The Eleventh Hour: A Curious Mystery; A book is read, a story ends, a telling tale is told. But who can say what mysteries a singled page may hold? A maze of hidden codes and clues, a clock at every turn, And only time will tell what other secrets you may learn...
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1989. Presumed First U.S. Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Format is approximately 9.5 inches by 12.5 inches, Ink notation (gift) on fep (not from author). 32 pages illustrated in full color. The sealed section contains the solution to the Curious Mystery of The Eleventh Hour, as well as detailed explanations of all the clues and puzzles in the illustrations. The Seal has NOT been broken. First published in Australia by Penguin Books Australia Ltd. in 1988. An elephant's eleventh birthday party is marked by eleven games preceding the banquet to be eaten at the eleventh hour, but when the time to ear arrives, the birthday feast has disappeared. The reader is invited to guess the thief. Graeme Rowland Base (born 6 April 1958) is a British-Australian author and artist of picture books. He is perhaps best known for his second book, Animalia published in 1986, and third book The Eleventh Hour which was released in 1989. He was born in Amersham, England, but moved to Australia with his family at the age of eight and has lived there ever since. He studied a Diploma of Art (Graphic Design) for three years at Swinburne University of Technology at Prahran. He worked in advertising for two years and then began illustrating children's books, gradually moving to authoring them as well. His first book, My Grandma lived in Gooligulch, was accepted by the first publisher he sent it to. More