THE WRETCHED STONE
by Chris Van Allsburg Illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1991. First edition, first printing. Fine, tight and unread, in blue linen over blue boards with gilt embossed illustration of a stone illuminating fish to the front cover; in a fine dust jacket; original $17.95 price still intact to the front inner flap. Beautifully illustrated on high-quality color plates by the Caldecott Award winning author/illustrator of THE POLAR EXPRESS. The crew of a ship become ill after a mysterious stone is taken aboard their ship, in this ever-engaging, symbolic tale at sea. Unusual in such crisp condition in the quality first printing! FREE SHIPPING TO THE USA PLEASE VIEW FOR MORE GREAT FIRST EDITION BOOKS THANKS! |