Hope Through Heartsongs . by Stepanek, Matthew "Mattie" Joseph Thaddeus - 2002

New York, New York, U.S.A.: VSP Books/Hyperion, 2002. Near Fine/Near Fine 1st Edition/1st printing Stated. Hard cover with a DJ, glossy pictorial boards, 60 pages, index, 398 grams/14 oz. Binding is tight; corners are square; tiny indentation on both bottom edges, hint of wear to other edges; pages are pristine, no marks to text, no owner information, gift messages, store stamps, remaimder marks, stains, or moisture damage. DJ, not price clipped, in archival, mylar Brodart cover; tiny bit of wear to top of flap fold ends; hint of wear to other edges. Have: HOPE THROUGH HEARTSONGS; HEARTSONGS; Mattie Stepanek, 1990-2004, began writing when he was three. He and his three older siblings had a rare form of Muscular Dystrophy, Dysautonomic Mitochondrial Myopathy, a disease that was unknown until his mother was diagnosed with Mitochondrial Disease after the four children were born. There is no cure and the disease is always fatal. In addition to his poetry, Mattie was an advocate of peace and wrote several essays on the subject. Will gift wrap, no charge, just state the occasion. . 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/NF. Illus. by Matthew Joseph Thaddeus Stepanek. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.