The Happy Prince - Oscar Wilde (Duckworth & Co, Sp Edition, 1920)

This Duckworth & Co special edition (1920) is of interest to collectors of Oscar Wilde, Victorian fairy tales, and illustrated fine press books.

About: A special edition, leather bound, with illustrations by Charles Robinson, published by Duckworth & Co, Covent Garden, London. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering to front board and spine, decorative gilt spine panels, floral patterned endpapers. Showing wear to extremities with rubbing and loss to cloth at corners and spine ends; a characterful copy of a desirable illustrated edition.

Details:

• Title: The Happy Prince and Other Tales
• Author: Oscar Wilde
• Illustrator: Charles Robinson
• Publisher: Duckworth & Co, Covent Garden, London
• Publication Date: 1920
• Edition: Special Edition with illustrations by Charles Robinson
• Condition: Good
• Binding: Hardcover
  

Synopsis: Duckworth & Co special edition with illustrations by Charles Robinson, original cloth binding, collectible Oscar Wilde title, desirable for bibliophiles and collectors of illustrated Victorian and Edwardian literature.

Review: Oscar Wilde's The Happy Prince and Other Tales (first published 1888) is a collection of fairy stories combining wit, pathos, and moral allegory. The tales — including The Happy Prince, The Nightingale and the Rose, and The Selfish Giant — are among Wilde's most beloved works, blending his characteristic elegance with a deep humanity. This illustrated reprint edition, published by Duckworth & Co in 1920 with artwork by Charles Robinson, presents the text in a handsome format suited to the collector's shelf.