James Grover Thurber (1894-1961), was an American cartoonist, author, humourist, journalist, playwright, and celebrated wit. What's more, we want the 13 castle clocks to whir and tick and tell us that the time is NOW. The Duke of the castle ignores time and pays no attention to temperature either. In a comic and poetic way, this story makes us all want to love a Princess and to be a Prince. The Thirteen Clocks is James Thurbers enduring story of life in a castle where time stands still on every clock at 10 minutes to five. The only warmth he understands is the warm hands of Princess Saralinda, his fair niece, whom he cherishes and protects from suitors. He is a wicked Duke who has hands cold enough to choke a bull. James Thurber's enduring story of life in a castle where time stands still on every clock at 10 minutes to five. 124pp, illustrated, illustrated endpapers. 2" loss to top of front jacket and spine neatly repaired with strip of blue marbled paper, edge wear, chipping and short closed tears to top and bottom of back jacket and spine, corners and folds rubbed with small loss, some time staining to back jacket, not price clipped (9s 6d), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a reasonable copy. Jacket and illustrations by Mark Simont (illustrator).
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