Fools, Clowns & Jesters (A Star & Elephant Book)

La Jolla, California, U.S.A.: Green Tiger Press, 1983. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Fair. Cline, Paul. Another brilliantly illustrated book from the small Green Tiger Press in La Jolla, CA, with both black-and-white sketches & full-color illustrations by author Paul Cline. The small drawings adorn most of the book's 58 pages, while the full-color ones (each approx. 5" x 10", 7 in all) are tipped in throughout the text, which offers quotes & short anecdotes & excerpts from literature on clowns, fools, jesters, & other characters that allow us to laugh.often at ourselves. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing from 1983, this tall (14"), this slim (7") softcover book has decorative cream-colored paper wrappers, glued binding. Condition downgraded to Fair due to external surface wear, including many rubbed spots, soil, slight warping, & musty odor. Though the interior is almost completely clean, there is some dampstaining along the upper fore edge that impacts that outer margin on some pages. Binding is secure. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day. Sorry: book is too large for expedited domestic or any international shipping due to postage costs.