30692 New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, (1980.) First printing. The story of a prince who longs to see what is under the sea, as the sponge divers do - the old blind man Stavros described it to him: 'the sea, deep down, is walled in silence. The blue veil opens and you are lifted on wings of water... light spills where there is no light and you can touch the shadows.' A poetic story, beautifully illustrated with paintings done with ink, watercolors and goache by Hague. Square format, unpaginated. INSCRIBED by the author, Eve Bunting, opposite the half title page. Very near fine in very good dust jacket (previous owner's embossed seal, chip to rear cover of dj.) SIGNED HC 1st ed - ISBN: 0-15-2231862 $30.00USD
Click here to order or message the dealer