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Best.-Nr. 1905716621.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
Best.-Nr. 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
1910Best.-Nr. WB18284London: David Nutt 1910. Hardcover. Good. Seventh impression. Publisher's pictorial cloth some discoloration. Spine with wear. Illustrated by Walter Crane and Jacome Hood. Gift inscription from 1911: "Geraldine with love from Sal." Copies of this book even in later printings are uncommon in part due to the fragile nature of the binding. David Nutt hardcover
1935Best.-Nr. WB18285London: Duckworth 1935. Hardcover. Good. Illustrated in colour and black and white by Charles Robinson. Reprint edition of this popular book of stories. Original tan cloth faded in patches. Internally a sound copy - although a previous owner has colored in a few of the black and white drawings. As far as uncalled-for-coloring in a modern book goes I've seen a lot worse. Duckworth hardcover
1991Best.-Nr. Q-0688103901HarperCollins 1991-04-24. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! HarperCollins hardcover
2009Best.-Nr. Q-0141327790Puffin Books 2009-11-12. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Puffin Books paperback
1995Best.-Nr. Q-0679444734Everyman's Library 1995-10-10. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Everyman's Library hardcover
Best.-Nr. 3852720001New. Never used book
Best.-Nr. 69790No place : Giancarlo Beltrame no year. WILDE Oscar.The Happy Prince. Il Principe Felice. Illustrated by Giovanni Grasso. Traduzione dall’inglese di Ottavio Fatica. No place Giancarlo Beltrame no year 265x180mm 47 pages en feuilles sous couverture cartonnée de l’éditeur 90 copies with multi-colored aquatint and illustrations by Giovanni Grasso Fravega. Text composed in monotype and printed with flat machine by Rodolfo Campi and seven colors on Japon Torinoko-Kozu paper. Book in good condition. No hidden customs fees for orders shipped to the U.S.A with a value of up to 800 USD PDDP shipping we pay the VAT in advance Giancarlo Beltrame unknown
Best.-Nr. 71102New York:: Brentano's no date. publisher's cloth in dust jacket with applied color illustration. Tiny old ownership signature; light tanning to endsheets from the dust jacket flaps; a tight and sound copy in a dust jacket with very slight foxing and dust-soiling and a few tiny chips. . Large 8vo. Illustrated with 12 color plates by Charles Robinson. Brentano's, hardcover
1906Best.-Nr. BOOKS088242IPortland ME: Thomas B. Mosher. Nearly fine copy. 1906. 2nd ed. softcover. 12mo 61 pp. Limited to 425 copies. . Thomas B. Mosher paperback
1913Best.-Nr. 9026788New York: Frederick A. Stokes 1913. 1st. Hardcover. Very good. Illustratd in color by Spencer Baird Nichols. Spine dulled by the sun and shows wear at head and heel. Still a very good copy. Frederick A. Stokes hardcover
1913Best.-Nr. 9026848New York: Stokes 1913. Hardcover. Very good. Spencer Baird Nichols. Bound in publisher's original blue green cloth with spine and cover stamped in gilt. Cover and text illustrated by Spencer Baird Nichols. Wear at top and bottom of spine. Text is tight. 8 x 5 1/4 inches. 204 pages. Stokes hardcover
1955Best.-Nr. 011122NY: Kurt Volk 1955. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New. Book conceived by typographer and publisher Kurt Vol designed by Meyer Wegman edited by Charles Brodie. Printed on Okawara handmade paper. Bound in moire silk stamped in gold. As new in black glossy-paper backed box which is slightly rubbed. THE collectible copy. Kurt Volk hardcover
1890Best.-Nr. 972Boston: Roberts Brothers 1890. Hardcover. Very Good. Illustrated by Walter Crane and Jacomb Hood Very Good condition with water marks and soiling to original gray cloth cover. Interior text as new no markings binding tight Roberts Brothers hardcover
Best.-Nr. 143962London Duckworth 1910. 122pp. 8vo. Original decorated boards somewhat rubbed and marked. Black and white illustrations. A very good copy. . Illustrated by Charles Robinson. Seventh Impression. London, Duckworth, 1910. hardcover
1940Best.-Nr. 32179Illinois: Trovillion Private Press at the sign of the silver horse 1940. limited edition. Hard Cover. near fine. octavo. This is number 80 in an edition of 270 copies and SIGNED by Violet and Hal Trovillion publishers. A very nice copy in slipcase. Trovillion Private Press at the sign of the silver horse unknown
1977Best.-Nr. 2111902158901696Tamagawa University Press 1977. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Tamagawa University Press paperback
1930Best.-Nr. 219075US: The Literary Guild of America 1930. Hardcover. Good. Good hardcover. Name on front endpaper. Pages brown. Corners bent. Spine and edges of cover faded. Spine lean. The Literary Guild of America hardcover books
1894Best.-Nr. 13013A SIGNED COPY !!! THE GREEN CARNATION Appleton 1894 first American edition second issue with tipped in 1895 title page pencil notations on the end-papers spine just a bit soiled else a very good to very good plus copy of the authors anonymously published first book. Signed by the author on the title page. Rare thus. This book was based on the life of Oscar Wilde and at the time did the author some considerable harm. Appleton unknown books
1894Best.-Nr. 12350THE GREEN CARNATION Heinemann 1894 first edition just about a fine copy of the authors anonymously published first book. This book was based on the life of Oscar Wilde and at the time did the author some considerable harm. Quite scarce in this condition. Heinemann unknown books
1894Best.-Nr. 13013A SIGNED COPY !!! THE GREEN CARNATION Appleton 1894 first American edition second issue with tipped in 1895 title page pencil notations on the end-papers spine just a bit soiled else a very good to very good plus copy of the authors anonymously published first book. Signed by the author on the title page. Rare thus. This book was based on the life of Oscar Wilde and at the time did the author some considerable harm. Appleton unknown
1894Best.-Nr. 12350THE GREEN CARNATION Heinemann 1894 first edition just about a fine copy of the authors anonymously published first book. This book was based on the life of Oscar Wilde and at the time did the author some considerable harm. Quite scarce in this condition. Heinemann unknown
Best.-Nr. 67839632-20Used - Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. unknown
1952Best.-Nr. 156679Amsterdam: Institut voor Filmdocumentatie 1952. Vintage reference photograph from the 1952 film showing director Cecil B. DeMille on a camera crane. Mimeo snipe and the stamps of a Dutch film institute on the verso. The manager of a traveling circus hires a flashy new trapeze performer but the new hire soon begins to butt heads with the manager's girlfriend the former trapeze star. Nominated for five Academy Awards winning two for Best Picture and Best Screenplay. Shot on location in Utah Pennsylvania Florida and Washington DC. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing on the edges. Institut voor Filmdocumentatie unknown books
