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Published by Reynal & Hitchcock (1943), New York, 1943
Seller: Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB, Fleetwood, PA, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Antoine de Saint-Exupery (illustrator). First Edition. 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 language and was voted the best book of the 20th century in France. 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".
Published by Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1943
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 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.
Published by Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1943
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Signed limited first edition. Copy 301 of a limited 525 numbered copies, signed by Antoine de Saint-Exupery. Bound in publisher's salmon cloth stamped in maroon; lacking the dust jacket. Very Good+ with light wear to cloth at corners and spine ends, small scuff to front cover, slight soiling and slight darkening to spine. Pages lightly thumbed and a small spot of soiling to the rear pastedown and free endpaper. Now a beloved classic translated into over 300 languages, The Little Prince has become one of the best selling books ever to be published. However, 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.
Published by Reynal & Hitchcock (1943), New York, 1943
Seller: Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB, Fleetwood, PA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Antoine de SAINT-EXUPERY (illustrator). First Edition. First issue of this modern classic in salmon cloth with paragraph containing printing information and dustwrapper with Fourth Avenue address. The American edition appeared before the French or English editions. THE LITTLE PRINCE is both the most-read and most-translated book in the French language and was voted the best book of the 20th century in France. A bright, clean copy with tears to two pages professionally and neatly repaired. About Fine in a close to Fine dustwrapper with minor, professional repairs.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. FIRST. This is the TRUE FIRST EDITION bound in the ORIGINAL Salmon color cloth from the publisher. This First Issue dustjacket has the $2.00 price present with wear to the spine and panels. This ORIGINAL dustjacket has the First Issue point with the publisher's Fourth Avenue address. THIS IS MADELEINE L'ENGLE'S COPY THAT SHE GAVE TO HER DAUGHTER. Her daughter signed, dated and wrote Gosham Conn. Summer 1943. A GREAT ASSOCIATION COPY OF TWO fantasy children's authors. come with COA From her daughter. A ONE OF A KIND BOOK.
hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. First. Very good first edition in a very good first issue dust jacket. With the correct publisher's address (386 Fourth Avenue) on the bottom of the front flap of the jacket and the correct price ($2.00) on the front flap.Abrasion on inside of dj not showing on outside. Jacket is worn but in much better condition that is usually seen on this children's book. Correct first issue binding on book. Former owner's gift inscription on the front free endpaper.
Published by Stanley Donen Enterprises, London, 1974
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Manuscript / Paper Collectible
Draft script for the 1974 film. Copy belonging to an unknown crew member, with their name in manuscript ink on the front wrapper and on two revision pages. Based on the classic 1943 novella by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, about an aviator who meets and befriends a young boy who tells him about his experiences traveling in outer space. Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's final musical. OCLC locates one holding. AMPAS shows five holdings. Shot on location in Tunisia. Pink titled wrappers, noted as copy No. 32 in manuscript ink annotation on the front wrapper. Title page present, undated, with music credit for Frederick Loewe, screenplay and lyrics credit for Alan Jay Lerner, and book credit for Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. 142 leaves, with last page of text numbered 100. Xerographic duplication, rectos only, with white revision pages laid in throughout, dated variously between 8.1.73 and 16.2.73. Pages Very Good plus, wrapper Very Good plus, bound internally with a silver prong.
hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. First US edition. A first edition first issue with the Fourth Avenue address and $2.00 price on the front flap, very good in first issue salmon cloth. Two lines of handwriting on front free end paper.
hardcover. Condition: near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: good. 1st. First edition. Book near fine, small hole from front cover going through to title page and then as indentation through p. 17, and another small hole just on front cover to upper right, small smudge on front free end paper. Dust jacket good, some tears and some pieces missing.
