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New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, (1943). First Edition. Hardcover. Clean and bright with light wear to the spine ends. About Fine in a Near Fine, price-clipped dustwrapper with some loss to the spine ends, mostly at the top affecting the "T" in "The". Antoine de Saint-Exupery. Copy #365 of 525 numbered copies SIGNED by the author on the tipped-in limitation page. The American edition appeared before the French or English editions and is essentially the only way to obtain a signed edition of this book as the author was assigned to fly with the French Free Air Force shortly before publication and went missing about a year later while on a mission. This special issue of one of the most beloved books of the twentieth century is, consequently, one of the most desired limited editions and does not come often upon the marketplace. The first issue dustwrapper on this copy, though price-clipped, is correctly numbered on the spine. THE LITTLE PRINCE is both the most-read and most-translated book in the French… Read More

New York: Reynal and Hitchcock, 1943. Signed limited first edition, one of 525 signed numbered copies. Signed by Antoine De Saint-Exupery. Small quarto, original salmon cloth, illustrated. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with some expert restoration. Housed in a custom full morocco clamshell box with an inlay replicating the front cover of this title made by the Harcourt Bindery. An exceptional presentation. The Little Prince has something of Hans Christian Andersen in it, something of Lewis Carroll, and even, it may perhaps be said, a bit of John Bunyan. Saint-Exupery's lyrical treasure has entered children’s literature, in the manner of quite a few other such hard-to-define works in the preceding centuries" (Pierpont Morgan Library). A year after the book’s publication in 1943, Saint-Exupery disappeared over the Mediterranean while flying a reconnaissance mission for his French air squadron, making this signed limited very desirable. It is the basis for the… Read More

New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1943. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Signed limited first edition. Copy 448 of a limited 525 numbered copies, signed by Antoine de Saint-Exupery. Bound in publisher's salmon cloth stamped in maroon. Near Fine with softening to spine ends, former owner names and bookplate to front endsheet, endsheets browned. In a Near Fine first trade issue dust jacket with publisher's price of $2.00 intact and the Fourth Avenue address listed, with toning, light edge wear with a few short closed edge-tears, and a slight stain to the spine. A beloved classic translated into over 300 languages, The Little Prince has become one of the best selling books ever to be published. Signed copies of are rather scarce, since during the month of publication, the aviator-author was called to serve in the Free French Air Force. While flying a reconnaissance mission the following year, he disappeared over the Mediterranean Sea without a trace.

UK Illustrated edition. Hardcover, First/First, Signed. Hard cover. Macmillan Children's Books, London (2023)
New in new dust jacket. Signed by illustrator. Brand new, never read. First edition. SIGNED by the illustrator, Chris Riddell, this incredibly gorgeous copy of one of the greatest tales ever told is a first edition, first printing with the full number line present. Signed to a book specific, publisher provided, bookplate affixed to the highly decorated page opposite the full title page. Highly collectible, scarce signed UK Dust jacket hand covered in protective archival grade Mylar for years of worry free reading/collecting. Photos available upon request. There are a great many versions/copies of this incredible classic tale, I've not seen a more beautiful one than this.
Chris Riddell's brilliant full-colour illustrated The Little Prince in a sumptuous hardback and jacketed edition. A perfect gift for families, children and all fans of this much-loved favourite classic. After crash-landing… Read More

London: Macmillan Children's Books, 2023. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Chris Riddell . 1st Printing. Signed to a bookplate by Chris Riddell. Brand new copy.