Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah (signed, with double-page sketch by the author)

Delacorte Press / Eleanor Friede, 1977. INSCRIBED: "For Mike! Happy Flying!! and SIGNED by Richard Bach on the half title page. Above his name, Bach has sketched a double-page scene of the sky, with clouds, rain, the sun, and birds on the wing. SEE OUR PHOTOS. Bach's signature is similar, but not identical, to a printed facsimile of his signature found a few pages later in the book. Near Fine condition in a bright and shiny Very Good dust jacket. NOT price clipped ($5.95). Although the jacket has NO chips, tears, creases or fading, we rate it only Very Good due to several thin air bubbles under the clear plastic laminate (manufacturer's defect). SEE OUR PHOTOS. The jacket is protected by a removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeve -- temporarily removed to reduce glare in the photos. Sharp corners. Square and tight. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Bound in the original biege cloth, stamped in bright gold. From the publisher: "In the cloud-washed airspace between the cornfields of Illinois and blue infinity, a man puts his faith in the propeller of his biplane. For disillusioned writer and itinerant barnstormer Richard Bach, belief is as real as a full tank of gas and sparks firing in the cylinders ...until he meets Donald Shimoda - former mechanic and self-described messiah who can make wrenches fly and Richard's imagination soar...In ILLUSIONS, the unforgettable follow-up to his phenomenal bestseller JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL, Richard Bach takes to the air to discover the ageless truths that give our souls wings: that people don't need airplanes to soar... that even the darkest clouds have meaning once we lift ourselves above them... and that messiahs can be found in the unlikeliest places - like hay fields, one-traffic-light midwestern towns, and most of all, deep within ourselves.". INSCRIBED / SIGNED by Richard Bach. Third printing. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Very Good dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. 144pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.