Chris Van Allsburg
Chris Van Allsburg, Author/ Illustrator
The Polar Express

COPY 1:
Wilmington, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1985, 43rd edition.
Signed on the title page.
1989 14th printing. "Thhe Book is fine. Wrapper is rubbed slightly top and bottom, now in protective Brodart cover. " To Gemma" dated 1989, signed by Van Alsburg on the title page. Inventory # 7319 Price $110.00
Chris Van Allsburg, Author/ Illustrator
Bad Day at Riverbend
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1995. 4to Cloth-cbacked boards. Pages un-numbered. No later edition identifications. Presumed first. A wonderful book by Allsburg original and touching in its embrace of childhood mischief. This copy signed in 2002 by Van Allsburg. Fine in Fine in Booadart. ISBN:039567347X Bookseller Inventory #5033
Price: US$ 90.00
Chris Van Allsburg, Author/ Illustrator
The Sweetest Fig
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1993 1st edition¬ Cloth-backed boards. Cover Blind-stamped. Titles in goild on spine. Pages unnumbered. Another brilliant Van Allsburg creation in which figs have the power to make dreams come true. Fine in Fine in Mylar
ISBN: 0395673461
Bookseller Inventory #6051 Price:¬ $40.00

Book illustrated by Maurice Sendak, Quentin Blake, Peter deSeve, Etienne Delessert, C. F. Payne, Mark Teague, Steve Johnson & Lou Fancher, Daniel Adel, Carter Goodrich, S. Saelig Gallagher, Gary Kelley, David Christiana, Chris Van Allsburg and Berkeley Brea
Andersen, Hans Christian; Starbright Foundation Staff (editor)
The Emperor's New Clothes : An All-Star Retelling of the Classic Fairy Tale
San Diego, CA, U.S.A.: Harcourt Trade Publishers, 1998¬ Folio. Hardback Cloth-backed in black with gold stamping on spine. 85 pps. The famous fairy tale this time told in the style of 20 of Hollywood's Best and stariest and illustrated by 20 of the nation's top nam,e illustrators. Only Steven Spielberg could have brought off a project like this for the Strarbright Foundation which is dedicated to making life easier for seriously ill children. A one of a kind book and this is its first edition. Fine in Fine in Mylar No CD.
ISBN: 015100109X
Bookseller Inventory #7631 Price: $40.00
COPY 2:
Pictured above. This edition, the 43rd. was printed after the release of the movie and has a sticker on the cover promoting the movie. The book is as new in a protective wrapper and signed (no inscription) on the title page by the author. Inventory # 7672 Price $130.00
Chris Van Allsburg, Author/ Illustrator
Ben's Dream
Boston: Houghton Mifflin: 1982
Green paper-covered boards with titles stamped on front. 31 pps. Later printing of the first edition. Signed on title page by the author/illustrator. This copy as new, unclipped, un-read. Inventory #7253 Price $200.00