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WILDE, OSCAR. THE HAPPY PRINCE, 1/75 SIGNED, 1888
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description
- Oscar Wilde
- The Happy Prince and other tales. London: David Nutt, 1888
- paper
4to, LIMITED ISSUE, NO.19 OF 75 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR AND PUBLISHER, title-page printed in red and black, frontispiece and 2 full-page illustrations (The Selfish Giant and the Remarkable Rocket) by Walter Crane (both plates present in two states), head- and tail-pieces by Jacomb Hood, printed dedication to Carlos Blacker,original Japanese vellum upper cover printed in red and black bound in, half maroon morocco, marbled boards and endpapers, top edge gilt, contemporary presentation inscription, some slight spotting to endpapers
Literature
Mason 314
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, when appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
THE DE-LUXE ISSUE OF THE CHARMING COLLECTION OF STORIES WHICH ESTABLISHED OSCAR WILDE AS AN AUTHOR. "They are studies in prose, put for Romance's sake into a fanciful form : meant partly for children, and partly for those who have kept the childlike faculties of wonder and joy, and who find in simplicity a subtle strangeness." (Oscar Wilde, Letter to George Herbert Kersley, June 15, 1888) The stories in The Happy Prince owe their origin to Irish oral narrative. Wilde read the tale to his sons, weeping for 'The Selfish Giant' when the child befriended by the giant becomes the crucified Christ who takes his protector to paradise.