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1910 The Happy Prince And Other Tales
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Description
Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding
Seventh impression.
In publisher's original binding.
Featuring the tipped-in bookplate of F. G. Miles. With an inscription to the front free endpaper, dated 1928.
With a frontispiece and two further plates from the influential Walter Crane and numerous further in-text illustrations by prominent illustrator George Percy Jacomb-Hood. Collated, complete.
The classic children's story collection from Oscar Wilde, featuring tales "The Nightingale and the Rose", "The Selfish Giant", "The Devoted Friend" and "The Remarkable Rocket" alongside the most popular "The Happy Prince". Wilde's stories are world-renowned and have seen countless adaptations and re-printings since the text's original publication in 1888.
Condition
In publisher's original binding. Bookplate of F. G. Miles tipped in. Inscription to the front free endpaper, dated 1928. Externally, reasonably smart. Slight rubbing, marking and discolouration to boards. More significant bumping and rubbing to spine, resulting in closed tear and top half of spine coming away from front board. Bright and clean copy with the exception of light spotting concentrated towards the first and last few pages.
Good
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