Le Petit Prince

1945

Gallimard

Eight copies that I have. The numbers are; 2676, 3156, 3415, 4980, 6897, 8180, 8209 and 11157.

The cover and the jacket of Gallimard 1945 version.

The flap of the jacket.

A part of the flap. One of the emigma of 1945 version; "1940".

Another emigma; fourty-four sunsets (p.27).

The colophon. Published November 30, 1945.

Reacently I got a new sample. The book is quite the same that of other 1945 version. The serial number is 68, stamped with Roman numeral.

The colophon. The serial number with the Roman numeral (No. 68) in blak ink.

The book that has a serial number less than 1000 did not shown for long time. It was a mystery.
Now I got one of them. The serial number is stamped in black ink with a Roman numeral. This sample suggest us that the small numbers less that 1000 were stamped with the Roman numerals.
The publishers usually issued some special items, i.e. ; pressed on a special papers, or added with some special pictures, or so on, that bear limited serial numbers. This sample, however, has no special point; the book is quite thas same with that of other 1945 version.

I have only one sample now. So that I am not sure that this "serial number" is genuine one. I should suspend the final conclusions till I will get another sample that has the serial number in Roman numerals.

Title :	Le Petit Prince
Language :	French
Publisher :	Librairie Gallimard
ISBN :	none
Date of issue of this copy:	1945.11.30, 1st edition, 1st printing.
Date of first publication :	1945.11.30
Binding :	HC, 95 p.
Format/Dimension :	22.4, 16.6, cm
Illustrations :	color; 31, Monochrome; 16

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