The Stars, Like Dust American Literature

The Stars, Like Dust American LiteratureNew York: Doubleday & Company, 1951 First edition. First printing. A fine copy, only with the slightest edge wear to the boards and a little lean to the spine. Some toning to the pastedowns, unworthy of note. The contents crisp. The unclipped dust jacket nearly fine, showing just a touch of wear at the extremities. A tiny closed tear at the bottom of the front panel, and a little nick at the bottom of the rear panel. An outstanding copy overall of

Laid in is an annotated newspaper clipping advertising the Triangle Club's "Christmas Trip" tour of six cities to perform the show

" A very small remainder mark to the bottom edge of the outer text block

in a very good

A brilliant collection of stories on wizardry

” A touch of offsetting to the verso of the dust jacket -  not apparent at the front

and a little remnant from sticker removal at the top of the front flap

A little foxing to the outer text block edges but the contents fine

the most challenged short story of the Martian Chronicles

and a bit of toning to the extremities of the boards

yet of all the Signers of the Declaration

following the unimaginable success of the Sorcerer’s Stone

with Rowling's illustrations throughout