* O C T O B E R 2 0 2 4 * B A U M A N R A R E B O O K S * * * 26 “LET THE WILD RUMPUS START!”: SPECIAL 1980 LIMITED EDITION “WILD THINGS” MONSTER, ONE OF ONLY 50 SIGNED BY SENDAK 26. SENDAK, Maurice. “Bernard,” Blue “Wild Things” monster created as a backpack. Taiwan, 1980. Backpack, with fur and fabric body. $2500 One of only 50 stuffed animals signed on the foot by Maurice Sendak, recreating “Bernard,” a monster from “Where the Wild Things Are.” Measuring twenty-four inches from horn to toe, this stuffed doll was produced as a child’s backpack. Bernard, with his blue iridescent body and black and gray beard, is the monster featured on the cover of the book. Boldly autographed on the foot by Sendak. Fine condition, as new.
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