Binding: Cloth
Book Condition: Fine in Fine dust jacket
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Size: Oblong 4to ; [32] pages
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1985, Boston
ISBN: 0395389496
Illustrator: Illustrated by Van Allsburg, Chris

[Book #22111]

A beautiful First Edition/First Printing in Fine condition, bound in burgundy cloth with silver foil lettering on spine and silver foil sleigh bell blocked on front cover, taup endpapers. Fine dust-jacket with Van Allsburg's illustrations on front and back panel;

Awarded the Caldecott Medal in 1986, Van Allsburg's story of the adventurous magical train ride to the North Pole on Christmas Eve has become a classic read for the holiday season with an unforgettable last sentence: "Though I've grown old, the bell still rings for me, as it does for all who truly believe."

Basis the motion picture adaptation of 2004 starring Tom Hanks ; Color Illustrations