Starlight Nights: The Adventures of a Star-Gazer by Lezlie C. Peltier

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+, Dust Jacket: Good-. 1965. Harper & Row. 1st Edition. Illustrated. Ex Libris.

This classic autobiography of one of the 20th century's foremost amateur astronomers was originally published by Harper & Row in 1965. In his new foreword, Sky & Telescope contributing editor David H. Levy points out that although many books describe how to watch the sky, Starlight Nights tells us why. The book is illustrated with Peltier family photographs.

Book is in very good condition with mild edge-wear. Dust Jacket has small 1in tear along back of dust jacket. No image or text interupted. Previous owner's book-plate on back of front cover (half-hidden by dust jacket. Previous owner's inscription on front end-paper with small stain or mark. Else clean and no further markings throughout.