A HOUSE OF POMEGRANATES

Author: Wilde, Oscar
Title: A HOUSE OF POMEGRANATES
Publication: Portland, ME: Thomas B. Mosher, Printed by Smith & Sale, Portland, Maine, 1906

Description: Leather-bound. 12mo, 7.25 in. x 3.8 in., pp. 157. Three quarter brown morocco ruled in gilt over marbled boards. Gilt title, four raised bands, and decorative gilt panel with red center flower to spine. Light rubbing to edges and corners. SIlk ribbon is present, but detached. Red and black ink to title page. Marbled endpapers. Previous owner's bookplate to front free endpaper. SpIne and hinges tight. Very Good.

Opposite the title page: "A faithful reprint of the first English edition of A House of Pomegranatas by Oscar WIldew The design and decoration of this book by C. Ricketts & C.H. Shannon, London, James R. Osgood, McIlvaine & Co. MDCCCXCI."

Verso of title page: "This first edition on Van Gelder paper consists of 925 copies."

A collection of fairy tales originally published in 1891 that explore themes of beauty, suffering, and moral dilemmas in fantastical settings.

Seller ID: 88788

Subject: Literature – British, European

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