Description: In-8vo volume, 19.4 x 14 cm, bound in red cloth with gilt lettering to front cover and spine, in a pictorial dust jacket with a photo portrait of the author by Kay Bell to the rear, DJ and in-text illustrations by Maurice Sendak; pp. [i-x] xi-xvii [xviii] [2] 3-190, total 208 pages.
Dust Jacket front: You Can't | Get There | From Here | {vignette} | OGDEN NASH ||
Title-page: OGDEN NASH | You Can't Get There | From Here | {vignettes} | DRAWINGS BY MAURICE SENDAK | Boston • LITTLE, BROWN AND COMPANY • Toronto ||
Edition: 1957, 8th printing; (1st edition in 1953)
Contributors:
Ogden Nash (American, 1902 – 1971) – author.
Maurice Sendak (Jewish-American, 1928 – 2012) – artist.
Kay Bell Reynal (American, 1905 – 1977) – photographer.
Additional Information
| Collection | Illustrated books , Library |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Book |
| Period | 20 AD , Mid-20th Century |
| Country | Canada , USA |
| Language | English |
| Media/Technique | Paper , Photomechanical , Wove paper |
| Subject | American poetry , Humour , Illustrated books , Poetry , Wit and humour |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1957 |
| Binding | Cloth , Dust jacket , Hardcover |
| Acquisition year | 2019 |
