THE YOUNG KING; and Other Stories.
by WILDE, Oscar
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Taunton, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Folio Society, 1953 Hardback in protected, unclipped, dustwrapper. Folio pp155. Full colour wood engravings by Gaastra to tirle page & verso of blank, other coloured vignettes throughout. Orig. decorated paper covered boards over maroon backstrip with bright gilt titling to spine (bumped to tail). Light tanning to eps o/w VG in like d/w.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Russell Needham Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5133
- Title
- THE YOUNG KING; and Other Stories.
- Author
- WILDE, Oscar
- Illustrator
- John Gaastra.
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Folio Society edn.
- Publisher
- Folio Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1953
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Russell Needham Books
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- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- VG
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- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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....
- 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...