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BOSTON: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN CO. FINE IN NEAR FINE DUST JACKET. PUB 1985. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. SIGNED BY AUTHOR/ARTIST ON THE TITLE PAGE AND WINNER OF THE 1986 CALDECOTT AWARD . BURGANDY CLOTH COVERED BOARDS WITH SILVER SPINE TITLES AND SILVER SLEIGH BELL DESIGN ON THE FRONT COVER WITH FULL NUMBER LINE ON COPYRIGHT PAGE INCLUSIVE OF "1". BOOK IS FINE WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR THE TEXT. D.J. IS ABOUT FINE WITH A TRACE OF RUB/WEAR AT CORNERS AND SPINE-ENDS, AND IS NOT PRICE-CLIPPED (15.95) AND WITHOUT THE GOLD CIRCULAR CALDECOTT MEDAL INSIGNIA ON THE FRONT PANEL. A BEAUTIFUL CLEAN, BRIGHT, UNFADED COPY OF THIS REMARKABLE BOOK BOTH WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY THE AUTHOR. .

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1985. The Polar Express "clearly established the illustrator-author as one of the premier creators of picture books in 20th-century children’s literature. The Polar Express, immediately taken to heart by children and adults alike, was a phenomenon in children’s publishing. It won the Caldecott Medal for illustration, appeared on the New York Times best seller list, sold more than a million copies in its first five years of publication and achieved the status of a contemporary classic Rich panel illustrations, in blues and purples, are accompanied by a narrative that achieves an exceptional sense of story Van Allsburg touches a universal chord— faith. The simple truth of the story is perceptively conveyed through a felicitous blend of pictures and narrative; the combination radiates with childlike wonder while reverberating with mysterious intensity" (Silvey, 660). It is the basis for the 2004 3D computer-animated film directed by Robert Zemeckis,… Read More

Houghton Mifflin, 1985. first. hardcover. fine/fine. SIGNED first edition, with number line from 10-1 on copyright page. Signed on a tipped-in page. Both book and dust jacket in fine condition. Housed in a custom-made slipcase.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1985. Original promotional poster for the Caldecott Medal winning children's book The Polar Express, signed by the illustrator/author Chris Van Allsburg. The poster measures 18 inches by 36 inches. All over the internet are Polar Express posters featuring the train that is illustrated on the book's dust jacket. Seldom seen is the poster that promoted the book before it won the Caldecott--a poster that features Santa and his reindeer rather than the train. Even more rare is one of those posters signed by Chris Van Allsburg. The signed poster offered here is in near fine condition: clean and bright, with one tiny corner crease well away from Van Allsburg's ethereal image.. SIGNED. First Edition. Single Sheet. Near Fine. Illus. by Chris van Allsburg. 18 inches by 36 Inches. Fine Art Print.

Houghton Mifflin, 1985. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Signed first edition. Number line from 10-1 on copyright page. Signed by the author on a laid-in book plate. Book and dust jacket in fine condition. Dust jacket is price-clipped.

First Edition, First Printing with 10-1 number line. In near fine condition, gift inscription on front end page, purple cloth boards without wear, in very good dust jacket, two closed tears on front panel, wear at spine ends, $15.95 publisher's price intact on flap. Signed by Chris Van Allsburg on title page.