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rif. 1258322528.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
rif. 18832London: David Nutt. 1888. First edition first printing. First edition first printing. Signed Limited Edition. Small 4to. Stunning contemporary orange morocco by Zaehnsdorf titles and ivy leaf tooling in gilt to the spine upper board with titles in gilt upper and lower boards decorated with acorns and oak ivy sycamore and willow leaves in gilt. The inner dentelles are decorated with ivy leaves in gilt the binder's name stamp in gilt at the front and exhibition stamp in gilt at the rear. Top edge gilt others untrimmed. Retaining the original upper wrapper. Illustrated title page in red with black vignette printed title page in red and black. Illustrated with a frontispiece and two further plates by Walter Crane each in two states and 12 head and tailpieces by Jacomb Hood. A beautiful near fine copy. Imperceptible repair to the upper joint minor toning to the leather. The contents with light offsetting to the endpapers and a faint mark to the margin of one page are otherwise clean and bright throughout. Housed in a recent full black morocco felt lined solander case titles in gilt to the spine and grey cloth slipcase. Limited to 75 large paper copies of which this is hand numbered 36 and signed by Oscar Wilde and the publisher David Nutt on the limitation page. A superb example of the rare first edition preceding the trade edition of 1000 copies issued later the same year in an exceptional contemporary exhibition quality autumnal foliate binding. The Happy Prince is Oscar Wilde's first and best known collection of children's stories including "The Selfish Giant" "The Nightingale and the Rose" "The Devoted Friend" and "The Remarkable Rocket". Wilde's "Reputation as an author dated from the publication of The Happy Prince and Other Tales in London in May 1888. The Athenaeum compared him to Hans Christian Andersen and Pater wrote to say that 'The Selfish Giant' was 'perfect in its kind' and the whole book written in 'pure English' - a wonderful compliment" Ellmann Richard: Oscar Wilde p. 282. Mason 314. Provenance: Charles Mills Lord Hillingdon 1830 - 1898; Sotheby's sale of 1932 lot 454; purchased by book dealer and co-founder of the Society for Theatre Research Ifan Kyrle Fletcher with his neat pencil note recording the sale on the front pastedown; Helen Hambro née Boyson 1936 - 2004. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. All items are catalogued by humans. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers. London: David Nutt. 1888 hardcover
rif. 8431632984.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
rif. 9391453341.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1925rif. 018121New York: Dodd Mead & Co 1925. Solid copy of book first published in 1891. This is the first printing by this publisher. There was one done in Maine in 1909 but pretty much every copy of this book is hard to find and pricey. Black cloth with gold stamping and lettering. Some rubbing moderate bumped tips. Fairly large rubber stamp of former owner on front pastedown with his name and EX-Libris. Decorative endpapers. Scarce. . First Thus. Hardccover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Ben Kutcher . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dodd, Mead & Co
rif. 8420654914.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
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1919rif. 00101028London: Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1919. 1919 Hardcover First Collected Edition. Green binding gilt lettering and design deckled fore-edge and bottom edge to give the book a sophisticated look 218 pages. Condition: Light age toning of endpapers and preliminaries edges else overall Near Fine. Free of smelly old humidity stains and the smoke smell of a cigarette or cigar smoker. Stored in temperature-controlled bookcase. This is the first edition of Oscar Wilde's literary criticism in original publisher's binding. There are 41 extracts from reviews and miscellaneous from this Irish wit poet and dramatist. He also was behind the late 19th-century movement in England that advocated art for art's sake. A wonderful collection by the master from Dublin. Very collectible book. Note: We are a well-established well-respected ethical book dealer in business since 1991. We describe the condition of our books thoroughly and honestly so you'll know exactly what you will be receiving when you order. . First British Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Methuen & Co. Ltd. hardcover
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2010rif. Adhya-9780252034725UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS 2010. HB. New. UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS hardcover
2010rif. Adhya-9780252034725UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS 2010. HB. New. UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS hardcover
2025rif. Adhya-9781032487007T&F/ROUTLEDGE 2025. PB. New. T&F/ROUTLEDGE paperback
2025rif. Adhya-9781032487007T&F/ROUTLEDGE 2025. PB. New. T&F/ROUTLEDGE paperback
rif. 1572576588.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
2006rif. Viva-9780393927535W W NORTON AND COMPANY 2006. Paperback with Sewing. New. W W NORTON AND COMPANY paperback
2006rif. Viva-9780393927535W W NORTON AND COMPANY 2006. Paperback with Sewing. New. W W NORTON AND COMPANY paperback
2009rif. Adhya-9781848820623SPRINGER 2009. HB. New. SPRINGER hardcover
2009rif. Adhya-9781848820623SPRINGER 2009. HB. New. SPRINGER hardcover
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