Published by Reynal and Hitchcock, NY, 1943
Seller: Kenneth Mallory Bookseller ABAA, Decatur, GA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Hardcover. First Edition. Publisher's salmon cloth with five line colophon in italics and first state jacket with $2.00 price and 385 Fourth Avenue address. Offsetting to prelims, some foxing throughout, contemporary ink gift inscription on front free endpaper, superficial wear to boards, else very good in a darkened and rubbed jacket that has only some minor chipping to the edges and spine ends with a closed tear at the foot of the front joint.
hardcover. Condition: near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: good. first. First edition in a first issue dust jacket. Book near fine, with very slight rubbing at corners and spine ends, book binding glue shows somewhat through front and rear paste-downs. Dust jacket good, some pieces missing, some tanning.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First edition. Book very good in good dust jacket. Small bookshop sticker on rear paste-down. Some pieces missing on dust jacket.
Published by Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1943
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
First Edition
Condition: Good. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's salmon cloth stamped in maroon, lacking the dust jacket. Very Good with bumping to corners and spine ends, large former owner name in crayon to front pastedown and owner bookplate and small abrasion to front free endpaper, otherwise a rather nice copy.
Published by Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1943
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
First Edition
Condition: Good. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's salmon cloth stamped in maroon, lacking the dust jacket. Near Fine with light edge wear, bump to bottom corner, former owner Christmas gift inscription to front free endpaper and vertical crease to rear free endpaper. A rather nice copy.
Published by New York, Reynal & Hitchcock, s.d. (1943)., 1943
Seller: Librairie Ancienne J.-Marc Dechaud, CRISSAY SUR MANSE, France
Association Member: ILAB
1 vol. in-4°, percaline ocre bradel ornée d'un dessin en bordeaux. Reliure de l'éditeur sous jaquette illustrée en couleurs. Dos insolé, petits manques de papier à la jaquette près de coiffes, inscription au crayon bille "in english" sous le titre sur la couv. Ex-libris héraldique sur la garde blanche d'Elisabeth Corhran Harbour Higgins. 91 pp., (3) pp., illustrations en couleurs dans le texte. Première édition de la traduction anglaise du Petit Prince parue la même année que l'édition originale française.
Published by TYPA, Tartu, Estonia, 2019
Seller: The Kelmscott Bookshop, ABAA, Savage, MD, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Hardcover. Number 29 of 150 handbound copies. An additional 150 copies wereletterpressprinted and machine bound. This is a letterpress edition of the classic children's story. It was printed at TYPA, aprintand paper art centre in Estonia,specializing in letterpress publications. In 2020 TYPA won the Europa Nostra, Ilucidare Special Prize for heritage-led innovation. It is a unique museum andstudioas every item of their machinery is still in use, and they continue to create fabulous hand-printed publications using traditionaltechniques. Hand bound by Pauline Rummel in natural linen with black title and illustration silk screened to front cover. In full color illustrated dust jacket with yellow title to spine panel and blue title to front. The illustrations were re-drawn for letterpress and the layout was redesigned by Mana Kaasik.Body text composed with Literaturnaya Bold on a Linotype machine. Title page and dust jacket set by hand with Admiral typeface.Composed and printedonHolmen Book Cream paper by pressman Jörgen Loot. 95 pages including a two page epilogue by Lemmit Kaplinski,formerdirector of TYPA. Size: About 8 x 6 inches. PRI/090721.
Published by The Easton Press, Norwalk, CT, 2000
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Condition: Near Fine. Bound in publisher's full dark blue leather with pictorial onlay to front cover. Near Fine with trivial touches of wear. Easton Press bookplate tipped in with name crossed off, and an extra blank bookplate laid in. A beautiful copy.
Published by Harcourt , Inc., New York, 2003
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Fine. 60th Anniversary Edition. Very Fine copy in bright yellow and dark blue cloth, in glossy blue dustwrapper, in blue cloth slipcase stamped in gilt at spine and on side panel with color illustration, in original shrinkwrap. Copyright page states 2000, with lettering ending in B on printing line, but this special gift issue is 2003. 83pp. Newly translated by Richard Howard. With the Author's original illustrations in color and black and white. Q03602.
