Antoine De Saint-Exupéry - Le Petit Prince - 1953

Fascinating edition in its superb binding and illustrated of this poetic and philosophical novel written by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, a French writer and aviator of the 20th century - It is one of the most read and the most translated books in the world -

First published in 1943 in the United States, where Antoine de Saint-Exupéry had exiled himself during World War II. It was published in France by Gallimard, after the author's death during a reconnaissance flight over the Mediterranean -

It tells the story of a pilot who crashes in the Sahara desert and meets a child from another planet, the Little Prince. The latter shares with him his adventures and his encounters with symbolic characters, such as the king, the vain man, the drunkard, the businessman, the lamp-lighter, the geographer, the fox or the rose -

It is a reflection on life, friendship, love, responsibility, solitude and the meaning of things. It contains watercolors realized by the author himself, which makes this work all the more exceptional -

Antoine De Saint-Exupéry - The Little Prince - SD (Circa 1953) - Harcourt, Brace & World -
93 Pages.

Good binding condition, the work in its full beige cloth original with red impression and illustration on the front, under the illustrated dust jacket, light signs of wear, a few minor defects on the cover, smooth spine with pseudonym and title, the dust jacket is present nonetheless with many small flaws (lacks and tears) -

Good interior condition, rare foxing, the work enriched with superb watercolors by the author both in-text and out-of-text including frontispiece, a fine copy -

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