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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1983. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Van Allsburg, Chris. 1983, later printing. 8vo. 32 pp. Ages 6-10. Unclipped price corner. New protective mylar cover on jacket. Book has light rubbing. Jacket with rubbing, a small gutter gouge on front jacket, and spine head small creases. Beautiful pastel illustrations by the author of Jumanji and The Polar express, both of which received the Caldecott Medal. Synopsis: An old sailor tells an amazing story to the author of a young boy who considers himself the best sailor ever. Proud of his sailing feats, he wrecks his sailboat and ends up on an island where he gets special sails from a mysterious sailor. These sails enable him to fly above the water. Disaster strikes when he over estimates his ability to fly. The story has a surprising ending.

Boston, Massachusetts USA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1997. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Betsy Bowen. 1st Edition (Stated Boston 1997 on title page), 1st printing ( Full no. line, 10-1). Signed. Unclipped dust jacket flap corners with original price. A retelling of the Ojibwe legend by the author. Dark green paper over boards with black quarter cloth binding. Gilt spine print and gilt outline of the Shingebiss, the merganzer duck, in lower front cover. Glossy illustrated dust jacket panels with the Shingebiss featured. Purple endpapers. The dust jacket has a tiny soft indent near spine tail. Otherwise "Fine". Illustrated with captivating woodcut images and cleverly told, the illustrator and author tell of the Shingebiss, a courageous duck, who refuses to believe that winter is an enemy. Handed down through generations, the Ojibwe told this legend to reinforce the idea that those who follow the ways of the Shinebiss… Read More

Mankato, Mn: Creative Editions, 2003. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good +. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Roberto Innocenti. 1st Edition, 1st printing 2003. Book Condition: Very Good +. Inscribed by author to owner. Paper over boards with brown cloth binding. New-appearing panels. Unpaginated. Small amount of wear on the upper corner tip of the back cover. This extends .5 inch down the fore edge and includes a minute spot about .25 inches from the edge. Gilt on the spine is worn in places with some of the gilt lettering is missing. Synopsis: Erika met the author when they were both sitting on a curb after a tornado had swept through Rottenburg, Germany. She told her story of survival during the Holocaust of World War II and her life afterwards to Ruth Vander Zee, the author. The author with Roberto Innocenti illustrating the scenes in somber colors tells Erika's story.

Buffalo, New York: Firefly Books Ltd., 1996. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Published in Italian in 1995. 1st American edition, 1996.Blue cloth covers with gilt spine print. Over 45 drawings and 250 color photographs. Captivating photos of planets, stars, nebulae, galaxies and more.143 pages. Slight to light sporadic edge wear. See photos.

Cincinnati, Ohio: North Light Books, 2002. Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1st printing, 2002 (full no. line). Glossy card stock. Clean and tight - appears unread. A tad of spine tail wear and corner tip crease. Page corner tip crease. Synopsis: This is a book for artists with some painting experience who want to further develop their style and technique. The author provides step-by- step demonstrations, tips, and advice. The book covers the urban to the country landscape and includes drawing as well as painting plus creating tone with color.