The Little Prince is a modern fable, and for readers far and wide both the title and the work have exerted a pull far in excess of the book’s brevity. Written and published first by Antoine de St-Exupéry in 1943, only a year before his plane disappeared on a reconnaissance flight, it is one of the world’s most widely translated books, enjoyed by adults and children alike. This popular translation contains the author’s own delightful illustrations. These Collectors Edition compact hardbacks are ‘cloth-bound’ with matching coloured end papers and embossed gold lettering.