THURBER, James. The 13 Clocks. Illustrated by Mark [sic] Simont. NY: Simon & Schuster [1950]. 8vo, 124pp. Red cloth spine stamped in black with blue textured cloth covers pictorially stamped in black. Color pictorial endpapers; color illustrations throughout. Spine ends and lower edge lightly rubbed, a few light stains to rear endpapers (probably from something having been placed between them), else a fine copy in original color pictorial dust jacket (slight creasing at spine ends and corners). Inscribed by the author, James Thurber, and with a bookplate signed by the artist, Marc Simont, laid in!

 

First edition. Thurber’s sublimely whimsical fairy tale of love forestalled has delighted generations of readers, and Marc Simont’s enchanting full-color illustrations truly elevate this book to the classic status that it deserves.