Journal for Josephine by Robert Nathan - 1943

New York.: Alfred.A. Knopf., 1943. "First and Second Printings before Publication".. Hard cover. Very good in good dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Jacket top edges damp stain; rear board top edge also. Otherwise clean volume. Jacket has spotting, 2 short edge tears. Small label, free end paper: "The Old Corner Bookstore, Inc. Boston, -Mass.". Allen, Gene (Jacket drawing by).. 1 Tan cloth over boards. Red titles, red top page block. Illustrated jacket: beach. Non-fiction family life, summer, first year of America's entry into World War II. Known for his 20th century fiction novels, often satirical fantasy, author Robert Nathan, b.1894, writes of Cape Cod in Massachusetts, where his family has vacationed yearly, late May to early October. The peaceful setting near the beach in an 1810 home spawns this journal of hopes and fears. Patrol planes, convoys, and gunfire over the horizon share attention with the wonders of gardening, nature, fishing, and a teen daughter's… Read More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1943. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, if half-toned at front and rear endpapers, minimal rubbing to extremities, single page tip torn. Top-stained in red, rubbed. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn, sunned at spine, protected by a plastic coat. Stated First Edition. v [2], 142 [1] pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1943. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Endpapers lightly toned, foxing on boards, very good in an about very good dust jacket with a large chip and a 3½ inch creased tear on the rear panel, and a lightly sunned spine.

New York : A. A. Knopf, 1943. First Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-toned dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 142 pages; Description: v, 142 p. ; 21 cm. Subjects: Nathan, Robert (1894-1985) --American literature --Fiction.

1943. NATHAN, Robert. JOURNAL FOR JOSEPHINE. NY: Knopf, 1943. 8vo., cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed presentation from Nathan on front blank page: "For Edith Baerwald, with friendly greetings, and some occasional disagreements. Robert Nathan." Edith was wife to Paul Baerwald, founder and long-time chairman of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. Edith's secretary was apparently Nathan's aunt. Good (spine darkened); much browning & some edgewear (few short tears) d/j. $65.00.