The Wild Things
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Overview:
- Title: The Wild Things
- Author: Dave Eggers
- Year: 2009
- ISBN-10: 9781934781616
- Publisher: McSweeney's Books
- Price: $39.95
- Pages: 288
- Binding: Hardcover
- Type: Novel
- Title Reference: The Wild Things
- Notes:
- Special Powell's Books "Indiespensable" edition, #15 in the series (not stated). This edition is for series subscribers only and limited to an unspecified number of pre-sold copies.
- Signed by the author on the title page.
- Issued without dustjacket with the art adhered directly to the boards. Book is housed in a custom-designed slipcase.
- The ISBNs of both the silhouette cover (978-1-934781-61-6) and the fur cover (978-1-934781-63-0) are given on the copyright page.
- "Second Printing" stated on the copyright page. All copies of this "Indiespensable" edition is from the second printing.
- "Hardcover illustration by Rachel Sumpter" (over) "Furcover design and illustration by D.E." stated on the copyright page.
- Date and price from www.powells.com. Price printed on the back cover ($19.95) is for the retail edition.
- "The Wild Things" (over) "A Novel by Dave Eggers" (over) "Adapted from the illustrated book "Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak and based on the screenplay "Where the Wild Things Are" co-written by D.E. and Spike Jonze" stated on the second title page (facing the copyright page.)
- Novel ends on page 285, followed by two pages of "Acknowledgments" and a page for a short "About the Author" note.