The Happy Prince and Other Tales
London: Duckworth & Co., 1924. Reprint. Hardcover. Quarto. 133 [2]pp., 12 color plates. Original light brown cloth with dark brown illustration and lettering on cover, brown lettering and tooling on spine; in original tan dustjacket with illustrated color plate laid to cover, brown lettering and tooling on spine. Illustrated endpapers. Illustrations on half-title, facing page and verso of half-title. Color frontispiece. Illustrated title page with frames. Illustrated dedication page. This beautifully illustrated collection of Oscar Wilde tales contains twelve color plates and is abundantly illustrated with lithographic sketches as headpieces, historiated initials and an abundance of drawings in margins. Dustjacket age-toned with light chipping along edges. Offsetting to endpapers. Small color illustrated dealer sticker on lower inside cover. Good+ condition. Item #54908
Price: $95.00