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WILDE (OSCAR) The Happy Prince and Other Tales, FIRST EDITION, NUMBER 59 OF 75 LARGE PAPER COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR AND PUBLISHER, David Nutt, 1888
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ONE OF THE 75 LARGE PAPER COPIES SIGNED BY WILDE AND NUTT. A very good copy of the collection of children's stories which brought Wilde literary recognition: "His reputation as an author dated from the publication of The Happy Prince and Other Tales... Wilde presents the stories like sacraments of a lost faith... Their occasional social satire is subordinated to a sadness unusual in fairy tales" (Richard Ellmann, Oscar Wilde, p.282). The title story, the short tale of a metal statue who befriends a migratory bird, is the best known but also included are 'The Nightingale and the Rose', 'The Selfish Giant', 'The Devoted Friend' and 'The Remarkable Rocket'.
Provenance: David and Lulu Borowitz, book label in chemise; their sale at Sotheby's, 9 November 1977, lot 267; Oscar Wilde. A Collection, Bernard Shapero catalogue, 1989, number 13; J.O. Edwards, book label in chemise.





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