Published by Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York, 1959
Seller: Old Editions Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, North Tonawanda, NY, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Second Edition; Early Printing. Tan cloth with slightly bumped spine ends and slight wear only. Jacket in archival plastic protector has light edgewear and soil, light toning, a <1.5" waterspot to front panel, and a couple small chips to upper edges. Front flap price-clipped. Binding sound, text clean. Name stamp to ffep upper corner. Small bookshop label to rear pastedown. Not ex-library. ; Large 8vo, hardcover, 91 pages. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 93 pages.
Published by Harcourt, Brace And World c. 1960, 1960
Seller: Old Editions Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, North Tonawanda, NY, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. Early Reprint. Tan cloth covered boards with slightly bumped spine ends and lower corners. Upper corners sharp. Trace wear only. DJ in mylar has several small chips/tears along edges, mild soil, age toning to spine and edges, small old sticker to rear panel. Original price of $3.75 to front flap. Binding sound, text clean. No previous owner names, stickers or stamps. Illustrated in b/w and color. ; Large 8vo, hardcover, 91 pages.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, New York, 2009
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: As New. First Edition. First Printing. A Very Fine copy in decorated paper covered boards, without jacket as issued. A Pop-Up version of the popular child's narrative. 61pp. Text in English. All pop-ups in perfect condition. Q18879.
Published by Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1957
Seller: Yesterday's Muse, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Webster, NY, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Reprint. 1957 Harcourt printing (L. 8. 57 code on copyright page), following the 1943 Reynal & Hitchcock original. $3.75 jacket price. Very good in good jacket. A bit musty, jacket toned, 1/2 inch closed jacket tear, top edge faintly foxed. 91, [2] pp. Peach cloth, maroon titles. English translation by Katherine Woods. No story is more beloved by children and grown-ups alike than this wise, enchanting fable. One day, the author reminisces, when his plane was forced down in the Sahara, a thousand miles from help, he encountered a most extraordinary small person. "If you please, " said the stranger, "draw me a sheep." And thus begins the remarkable history of the Little Prince.
Condition: Good. Good condition. Spanish edition. Translation: The Little Prince. (Royalty, Vanity, Children's Story).
Condition: Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket (childrens, classics, picture book) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
Published by SMC Publishing Inc, Taipei, 2000
Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
8vo, pp. xi, [2], 222, [1]; text in Hakka, with parallel hanzi and pinyin text plus glosses; text illustrations, pictorial paper wrappers, fine. Hakka is a sinitic language spoken in Southern China and Taiwan.
Condition: Good. Good condition. Ukranian. (fantasy, fairy tales, friendship, princes, books in Ukranian) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
Published by Harcourt, Brace & World,, NY:, 1970
ISBN 10: 0152465030ISBN 13: 9780152465032
Seller: Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB, Springfield, MA, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Illustrated in color and black and white by the author. Translated from the French by Katherine Woods. A later printing. Star stamp on rear paste-down, else near fine in a near fine dust jacket.; 92 pages.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 978-0-544-65649-9, Boston New York
ISBN 10: 0544656490ISBN 13: 9780544656499
Seller: Spafford Books (ABAC / ILAB), Regina, SK, Canada
Book
[978-0-544-65649-9] 2015. (hardcover) Fine, no dust jacket. 64pp. 4to. Full number line. De Saint-Exupery's classic story with complete original text and illustrations, in an interactive, pop-up format. Includes downloadable audio. A perfect selection for those who want to meet the little prince for the first time, as well as those who are life-long fans. Beautiful.
Condition: Very Good. Harcourt, Brace & World. 1943 is the only date given, this one is an early printing, c.1960. No ISBN, no zip code, rear flap is blank. Very good in fair dust jacket. Beige cloth. Light soil to bottom corner of front cover. Interior is clean and binding sound. Dust jacket is price clipped, soiled, edgeworn, torn and chipped. Inquire if you need further information.
Published by Harcourt, Brace & Company,, NY:, 1982
ISBN 10: 0152465030ISBN 13: 9780152465032
Seller: Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB, Springfield, MA, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Color and black and white illustrations by the author. Translated from the French by Katherine Woods. A later printing. Gift inscription on half-title page, else near fine in a near fine dust acket.