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Wilde, Oscar; Georges, Bazile (Translator) : Le Crime de Lord Arthur Savile et Autres Histoires

Calmann-Levy, Paris, France, 1921

First French Edition. Limited Edition, no. 1005 of 1200 copies. Text in French. Contemporary green paper-covered boards backed with light brown leather. Boards faded to mostly light brown. Gilt lettering on spine. Beautiful green and white marbled endpapers. Original paper spine tipped in on a front flyleaf. 5 3/4" x 8," 338 pages, complete. Table of Contents in back. Front colophon: "It a ete tire de cet ouvrage douze cents exemplaires sur papier velin du Marais tous numerotes. No. 1,005." Pages are virtually pristine and intact except for the occasional small mark, minuscule age toning throughout, and foxing mostly limited to edges of text block. Covers are very clean and intact overall but the boards have faded to mostly light brown and there is offsetting on front and slight wear to extremities. Binding is tight. A Very Good copy. A collection of stories by Oscar Wilde. The book is divided into three parts, "Le Crime de Lord Arthur Savile et Autres Histories" ("Lord Arthur's Crime and Other Stories"), a collection of mystery stories; "Le Prince Heureux et Autres Contes" ("The Happy Prince and Other Tales"), a collection of short stories; and "La Maison des Grenades" ("A House of Pomegranates"), a collection of fairy tales. The following are the stories within each part. "Le Crime de Lord Arthur Savile et Autres Histoires": "Le Crime de Lord Arthur Savile" ("Lord Arthur's Crime"), "Le Pantome de Canterville" ("The Canterville Ghost"), "Le Spinx Sans Secret" ("The Sphinx Without a Secret"), and "Le Millionnaire Modele" ("The Model Millionaire"). "Le Prince Heureux et Autres Contes": "Le Prince Heureux" ("The Happy Prince"), "Le Roussignol et la Rose" ("The Nightingale and the Rose"), "Le Geant Egoiste" ("The Selfish Giant"), "L'Ami Devoue" ("The Devoted Friend"), and "La Remarquable Fusee" ("The Remarkable Rocket"). "La Maison des Grenades": "Le Jeune Roi" ("The Young King"), "L'Anniversaire de l'Infante" ("The Birthday of the Infanta"), "Le Pecheur et Son Ame" ("The Fisherman and His Soul"), and "L'Enfant-Etoile" ("The Star-Child").. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover

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