"If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all. "
— Oscar Wilde

New York: Julian Messner, Inc., 1944. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp.xix; 572. Bound in publisher's grey cloth with red title to spine, in a pictorial dustjacket. Book in very good condition, binding holds well, tape repairs to boards, endcaps pushed, some markings along board edges, and discoloured areas to rear board. Textblock age toned, with tape marks transferring to flyleaves, fore edge deckled. Dustjacket in excellent condition with very light creasing to extremeties - otherwise fine. A fantastic collection of 82 stories from celebrated authors including Henry James, D.H. Lawrence, Washington Irving, H.G. Wells, Oscar Wilde, John Steinbeck, and many more. Item #45607
Price: £120.00