A House of Pomegranates
Book
1891 (published)
1891 (published)
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8 unnumbered pages, 157 pages, 3 unnumbered pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates. Cuts.
Includes 4 full-page illustrations by Shannon and numerous text illustrations by Ricketts, including a decorative title-page. Publisher's decorative cloth covered boards, designed by Ricketts.
Contents: The young king.--The birthday of the infants.--The fisherman and his soul.--The star-child. Cover, title page, designs, lettering and decorated end-papers by Charles Ricketts, four full page illustrations by Charles Haslewood Shannon. Cf. Mason.
Signatures: [A]⁴, B-X⁴ (quarto).
Includes 4 full-page illustrations by Shannon and numerous text illustrations by Ricketts, including a decorative title-page. Publisher's decorative cloth covered boards, designed by Ricketts.
Contents: The young king.--The birthday of the infants.--The fisherman and his soul.--The star-child. Cover, title page, designs, lettering and decorated end-papers by Charles Ricketts, four full page illustrations by Charles Haslewood Shannon. Cf. Mason.
Signatures: [A]⁴, B-X⁴ (quarto).
Object details
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| Title | A House of Pomegranates (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | Woodcut illustrated book |
| Brief description | Book, A house of pomegranates / by Oscar Wilde ; the design & decoration of this book by Charles Ricketts & Charles H. Shannon. Published in London by James R. Osgood, McIlvaine & Co., 1891. Printed by the Chiswick Press and C. Whittingham and Co. NAL Pressmark: 60.Y.84 |
| Physical description | 8 unnumbered pages, 157 pages, 3 unnumbered pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates. Cuts. Includes 4 full-page illustrations by Shannon and numerous text illustrations by Ricketts, including a decorative title-page. Publisher's decorative cloth covered boards, designed by Ricketts. Contents: The young king.--The birthday of the infants.--The fisherman and his soul.--The star-child. Cover, title page, designs, lettering and decorated end-papers by Charles Ricketts, four full page illustrations by Charles Haslewood Shannon. Cf. Mason. Signatures: [A]⁴, B-X⁴ (quarto). |
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| Other number | 60.Y.84 - NAL Pressmark |
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| Library number | 38041800995110 |
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| Record created | May 5, 2022 |
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