The Stranger by Van Allsburg, Chris - 1986

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1986. Seventh Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Chris Van Allsburg. Signed by Author. Seventh printing of this fine children's book and SIGNED by the author/illustrator, bound handsomely in rich, dark blue cloth over boards in an oblong format, sharp and distinct gilt lettering to spine and oak-leaf illustration to front cover, quite fine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, not price-clipped. Justifiable winner of the Caldecott Medal for children's book illustration, is Chris Van Allsburg. Unpaginated, but roughly 30 pp. After hitting a stranger with his tractor, a farmer and his wife take in a seeming amnesiac. A fine fantasy about the changing seasons. Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.