![]() “This is the finest copy Peter Harrington has ever encountered. Presentation copies are therefore very rare. The next year, its author would die on a reconnaissance mission to southern France. The story, a fable about a pilot who meets a child prince who has fallen to Earth from his tiny planet, which has three volcanoes and a beloved rose, was published in 1943. It’s unlikely Barclay came up with a figure anywhere approaching the businessman’s count – a Yale University estimate suggests the number of stars visible from Earth is closer to 9,000 – but according to Sammy Jay at Peter Harrington, Saint-Exupéry was inspired by her efforts and “found this touch of generosity very moving”. There are on Earth some inhabitants whose straightforwardness, sweetness and generosity of heart make up for the avarice and egotism of the others. ![]() ![]() It is only pleasant at night when the inhabitants are asleep.” But Saint-Exupéry adds beneath: “The Little Prince was wrong. ![]() ![]() In the image, the character says: “You’d have to be completely crazy to have chosen this planet. Photograph: Peter HarringtonĪccording to the rare-book dealer Peter Harrington, which is selling the first edition, the author was so grateful to Barclay that he inscribed this copy of the book to her and drew an image showing a disappointed Little Prince after landing on planet Earth. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s inscription to Dorothy Barclay. ![]()
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