The Clown of God; an old story told and illustrated by Tomie de Paola [*SIGNED*]

New York/London: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. Near Fine in Near Fine dj. (c.1978). 3rd printing (C). Hardcover. [a very nice copy with just a bit of wear to lower extremitiies, very slight bump to bottom rear corner; the jacket shows light handling wear only, no tears or chips]. (color drawings) INSCRIBED ("for Mark / with best wishes") and SIGNED and dated (1985) by the author, above and below the "Storyteller's Note," on the page preceding the title page. The story of a one-time beloved young juggler whose talents (and admirers) desert him as he grows older, and is reduced to begging in the streets of Sorrento, until a Miracle occurs. Signed by Author .