The 13 Clocks
by Thurber, James
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Evanston, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1950. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Simont, Marc. A scarce first printing of this classic Thurber children's story. Title page lists illustrator as "Mark Simont", corrected to "Marc" in later printings. NF with a little browning to pages and to edges of boards, binding quite sound. Jacket has a few small chips and tears, at the head of the spine, plus one noticeable chip at the bottom front. Not price clipped, wtih original 2.95 price present at bottom of front flap. Rear jacket flap is clipped for some reason. In protective mylar, photos on request.
Synopsis
James Thurber (1894—1961), one of the outstanding American humorists and cartoonists of the twentieth century, was born in Columbus, Ohio, and launched his professional writing career as a reporter for the Columbus Dispatch in 1920. He began writing for The New Yorker in 1927 after his friend E. B. White got him a job at the magazine. Though hampered by failing eyesight, Thurber wrote nearly forty books, including collections of essays, short stories, fables, and children’s stories. He won a Tony Award for his popular Broadway play, A Thurber Carnival. Marc Simont (1915-2013) illustrated nearly a hundred books. He won a Caldecott Honor in 1950 for illustrating Ruth Krauss’s The Happy Day , and in 1957 he was awarded the Caldecott Medal for his pictures in A Tree Is Nice by Janice May Udry. He is the illustrator for The New York Review Children’s Collection books The Backward Day and The Wonderful O . Neil Gaiman is an award-winning author of novels, short stories, children's books, and graphic novels. Among his works are the children's books Coraline, The Wolves in the Walls, and The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish; the Sandman graphic novels series; and the fantasy novels Stardust and Smoke and Mirrors. Originally from England, Gaiman now lives in the United States.
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- Bookseller
- Books, Interesting and Odd & Sleepyside Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003556
- Title
- The 13 Clocks
- Author
- Thurber, James
- Illustrator
- Simont, Marc
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1950
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾"- 9&fr
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Classics;
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About the Seller
Books, Interesting and Odd & Sleepyside Books
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Evanston, Illinois
About Books, Interesting and Odd & Sleepyside Books
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