Outside Over There by Maurice Sendak (first edition)

Outside Over There

By Maurice Sendak

Bibliographic Details:
• Publisher: Harper & Row, Publishers (An Ursula Nordstrom Book)
• Publication Date: 1981
• Edition: First Edition, First Printing (True first state with no printing number markers on the copyright page)
• Binding: Hardcover, oblong cloth boards with gilt lettering
• Dust Jacket: Original first issue jacket with $12.95 price intact and no award medals printed on the cover
• Condition: Fine book in a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with $12.95 original price, showing only light wear at the top of the spine and in corners at top, dj is in protective Brodart

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About the Book & Awards:
Published in 1981, Outside Over There is a haunting and beautifully rendered masterpiece that forms the final installment in Maurice Sendak’s acclaimed trilogy on childhood development, which also includes Where the Wild Things Are and In the Night Kitchen. The story follows young Ida as she ventures into the mysterious world of the goblins to rescue her baby sister. Highly praised for its technical brilliance and emotional depth, the book was named a Caldecott Honor Book in 1982 and won the National Book Award for Children’s Books in the same year.

Author Biography:
Maurice Sendak (1928–2012) was one of the most influential and widely celebrated children’s book author-illustrators of the twentieth century. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he revolutionized the field of children’s literature by introducing psychological depth and honest emotional complexity to his stories. Over a career spanning more than six decades, Sendak received numerous prestigious accolades, including the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration, the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, and the National Medal of Arts.

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