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60 ● MAURICE SENDAK. Where the Wild Things Are. Stuffed monsters Group
of 5 stuffed creatures, includes duplicates of Bernard. Largest is Moise 20 inches tall;Tzippy
15 inches tall; Bernard 15 inches tall: one hand puppet and 2 regular stuffed dolls.All have
original cloth manufacturer’s tag; puppet has original paper tag. Good condition, some
occasional very light surface soiling. Moise doll by Colorforms Toy Co. of Ramsay, NJ;
others by Determined Productions, Inc., San Francisco.
Ramsay and San Francisco, 1980 [100/150]
COMPLETE SET OF SIGNED
ACTION FIGURES
61 ● MAURICE SENDAK.McFarlane,
Todd. Where the Wild Things Are
action figures, complete set of 6. Each
roughly 8 inches tall. As new in original
boxes. SIGNED BY SENDAK AND MCFARLANE
in blue marker on front cellophane
covers, with original F.A.O. Schwarz
price stickers still attached.
Np, 2000 [400/600]
Boxed figures include: Max and Goat Boy *
Aaron * Bernard * Emil * Moishe * and
Tzippy. Sendak and producer/director Todd
McFarlane collaborated on an action figure toy
line based on Sendak’s 1963 book “WhereThe
WildThings Are.”They were debuted at famed
NewYork City Toy store F.A. O. Schwarz on
October 12, 2000 at a special signing where the
entire run was sold out in a single day.This set
was purchased at this first release signing.
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