Reaching For the Stars by Waln, Nora - 1939

The Cresset Press, 1939. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1939. Fifth Impression. 326 pages. No dust jacket. White cloth. Moderate foxing and tanning to pages with heavier tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Heavier foxing and tanning to text block edges and binding is loose. Boards have visible rubbing and moderate bumping to corners. Fair crushing to spine ends and heavier water damage and sunning to spine. Book is forward leaning.

Boston: Little Brown and Company, 1939 Good Plus condition with light cover soiling. Content very clean and unmarked, binding strong. Memoir of an American woman in Nazi Germany in the late 1930s.

The Cresset Press, 1939. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1939. Fourth Impression. 326 pages. No dust jacket. Yellow cloth. Pages are mildly tanned and foxed, but text remains clear. Binding is firm. Ex-libris sticker to front free endpaper. Boards and spine have minimal shelf-wear, with mild corner bumping and crushing to ends. Spine and edges are moderately tanned. Visible marks overall. Book has a noticeable forward lean.

Signed and inscribed on the title page by Nora Waln. No dust jacket. Cream colored boards with black lettering on red field on spine. Lettering is sharp. Cover showing separation from text. No markings or writing in text. No loose or dog eared pages.

The Cresset Press, 1939. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1939. Third Impression. 326 pages. No dust jacket. Beige cloth. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Brown staining to pages throughout. Visible creasing to gutter. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft bumping to corners. Visible crushing to spine ends. Noticeable tanning to spine and edges. Brown marks overall. Book has a notable forward lean.

Boston: Little, Brown and Company. Somewhat darkened illustrated covers, few spots on spine, some staining to back cover, binding tight, interior very good. The story of some lives in Germany before World War II. . Good +. Hardcover. 1939.

The Cresset Press, 1939. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1939. Fifth Impression. 326 pages. No dust jacket. Beige cloth. Light thumb marking and tanning to pages with subtle cracking to gutters. Heavier foxing and tanning to text block edges with some minor foxing to pastedowns and free endpapers. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild water staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has moderate tanning with soft crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean.

Boston: Little, Brown and Company. Light stain to spine. pages very good+. The story of some lives in Germany before World War II. . Very Good. Hardcover. 8thprinting. 1939.

LITTLE, BROWN, 1939-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. VG + early print march 1939

Hardcover. Fair. Cover shows some fairly minor edgewear. Pages are clean and binding is sound. No dust jacket.