, and smears, as parents know all too well.

First Edition Of ‘Where The Wild Things Are’
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