Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde HC (1992-2012 NBM) comic books 2011-2013
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Issue #4-REP
$6.00
$6.00
Volume 4 - 2nd and later printings. "The Devoted Friend" and "The Nightingale and the Rose!" Adapted by P. Craig Russell. The fourth volume in the prize-winning and greatly acclaimed complete adaptations of Wilde's tales presents The Devoted Friend on what constitutes real friendship, and The Nightingale and the Rose, a stirring story of sacrifice to love with a cruel twist. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 32 pages, full color. Cover price $16.99.
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Issue #5-1ST
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Volume 5 - 1st printing. "The Happy Prince!" Adapted by P. Craig Russell. The Happy Prince is arguably the most famous and well loved of Oscar Wilde's nine fairy tales, rivaled only by The Selfish Giant. It is also a very timely tale at a time of controversy over the increasing chasm between rich and poor. The Happy Prince has lived a life of opulence but has died young, and his soul inhabits a beautiful ruby encrusted statue covered all over in gold leaf. From his perch high above the city he is witness to all the poverty, misery, and hopelessness in which his people have been living. When a small barn swallow in flight to the warm south ahead of the approaching winter stops to rest upon the statue the Happy Prince prevails upon him to delay his travels in order to remove his gold leaf a piece at a time and shower it upon the poor citizens. Out of love for the Happy Prince the swallow does his bidding. As the days pass the Prince's beauty is stripped away and as winter sets in the bird's fate is sealed. In the spring the townspeople finding only a dull statue with a broken lead heart and a dead bird consign the worthless objects to the ash heap. Only an emissary of God recognizes them as the most valuable treasures of the city and brings them to the gardens of heaven. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 32 pages, full color. Cover price $16.99.
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Issue #5S-1ST
$33.00
$33.00
Includes tip-in sheet signed by P. Craig Russell - Volume 5 - 1st printing. "The Happy Prince!" Adapted by P. Craig Russell. Quarterbound in real cloth and fine paper with a tip-in sheet signed by P. Craig Russell, this signed and numbered edition is strictly limited to 200 copies. The Happy Prince has lived a life of opulence but has died young and his soul inhabits a beautiful ruby encrusted statue covered all over in gold leaf. When a small barn swallow stops to rest upon the statue the Happy Prince prevails upon him to remove his gold leaf a piece at a time and shower it upon the poor citizens. In the spring the townspeople finding only a dull statue with a broken lead heart and a dead bird consign the worthless objects to the ash heap. Only an emissary of God recognizes them as the most valuable treasures of the city and brings them to the gardens of heaven. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 32 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 200 copies. Cover price $50.00.
