Letters to Pauline by Kruss, James - 1971

New York: Atheneum Publishers, 1971 Atheneum Publishers, 1971. Fine. Atheneum Publishers, 1971. Fine. James Kruss (1926-1997) was a German poet and author; he was educated to be a teacher but turned to writing books for children. Letters to Pauline was originally published in 1968; this is the first American edition, translated by Edelgard von Heydekampf Bruhl. The book is a series of letters between Pauline, in Germany, and the author, in the Canary Islands. Pauline is willing to supply necessities to the author only in return for a story or a poem. Red cloth binding with illustration on front board and black lettering on spine only. Binding tight and square with no marking inside or out. Unclipped dust jacket is tan with green picture of Pauline on the front board side; no marking but a few bumps. Also two small repaired tears at the bottom of the back board area. 146 pages.