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The Happy Prince and Other Tales
by Oscar Wilde
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Waccabuc, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Brentano's, 1915. 3/4 leather. Near Fine. Charles Robinson. A handsome example of the 1915 1st appearance to include the 12 full-page color illustrations by Charles Robinson. In this case bound (by the publisher?) in a lovely 3/4 navy-blue morocco over dark-blue cloth. 5 raised bands, intricate gilt-titling and design within the compartments. Clean and Near Fine overall, internally very sharp, with no writing or markings to speak of. Octavo, top-edge gilt, lovely illustrated marginalia throughout as well.
Synopsis
This captivating collection contains all nine of Wilde's charming, sensitive stories for young readers. Included are The Happy Prince," a tale of a young nobleman who in his lifetime sought only pleasure, but in death, as a gold-encrusted statue, provides aid to the needy; "The Selfish Giant," in which children are prohibited from playing in the garden of an unfeeling colossus; and "The Star-Child," the tale of a beautiful boy whose ugly spirit causes his physical appearance to become equally grotesque. Also here are "The Nightingale and the Rose," "The Birthday of the Infanta," "The Remarkable Rocket," "The Devoted Friend," "The Young King," and "The Fisherman and His Soul."
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Details
- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22164
- Title
- The Happy Prince and Other Tales
- Author
- Oscar Wilde
- Illustrator
- Charles Robinson
- Format/Binding
- 3/4 leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Brentano's
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1915
- Keywords
- rare illustrated, illustrator Charles Robinson, rare Oscar Wilde, Oscar Wilde in leather, rare fine bindings, rare Oscar Wilde fine bindings
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Waccabuc, New York
About Appledore Books, ABAA
Buy and sell - rare, unusual and antiquarian - art, photography, literature, scholarly, sports, childrens, bindings.
Glossary
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Marginalia
- Marginalia, in brief, are notes written in the margins, or beside the text of a book by a previous owner. This is very...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Case bound
- A hardcover book where the entire textblock is bound separately from the covers by means of either glue or stitching. The pages...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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