Description
First American edition of Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
Octavo, 306pp. Blue patterned hardcover, black spine, title in gilt on spine. No additional printings listed on copyright page. Solid text block, illustrated endpapers, top edge dyed blue, slight ripple to spine, a very good example. In publisher’s dust jacket, $2.00 retail price on rear flap, dampstain to verso, front panel, and rear panel. Some chipping to edges, colors and text remain vibrant and clear, a good example.
While best remembered for his classic novella The Little Prince (Le Petit Prince), Saint-Exupéry was also an aviator and member of the French Air Force.
