Original 'Little Prince' illustration goes on auction


The watercolour illustration appeared in the 1943 edition of Antoine de Saint-Exupery's timeless classic. - AFP

An original watercolour illustration from Antoine de Saint-Exupery's timeless classic The Little Prince, one of the world's best-ever selling books, is to be auctioned in Paris next week.

The signed sketch, which appeared on page 17 of the original 1943 version of the novella, is expected to fetch between 400,000 and 500,000 euros (approx RM1,7200,000 – 2,150,000), according to auction house Artcurial.

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