Wind, Sand, and Stars
by: Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Hardcover. NY, Reynal & Hitchcock, 1st US, 1939, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, decorated blue boards with a black cloth spine, 306 pages. Recipient of the Grand Prix of the Academie Francaise, Wind, Sand and Stars captures the grandeur, danger, and isolation of flight. Its exciting account of air adventure, combined with lyrical prose and the spirit of a philosopher, makes it one of the most popular works ever written about flying. Translated by Lewis Galantiere. The first American edition with 1939 on copyright page, no other printing stated. The gilt lettering on the spine faded, no dust jacket. Clean copy.