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The Young King and other stories
by Wilde, Oscar (illus Georg Ehrlich)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good, 1st edition, unclipped d/j (good, some bumping on edges), brown cloth boards (a few small stains cover edge) gilt cov
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Allan Wingate, 1946. 1st thus. hardback. Very good, 1st edition, unclipped d/j (good, some bumping on edges), brown cloth boards (a few small stains cover edge) gilt cover design and spine titling bright; text block firm; pages crisp and unmarked, but a little tanned and occasional foxing.. 8vo: imperial (290 _ 210 / 11_"" x 8_""). Three stories, The Young King, The Star child and The Happy Prince illustarted in full-page brown toned drawings by Georg Ehrlich.
Synopsis
Oscar Wilde is best known as the author of The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Importance of Being Earnest, but the witty man was also a wonderful and imaginative teller of fairy tales.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC131859
- Title
- The Young King and other stories
- Author
- Wilde, Oscar (illus Georg Ehrlich)
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, 1st edition, unclipped d/j (good, some bumping on edges), brown cloth boards (a few small stains cover edge) gilt cov
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Allan Wingate
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1946
- Pages
- 60
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1st thus, fiction young people, Wilde, illustration, Ehrlich, short stories
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- Size
- 8vo: imperial (290 _ 210 / 11_\"\" x 8_\"\")
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Inklings & Yarnspinners
Biblio member since 2021
Maidenhead, Berkshire
About Inklings & Yarnspinners
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