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Lot #507
Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Apartment lease for the Little Prince author

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Apartment lease for the Little Prince author

French poet, writer, and pioneering aviator (1900-1944) best known for The Little Prince. While flying for the Free French Air Force in North Africa during World War II, he disappeared over the Mediterranean. Manuscript DS in French, one page, 7 x 9.75, February 10, 1936. Official Republique Francaise document concerning the lease of an apartment at 5 rue de Chanaleilles in Paris, approved at the conclusion by Saint-Exupery. In fine condition, with a rust mark to the left margin. Saint-Exupery would soon leave for Spain, where he covered the Spanish Civil War for several French newspapers. While in Spain he stayed primarily at the Hotel Florida in Barcelona, home to other great war correspondents including Ernest Hemingway and Martha Gellhorn.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autographs and Artifacts
  • Dates: #500 - Ended May 10, 2017





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