The Happy Prince and Other Stories
by Oscar Wilde
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good/N
- Seller
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Birsay, Orkney, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London : Duckworth & Co, 1913 A good copy of the limited edition in gilt-decorated parchment binding with tipped-in frontispiece and 11 further tipped-in plates by Charles Robinson. This copy is number 241 of 260 copies of which 250 were for sale. The binding has a browned spine, and a lot of browning and scuffing to edges with some loss of surface at the front corners and the top back corner. There is some marking to the front board. Internally the decorative endpapers are present without inscription. The contents, including numerous designs and line illustrations by Charles Robinson are in good to very good clean condition. There are lightly creased tissue guards to plates at pp 26 and 68 and the tissue guards to plates at pp 76 and 122 have some wrinkling and browning. The mount to the plate at p76 has a slight ripple at the top. Page 47 has a turned corner tip and there is a small repaired edge tear to the bottom margin of p 54. Please enquire if you would like to see more images to assess condition.
Synopsis
Oscar Wilde's fairy tales have value for both children and the adults who read to them the tales of a pleasure seeking prince, a selfish giant, and more.
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Details
- Bookseller
- E C Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 032700
- Title
- The Happy Prince and Other Stories
- Author
- Oscar Wilde
- Illustrator
- Charles Robinson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- N
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Duckworth & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1913
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- oscar wilde; happy prince; signed limited edition happy prince; charles robinson
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated; Children's;
Terms of Sale
E C Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
E C Books
Biblio member since 2011
Birsay, Orkney
About E C Books
E C Books is a small online bookselling business, specialising in pre 20th century works:natural history, science, history, and travel, aiming for rarer and more unusual books. Our largest stock area is Natural History, where we have a good range of books from the 1700-1800's, many finely illustrated. Other areas include children's books, particularly late 1800's-early 1900's - again illustrated; and literature pre 1900.When you order books from us we ensure that they are properly packed to protect condition, and we always use recorded or 'signed for' postal services for more secure delivery. Please note that we have recently moved to the beautiful Orkney Islands, where we intend to open a bookshop over the next year. Because of our location we cannot guarantee 'next day' delivery but we will get your purchase to you as quickly and safely as we can.Please note that the buyer is responsible for the payment of any tax or duty on import.
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- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Parchment
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