The Little Prince.** [Translated by Richard Howard.**]

UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3rd imp.[Complete number line 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4,so 1st edn,3rd imp.Originally and first published in America,in both French and English,'Le Petit Prince' by Reynel & Hitchcock,(US.,), 1943 and translated by Katherine Woods,in two editions; a trade edn and the more expensive Limited (500 copies) edn.The first UK edn, again translated by Katherine Woods,published by Heinemann,1945. The copyright was renewed by Consuelo de Saint-Exupery in 1971. This translation,by Richard Howard,copyrighted in 1971.The first UK appearance of that translated edn,by this publisher (Egmont) in 2000.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj - price printed to rear panel of dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,colour pictorial artwork,by Antoine de Saint-Exupery illustrated dw/dj panels with white+yellow lettering to front and spine; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping or creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present - the smallest of nicks to front,lower corner.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain dark blue cloth boards decorated with a single,small yellow star towards top corner of front board,a yellow cloth blind spine with black printed ink lettering; a sewn-in,navy blue silk bookmark ribbon and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3rd imp,1-83pp [paginated] includes,XXVII(27) chapters,profuse full+part- page b/w+colour illustrations - all by de Saint-Exupery,interspersed throughout the text and the book; plus [unpaginated] 2pp blanks,half- title page,double-page colour illustrated title page,a dedication (to Leon Werth),a title separator page with Richard Howard's translator's note to its reverse,and as last page,author's potted biography to its reverse.
Author's only children's book,written and illustrated by himself and published in French as 'Le Petit Prince (1943).First published in America,in both French and English - as both a Ltd Edn (500 copies) and a trade edn - translated by Katherine Woods.The first [UK] English translation appeared two years later,again translated by Katherine Woods and published in 1945 by Heinemann.This English translation by Richard Howard originally in 2000.
A pilot stranded in the desert awakes one morning to see,standing before him,the most extraordinary little fellow.
"Please",asks the stranger,'"draw me a sheep." And the pilot realizes that when life's events are too difficult to understand,there is no choice but to succumb to their mysteries.He pulls out pencil and paper . . .
Thus begins this wise and enchanting fable that,in teaching the secret of what is really important in life,has changed the world forever for its readers.Often seen as a symbol of childhood innocence,Antoine de Saint-Exupery's best-selling book 'The Little Prince.' is as cherished by children and adults alike,across the globe.
Ideal for children aged 7 and up.This beautiful edition contains the definitive translation and all the original coloured and restored illustrations.'The Little Prince.' joins the ranks of 'A Little Princess.','The Secret Garden.' & 'Peter Pan.' as a genuine children's classic of the 20thC.
Antoine De Saint-Exupery was born in 1900 in Lyon.In 1921,he began his training as a pilot By 1926,he had became one of the pioneers of international postal flight.In 1935 he embarked on a record-breaking attempt to fly from Paris to Saigon.Nineteen hours into the flight,his plane crashed in the Sahara desert.He survived the crash but spent three days battling dehydration,limited food and hallucinations.On the fourth day,he was rescued.In part,this experience was the inspiration for 'The Little Prince.'
He continued to fly until World War II, during which he took self-imposed exile.
On 31 July 1944,a year after the book's publication in 1943,whilst he was serving with Free French Forces in Morocco,he disappeared over the Mediterranean while flying a reconnaissance mission for his French air squadron.
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