Jonathan Swift A Modest Proposal ***SIGNED***

Baskin, Leonard

ISBN 10: 0395330750 / ISBN 13: 9780395330753

Published by Grossman Publishers, New York, 1969

About this Item

Very good condition oversized book, signed by Baskin on title page. Pin-head sized speckles on base edge textblock. Former seller information in soft pencil flyleaf. Covercloth has what appears to be a prominent water stain on front. Corners bumped and top front corner has exposed chipboard core. Cloth over boards faded along spine. Due to tremendous size, this volume is not eligible for international or expedited service.

Seller Inventory # 2828

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Jonathan Swift A Modest Proposal ***SIGNED***
• Publisher: Grossman Publishers, New York
• Publication Date: 1969
• ISBN 10: 0395330750
• ISBN 13: 9780395330753
• Binding: Hardcover/Hardback
• Illustrator: Baskin, Leonard
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Signed: signed by author or artist
• Seller catalogs:
  • Fine Art
  • Fiction

About this title

Synopsis

At the edge of a cliff lies the wreck of a small sailboat. How did it get there? "Waves carried it up in a storm," says an old sailor. But is it possible that waves could ever get that high? There is another story -- the story of a boy and his obsessive desire to be the greatest sailor, the story of a storm that carried the boy and his boat to a place where boats glide like gulls high above the water and not upon it. Chris Van Allsburg tells that story of the boy and his boat, the Zephyr, in words and haunting, full-color pastel paintings. His sailboats sail the night sky with the stars in pictures so vivid that the reader can almost hear the wind in the sails. Here is a work of unusual artistry that will enchant readers of all ages for many years to come.

About the Author

Chris Van Allsburg is the winner of two Caldecott Medals, for Jumanji and The Polar Express, as well as the recipient of a Caldecott Honor Book for The Garden of Abdul Gasazi. The author and illustrator of numerous picture books for children, he has also been awarded the Regina Medal for lifetime achievement in children’s literature. In 1982, Jumanji won the National Book Award and in 1996, it was made into a popular feature film. Chris Van Allsburg was formerly an instructor at the Rhode Island School of Design. He lives in Rhode Island with his wife and two children.