Vintage 1939 Hardcover Wind. Sand and Stars Antoine de Saint Exupery Reynal & Hitchcock First Edition

1939 Reynal & Hitchcock hardcover with dust jacket, first edition

This is a vintage used item, in good used condition, with signs of age/wear; DJ bears rubbing/scuffing, progressive edgewear and associated corner damage, wear along/about spine with distress, separation at rear cover with tape repair, light fading/smudging to cover whites, minor points of blemish/distress. Black-on-textured-blue-chevron coverboards show rubbing/scuffing, point of peeling at front left, edgewear and associated corner wear/rounding, minor points of blemish/distress. Interior pages show clean/smooth, creamy-white, with sharp black typeset; light wear/tanning; watermark and demarcation to front endpaper. Spine remains straight/smooth, with some shelfwear (top/base), while binding is intact/secure and square-to-hand, but dry. There are no excessive rips, tears, perforations, stains, residue or repairs.