
It is the basis for the 2015 English-language French 3D animated fantasy adventure family drama film directed by Mark Osborne. A year after the books publication in 1943, Saint-Exupery disappeared over the Mediterranean while flying a reconnaissance mission for his French air squadron, making this signed limited very desirable. Saint-Exupery's lyrical treasure has entered childrens literature, in the manner of quite a few other such hard-to-define works in the preceding centuries" (Pierpont Morgan Library).

The Little Prince has something of Hans Christian Andersen in it, something of Lewis Carroll, and even, it may perhaps be said, a bit of John Bunyan. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.

Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Small quarto, original salmon cloth, illustrated. Signed limited first edition, one of 525 signed numbered copies, this is number 236.
