FIRST UK EDITION The Little Prince Written and Drawn by Antoine de Saint-Exupery

First English edition of Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s beloved children’s story, with watercolour illustrations by the author. Crisp and bright orange-brown boards with decoration in red and blue. A little spotting to the preliminary page; no ownership inscription; text is clean and bright and unmarked: a near fine copy. The jacket has the correct first edition price ‘9s. 6d. net.’ on the front flap; it is browned, particularly to the spine with a little chipping at the head and tail of the spine. An attractive copy of a scarce wartime first edition of this most admired of French children’s stories which has sold 140 million copies since its first publication.