Ghost Ship: A CAPE COD STORY.

UK,slim,square Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 10 - 1 descending.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, wrap-around,glossy,colour pictorial artwork by Wendell Minor,illustrated dw/dj with author's capitalised,embossed,glossy red-lettered name,and calligraphic,embossed,glossy grey-lettered part-title and capitalised,grey-lettered illustrator name and credit to front of dw/dj; spine/backstrip with capitalised,black-lettered part-title and publisher's name to head+foot respectively and capitalised,red lettered surnames of author+illustrator in the middle of same,rear panel of dw/dj with continuation of illustration. Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright crisp,clean without blemish/foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips – appears unread,apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright, crisp,clean/unblemished,sharp-cornered,original paper-covered glazed boards with repeated dw/dj illustration and lettering,and immaculate repeated panoramic beach and coast colour illustrated endpapers.UK,slim,square Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn, 36pp [unpaginated and includes free endpapers] includes verso of front free endpaper with dedications,acknowledgemenst and publishing details, the story,with colour illustrated half-title page,double-page panoramic seascape colour illustrated title page, 9 double-page and 6 single page colour illustrations - all by Wendell Minor - throughout. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its 15+year old age and nature, i.e a children's book.It really is an exceptional exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of detracting faults. Thomas loved his summer visits to his grandmother's on Cape Cod.He spent hours wondering about the sailing ships of the past nd imagining their stories.He dreamed of being on a sailing ship himself.One afternoon after a night of terrible thunderstrms,Thomas finds,deep in the dand,a weathered,old-fashioned belt buckle.When he picks it up,a boy his own age,Silas Rich,who was a cabin boy on a ship called the Monomoy that sailed almost 250 years ago,appears.Suddenly the world of sailing ships is very near as Silas tells his tale. Beloved and bestselling author Mary Higgins Clark tells a story of mystery and adventure that will transport readers to a time and place beyond their imaginings in gher first book for children.Wendell Minor's inspired paintingd make a time long ago feel very real. Wendell Minor [b. 17th March,1944] in Aurora,Illinois, USA. After completing his studies at the Ringling School of Art and Design in Sarasota,Florida, Minor began creating original designs for Hallmark Cards, as well as book publishers in New York City. His cover illustrations have enhanced more than 2,000 works, including almost every jacket for books by Pulitzer Prize-winning author, David McCullough, and books by Jean Craighead George, Robert Burleigh, Pat Conroy, Larry McMurtry, and many others. He is also nationally known for the artwork he has created for over fifty award-winning children's books. His many collaborators include Buzz Aldrin, Tony Johnston, Mary Higgins Clark, and last but not least, his wife Florence. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. *