Le Petit Prince (The Little Prince) by Saint-Exupéry, Antoine de - 1943

New York, New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1943. First Edition Later Printing 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Good+/No Jacket. IN FRENCH/en francais. First American Edition/Fifth printing of the beloved tale for children of all ages, with charming original watercolor illustrations by the author throughout. Orig. published in the author's native Paris in 1943, this is the FIRST EDITION in French published in New York by Reynal & Hitchcock in 1943, albeit the Fifth printing, with no raven, no colophon. The boards are covered in teal cloth & lettered in red, deviating from the salmon boards of the true first/first. Condition is Good+/VG-:generally very clean, with the occasional spot. Binding is tight & square, hinges strong. Boards show moderate rubbing in spots & to extremities, particularly at both ends of spine. Modest page tanning, commensurate with age & wartime paper quality; heavier to all endpapers. Former owner pasted in a book review on ffep, with ad for war bonds on reverse. NO writing/underlining/highlighting, Not ex-lib. Missing DJ. Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (PST); weekends & holidays ship very next business day.