London: Methuen, 1908. Hardcover. Very Good Condition. One of a limited edition of 1000 copies on handmade paper. Green cloth with titles in gilt to spine. Top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed. Contents clean and unmarked, with minor age-fading. Very sound and presentable overall. 255 pp. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Fiction; Vellum printed books; Fairy tales; Add. Inventory No: 231112NAZPBUPC087. .

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Bookseller: Barnaby (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 231112NAZPBUPC087
Title: A House of Pomegranates, the Happy Prince and Other Tales
Author: Oscar Wilde
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good Condition
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Methuen
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1908
Keywords: BZDB428 Fiction; Vellum printed books; Fairy tales; Oscar Wilde A House of Pomegranates, the Happy Prince and Other Tales

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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...
Top Edge Gilt: Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Vellum: Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...