1888 1ST AMERICAN ED THE HAPPY PRINCE AND OTHER TALES BY OSCAR WILDE ILLUSTRATED
Item History & Price
THE HAPPY PRINCE And Other Tales. Oscar Wilde. Boston: ROBERTS BROTHERS, 1888. First American Edition. 8vo, 116 pages, frontis, [3] leaves of plates. Illustrated by WALTER CRANE AND JACOMB HOOD. Original decorative gray cloth, embellished with gilt letttering/design to spine, illus. upper board; exhibiting edgewear, primarily to endcaps, corners; light soiling to boards; spine sunned; floral endpapers/pastedowns; upper hinge just starting; textblock ...clear; overall a solid copy of this collection of stories for children by Wilde including "The Happy Prince", "The Nightingale and the Rose", "The Selfish Giant", "The Devoted Friend", and "The Remarkable Rocket." Uncommon
