Literature
SAINT-EXUPÉRY, Antoine de.
Night Flight. Preface by André Gide. Translated by Stuart Gilbert.
Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1932. First American edition. 8vo. Publisher's pictorial bright blue cloth, spine and front cover stamped and printed in gilt and dark blue. Original dust jacket printed in red and black, not price-clipped. A beautiful copy, rare in this condition.
The author's 1931 Femina Prize Novel concerns the perils of pioneer aviation. It was also the basis for the MGM film directed by Clarence Brown and featuring Clark Gable. See 68 in Connolly 100.
Price: £ 530
US Dollar Price: $ 770
Stock Number: 76531