Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first edition, first printing hardcover copy of The Wild Things by Dave Eggers, with no dust jacket, as issued. First Edition unstated, 2009 McSweeney’s. First Printing stated on copyright page.
The exterior of this softcover Uncorrected Proof is in Near Fine condition, with clean, illustrated covers with no creases, mild surface wear, strong title on an un-cracked spine, clean page blocks, a tight binding with no creases, lightly rubbed spine ends, mild edge wear and lightly rounded corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with the ghost of an erased price on the first free end paper. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership inside. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
The Wild Things based very loosely on the storybook by Maurice Sendak and the screenplay cowritten with Spike Jonze is about the confusions of a boy, Max, making his way in a world he can’t control. His father is gone, his mother is spending time with a younger boyfriend, his sister is becoming a teenager and no longer has interest in him. At the same time, Max finds himself capable of startling acts of wildness: he wears a wolf suit, bites his mom, and can’t always control his outbursts. During a fight at home, Max flees and runs away into the woods. He finds a boat there, jumps in, and ends up on the open sea, destination unknown. He lands on the island of the Wild Things, and soon he becomes their king. But things get complicated when Max realizes that the Wild Things want as much from him as he wants from them.
Ships promptly in a manila envelope with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.
