First edition, limited to 1000 copies. Designs and decorations by C. Ricketts & Ch. Shannon. 1 vols. Large 8vo. Publisher's original pictorial binding, elaborately printed and stamped in gilt, with additional gilt stamping to spine; slightly cocked; lightly tanned along margins; minor shelf wear, with bumping to head and tail of spine and slight bubbling to upper right corner; fore and bottom edges uncut; decorative endpapers; first free endpaper detached, but present, with bookplate of Walter Chrysler on verso; several pages at front unopened; hinge cracked at several sections. Mason 347.

Item #377597

The sequel to Wilde's previous book of fairy tales, this collection comprises "The Young King," "The Birthday of the Infanta," "The Fisherman and his Soul," and "The Star-Child," and was dedicated to his wife, Constance. Intricately bound, and limited to just 1,000 copies, this copy previously belonged to the American automobile magnate Walter Chrysler, with his gilt bookplate at front.

A lovely copy of a fragile edition.