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A HOUSE OF POMEGRANATES
by WILDE, Oscar; KING, Jessie M., illus
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Kingston, New York, United States
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About This Item
WILDE, Oscar; KING, Jessie M., illus.
A HOUSE OF POMEGRANATES
London: Methuen, 1915.
First edition illustrated by Jessie M. King.
4to., vi 162 pp.; full blue morocco gilt, decorative edges, extra-gilt spine, original blue cloth covers bound in; with the original pictorial endpapers by King printed in silver.
16 tipped in color plates printed in bold, bright colors or soft pastel shades illustrating Four Fairy Tales originally told by Wilde to his children. Wilde's second collection of fairy tales, which he said were "intended neither for the British child nor the British public"
Synopsis
A House of Pomegranates by Oscar Wilde
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Details
- Bookseller
- BATTLEDORE LTD
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- bb_king_wilde
- Title
- A HOUSE OF POMEGRANATES
- Author
- WILDE, Oscar; KING, Jessie M., illus
- Illustrator
- Jessie M King
- Format/Binding
- Full blue morocco gilt
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition illustrated by Jessie M. King.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Methuen
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1915
- Pages
- vi 162 pp.,
- Size
- 4to.,
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- King, picture book, Oscar Wilde, Pomegranates, Fairy tales
Terms of Sale
BATTLEDORE LTD
10 day return policy guaranteed, with full refund including original shipping costs if an item arrives wrongly described or physically damaged.
About the Seller
BATTLEDORE LTD
Biblio member since 2020
Kingston, New York
About BATTLEDORE LTD
Founded in 1988, Battledore has been promoting children's books and related references/bibliographies through catalogues, by direct mail, online internet sales and special exhibitions, including the annual ABAA Antiquarian Rare Books Fair in New York City (Park Avenue Armory at 67th Street). Since 2002 we have maintained a "by appointment" store front gallery in Kingston NY that is fully operational. For scheduling a visit to discuss collection development, please email us at battledore@mail.com. The President of Battledore Ltd has represented Maurice Sendak as liaison for private collectors and institutions worldwide from 1970 thru 2003 and continues to maintain a fine inventory of his original artwork along with curated selections of original illustration art for children's books by other well-recognized artists and illustrators.
Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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