Lady Windemere's Fan
The Happy Prince and Other Fairy Stories
by Oscar Wilde
ARIEL BOOKLETS
LEATHERPublisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons
Copyright: No date printed, c1910s--CONDITION--
These books are in good condition. (Ariel Booklets Collection) Leather. Red leather boards with titles in bright gilt. Covers are worn along edges, corners, and hinges; some chipping on the spine. The front hinge is cracked and the front board is weak for The Happy Prince. Decorative endpapers. Top edge gilt. The text block is crisp and clean. Both books feature a wonderful sepia frontispiece illustration of Oscar Wilde. Two volumes. --ABOUT THIS ITEM--
The Happy Prince and Other Tales is a collection of stories for children by Oscar Wilde first published in May 1888. It contains five stories: "The Happy Prince", "The Nightingale and the Rose", "The Selfish Giant", "The Devoted Friend", and "The Remarkable Rocket". Lady Windermere's Fan, A Play About a Good Woman is a four-act comedy by Oscar Wilde, first performed on Saturday, 20 February 1892, at the St James's Theatre in London. The story concerns Lady Windermere, who suspects that her husband is having an affair with another woman.
Item Dimensions: 5.75 inches x 4.0 inches
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