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Mass Market Paperback. Condition: VG-. First Paperback Edition. New York, New York, U.S.A.: Signet Classic, 1942. First Paperback Edition . VG-. By the author of "The Little Prince" & "Wind, Sand, & Stars,'' this is a gripping tale about his experience in the perilous early days of commercial aviation in Europe & South America. Orig. published in 1942, this is the First Mass Market Paperback edition in the Signet Classics series (CP309, $.60 cover price), no date in book, but c. mid-1960s, with a Foreword by André Gide, translated from the original French by Stuart Gilbert. 128 pages. Condition is VG-: very clean , binding secure with a slight rightward lean. Negligible edgewear, modest page tanning. Only marks are former owner's name & old bookstore stamps inside front cover. Nicely protected in new mylar collector bag Free! 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. n.
Published by The Century Co., New York, 1932
Seller: Lowry's Books, Three Rivers, MI, U.S.A.
Cloth Over Boards. Condition: Rough. No Jacket. This first edition has corner bumping and edge wear. Spine section has darkened, tearing at head and foot of spine. Upper edge of the text is tinted blue. Binding is solid, text slightly yellowed with age. Corner wear with board starting to show. Paper residue on center back paste-down. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.
Published by The Century Company, New York & London, 1932
Seller: Lowry's Books, Three Rivers, MI, U.S.A.
First Edition
Cloth Over Board. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition, First Printing. This copy is a first printing of the first edition. Bound in a medium blue cloth, dark blue boxing of faded gilt lettering of spine and front cover. There is little corner bumping or edge wear. Upper edge of both boards have taken a hit, about 1 inch in from corners. Head and tail of spine, worn and bent but no fraying cloth. Endpapers are solid with faint darkening of the edges. Owner's bookplate affixed to fep, otherwise unmarked. Glue has loosened between verso of fep and half title page, otherwise solid in binding. Small crease of bottom corners of text from page 121 to 128. Spotting of textblock edges and early faint foxing throughout. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Published by Penguin Books Limited, Harmondsworth, 1940
Seller: Makovski Books, Southampton, United Kingdom
Soft Covers. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Reprinted. Orange/black/white soft covers - browning/foxed/blemished/chipped/mildly "dog-eared"; rear fly-leaf loosely inserted inside rear cover, which is also covered with "Penguin/Pelican" promotions. 184pp.,+ 8pp. "Penguin" publication advertisements. Pages browned. A few "dog-ears". Some page creasing and evidence of water marks. The text is sound. Technically, because of the listed flaws, only just Fair.