Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1983. Later printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. 12 x 9 in. Cloth boards. Condition is NEAR FINE ; like new with just a touch of sunning to lower edges. DJ is VERY GOOD ; not clipped, edges worn, spine area sunned, a few closed tears. Chil. Stax.

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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.

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Bookseller: Andre Strong Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 33617
Title: THE WRECK OF THE ZEPHYR
Author: Chris Van Allsburg
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: very good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Later printing
ISBN 10: 0395330750
ISBN 13: 9780395330753
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Place of Publication: Boston
Date Published: 1983

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Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
New: A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Sunned: Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...