The Night is Large: Collected Essays, 1938-1995

Overview:

  • Title: The Night is Large: Collected Essays, 1938-1995
  • Author: Martin Gardner
  • Year: 1996
  • ISBN-10: 031214380X
  • Publisher: St. Martin's Press
  • Price: $29.95
  • Pages: xxix+587
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Type: Non-fiction
  • Title Reference: The Royal Historian of Oz
  • Notes:
    • $43.50 in Canada.
    • Cover art credited on back flap of dustjacket.
    • Interior art listed on pages xiii & xiv, only a few credited. Credited ones have been entered below.
    • The uncredited photo on page 7 entitled "The Symmetry of a Splash" is actually the famous "Milk Drop Coronet" photo and credit has been added below.
    • Book is divided into 7 sections, each with an introduction.
    • Pages 567-586 constitute an index.
    • Page 587 is an uncredited "About the Author" essay.
    • Full Library of Congress CIP data on copyright page.
    • "First Edition: June 1996" [over] "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1" on copyright page.
    • U.S. Copyright Office Copyright Number TX0004417046 puts the publication date at 1996-08-26.