THE SECRET OCEANS
1994 BANTAM HARDCOVER - SEALED BALLANTINE ESTATE FILE COPY
Offered is a gorgeous sealed file copy (see condition description for item details) of Betty Ballantine's fantasy novel of whale researchers discovering a deep sea alien race! Profusely illustrated by greats Bob Larkin, Joe De Vito, Lloyd Birmingham, Steve Brennan, David Henderson, Caroll Inouye, Gilles Malkine, Jeffrey Magiar, Thomas McNeely, Davis Meltzer, Charles Passarelli, & Jeffrey Terreson! This item is from the Ian and Betty Ballantine Estate, and was from their personal file case! Ian & Betty Ballantine were editing and publishing icons and the creators of Bantam and Ballantine Books! This item comes with a small Certificate Of Provenance from the Ballantine Estate! Incredibly bright, clean, and vibrant!
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