The Young King and Other Stories (The Folio Society) [The Complete Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde]

New York: The Folio Society, 1953. First Thus. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 0x0x0. Gaastra, John. First thus (Nash, Folio 50 #63). Jacket spine toned, 2 inch closed tear on rear jacket edge, 1 inch closed tear and tiny chip on front jacket edges, endpapers foxed, fore edge lightly foxed. 1953 Hard Cover. 156 pp. Wood engravings in color by John Gaastra. A complete collection of Oscar Wilde's fairy tales which, as Oscar Wilde himself explained, were written 'partly for children, and partly for those who have kept the childlike faculties of wonder and joy.' Includes: The Young King; The Birthday of the Infanta; The Fisherman and His Soul; The Star-Child; The Happy Prince; The Nightingale and the Rose; The Selfish Giant; The Devoted Friend; The Remarkable Rocket.