There were 3 types of "Juvenile Library 53", the early, the middle and the later types.
| The 1st edition 1st printing of "The Little Prince" in Japan. Paper Back, no slip-in case. |
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The slip-in cases are shown in front. The size, text, and the illustrations were the same. The designe of the cover was changed. The design and the material of the slip-in case were also changed. Shown were the 24th printing (1967.9.16) and the 29th printing (1968.11.10). Six printings were issued in a year, that was (and also is), the best seller book in Japan. |
The first Japanese edition (middle type of the binding). The slip-in case was made from the corrugated cardboard. The binding was hard covered.
| Title : Hoshi no Ouji-sama | ||||
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| Name of the series | Language | Translator | |
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| Iwanami's Juvenile Library 53 | Japanese | Arou Naitoh | |
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| Publisher | Date of first publication | Copy right | Edition/Printing No.
of this copy |
Date of printing of this copy |
| Iwanami Shoten | 1953.3.15 | |
19th printing | 1965.3.10 |
| ISBN | Price this copy | Size | Total pages | |
| none | JPY 240.- | 17.9, 11.8, 1.3 cm | 160 p. | |
| Binding | ||||
| Cover | |
Dust Jucket | Skirt-jacket | Slip-in Case |
| HC | red | none | ? | yes |
| Text pages | Illustlation | Front-end page | text/binding | |
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color 2, mono-chrome 45 | |
top to bottom right side |
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| Memo/Specialities : Revised at 21rst printing (1966.7.7). The 19th printing (photo; right side) has a stained top cut end with reddish brown color. 24th printing (1967.9.16, photo; left side) has no staining. | ||||
Later, the design of the coverand the slip-in case were changed.
(37th printing,1973)
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