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The Garden of Abdul Gasazi (Signed first edition in a later state dust jacket)
by Van Allsburg, Chris
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very good +/very good
- Seller
-
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1979. First edition. Hardcover. Very good +/very good. SIGNED. Oblong quarto [25 cm x 31 cm] Natural white cloth over boards, with a gilt stamped title on the spine and an embossed tree vignette on the front cover. Gently bumped at the head of the spine. In a dust jacket with a 1/2" closed tear in the top edge of the front panel, and an abraded area on the rear inside flap, measuring just under 2" tall by 1" wide, and obscuring some of the text. A Caldecott Honor Book. Signed by Chris Van Allsburg on the half title page. Van Allsburg has been the recipient of numerous awards, including two Caldecott Medals for The Polar Express and Jumanji.
Synopsis
Sometimes that very thin line between illusion and reality is not as clearly defined as we would like it to be. It certainly wasn't the day that Alan Mitz stumbled into the garden of Abdul Gasazi. For in this bizarre and eerie place -- where strange topiary trees loomed -- the evil visage of Gasazi casts its shadow. And even after Alan escaped, the spell of Gasazi still seemed to penetrate into his everyday world. In this extraordinary, unusual, and unique picture book, Chris Van Allsburg explores both the real and surreal worlds with incredible deftness. In doing so, he has created exquisite and beautiful images that will continue to haunt readers long after they have left the enchanted garden of Abdul Gasazi.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 48846
- Title
- The Garden of Abdul Gasazi (Signed first edition in a later state dust jacket)
- Author
- Van Allsburg, Chris
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good +
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- patcat; signed; Chris Van Allsburg; children's book; Caldecott; PASADENA 2017; OAKLAND 2017 (ABAA); PASADENA 2018 (ABAA); DENVER 2018; SEATTLE 2018; SEACAT18; BOSTON 2018; PASADENA2019 & OAKLAND2019; LAX2019 & SEATTLE2019; santa monica 2021
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About the Seller
Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Salt Lake City, Utah
About Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
Ken Sanders Rare Books is a full service antiquarian bookshop in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. We carry an ever-changing inventory of art, ephemera, maps, photography, and postcards in addition to a vast selection of used and rare books along with a few new books. We actively purchase and appraise books in all fields.
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- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
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