The Clown's Clock Book

Grand Rapids, Michigan: The Fideler Company, 1946. First Edition. Dirk GRINGHUI. [MOVABLE BOOK] [WOMAN AUTHOR]. Dirk [GRINGHUI], illustrator. 4to; [28]pp; pictorial paper over board with a clown holding a clock on the front cover; color illustrated front endpapers; color illustrations every page; rear pastedown features a clock face with two stiff working hands; scuffing to bottom cover edge with fraying, small puncture to rear gutter of spine, ownership blacked out in marker on front pastedown, lightly cocked forward; unclipped dust jacket; light pencil mark to front dj, small hole to back dj at the clock's grommet; very good in vg dj. A circus themed learning book featuring a paper clock with movable hands to help children learn to tell time. The clock on the rear pastedown retains its hands in working order. It is difficult to find both the book with a working clock and the dust jacket. "The publisher, author and illustrator gratefully acknowledge the valuable assistance given them by F. Beverly Kelley of Ringling Bros., and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows, Inc.