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‎Wilde Oscar‎

‎The Happy Prince and Other Tales.‎

‎Portland ME: Thomas Mosher 1907. Limited Edition/Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good in Fair Slipcase Textblock Fine. Hint of soiling at spine very minor toning to boards else tight bright and unmarred. Slipcase shows moderate shelf/edge wear rear edge missing partial splits at two seams light toning crease at one fore-edge else clean. Quarterbound cream paper faux-vellum spine with four raised bands blue paper boards cream paper spine label black ink lettering overlapped board paper at fore-edge effectively forms a clamshell close at fore-edge title page in red ink. 12mo. 87pp. One of 925 copies on Van Gelder paper. <br/><br/>While the slipcase shows considerable wear it served its purpose well as the volume is in unusually good condition due to construction it is seldom found as nice as here. Thomas Mosher hardcover books‎

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‎WILDE Oscar‎

‎The Harlot's House and Other Poems‎

‎New York Dutton 1929. 1929. First edition thus. Small 4to. 16 full-page b/w illustrations title vignette and jacket design by John Vassos. Dust jacket large chip center of spine. Very good. Small neat signature of Ruth Seoan on the front free endpaper. Text of 16 poems of Wilde "interpreted" in art by Vassos famous for his previous efforts with "The Ballad of Reading Gaol" and "Salome". 1st Edition. Hardcover. New York, Dutton, 1929. hardcover books‎

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‎Wilde Oscar‎

‎The Importance of Being Earnest‎

‎London: Leonard Smithers and Co 1899. Signed Limited First Edition. Near Fine. Signed limited first edition. xii 152 pp. Bound in publisher's original pale lavender cloth with gilt spine lettering and decorations by Charles Shannon. Copy number 82 of 100 large paper copies signed by Oscar Wilde with a flourish. Near Fine with subtle sunning several barely discernible spots to cloth short bubble to rear cloth. Typical offsetting to endpapers and a 5" tear to the rear endpaper. Contents bright and fresh. A beautiful copy. Wilde's masterpiece which opened to wide acclaim at the St. James's Theatre London on February 14 1895. It was withdrawn after 86 performances following his arrest and imprisonment on charges of gross indecency as a consequence of his failed libel suit against Lord Queensbury the father of Wilde's homosexual lover Lord Alfred Douglas. He was outed as gay a disgrace in Victorian society and the play was not published in any form until the present edition following his release from prison. It has been hailed as an exemplary farce called by poet W.H. Auden "a pure verbal opera. Leonard Smithers and Co unknown books‎

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‎Wilde Oscar‎

‎The importance of being Earnest‎

‎Girard KS: Haldeman-Julius Company n.d. 96p. light internal stain wraps ring stain to front cocver. Ten cent pocket series 54. Haldeman-Julius Company unknown books‎

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‎Wilde Oscar‎

‎The Importance of Being Earnest A Trivial Comedy for Serious People‎

‎London: Leonard Smithers and Co. 1899 First edition first printing one of 1000 copies. Publisher' pale lavender cloth with decorative leaf designs lettered in gilt to spine fore and bottom edges of text block untrimmed. A very good copy some light rubbing to the extremities some fraying to the lower corner light foxing to the first several leaves and a former owner signature to the front endpaper. Mason 381. Widely considered Wilde's masterpiece The Importance of Being Earnest is a three act play that was first performed in London at the St. James Theatre on February 14 1895 under the direction of Mr. George Alexander. A satire on Victorian social obligations the play features two protagonists John Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff both of whom use alternate identities to lead separate lives in the country and the city. Although the first performance was decidedly successful The Importance of Being Earnest was closed after only 86 shows due to the negative publicity surrounding Wilde's controversial lawsuit with The Marquess of Queensberry. Wilde moved to Paris after his reputation was tarnished and ceased writing dramas making The Importance of Being Earnest his final play. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. London: Leonard Smithers and Co. hardcover books‎

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‎Wilde Oscar‎

‎The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People.‎

‎London: Leonard Smithers and Co 1899. Signed limited large-paper edition of the author's masterpiece number 68 of 100 copies signed by Oscar Wilde on the limitation page. Octavo original pale purple cloth gilt titles to the spine gilt floral motifs from designs by Charles Shannon on spine and covers edges untrimmed. Presentation copy with an autograph letter signed by the third and final wife of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Eugene O'Neill actress Carlotta Monterey O'Neill to stage actor Harrison K. Ford laid in which reads "To Harrison Ford Do hope you will enjoy this!- All good wishes Carlotta Monterey O'Neill Dec 6th 31 1095 Park Ave.-" From the library of Harrison K. Ford with his bookplate to the front pastedown. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. In near fine condition. An exceptional example with noted provenance. First performed on 14 February 1895 at the St James's Theatre in London it is a farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictitious personæ to escape burdensome social obligations. Working within the social conventions of late Victorian London the play's major themes are the triviality with which it treats institutions as serious as marriage and the resulting satire of Victorian ways. Contemporary reviews all praised the play's humour though some were cautious about its explicit lack of social messages while others foresaw the modern consensus that it was the culmination of Wilde's artistic career so far. Its high farce and witty dialogue have helped make The Importance of Being Earnest Wilde's most enduringly popular play. The successful opening night marked the climax of Wilde's career but also heralded his downfall. The Marquess of Queensberry whose son Lord Alfred Douglas was Wilde's lover planned to present the writer with a bouquet of rotten vegetables and disrupt the show. Wilde was tipped off and Queensberry was refused admission. Soon afterwards their feud came to a climax in court where Wilde's homosexual double life was revealed to the Victorian public and he was eventually sentenced to imprisonment. His notoriety caused the play despite its early success to be closed after 86 performances. After his release he published the play from exile in Paris but he wrote no further comic or dramatic work. Leonard Smithers and Co hardcover books‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 110755

‎WILDE Oscar‎

‎The Importance of Being Earnest; A Trivial Comedy for Serious People‎

‎London: Smithers 1899. First. hardcover. very good. 151 pages. 8vo original lavender cloth; spine faded; cloth lightly bubbled. London: Leonard Smithers 1899. First Edition.<br/><br/> A very good copy of Wilde's "last and greatest play". One of 1000 copies unnumbered as is often the case. Preliminary pages lightly foxed.<br/><br/> Smithers unknown books‎

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‎The Picture of Dorain Gray Great Illustrated Classics Playmore‎

‎Playmore Inc. Publishers. Used - Good. Good condition. Slightly dampstained. Playmore Inc. Publishers unknown books‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : S03B-02230 ISBN : 0866119981 9780866119986

‎Wilde Oscar‎

‎The Picture of Dorian Gray‎

‎Penguin 2003. New. New book. Penguin unknown books‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : WELLER9780141439570 ISBN : 0141439572 9780141439570

‎Wilde Oscar‎

‎THE POEMS OF OSCAR WILDE. RAVENNA POEMS THE SPHINX THE BALLAD OF READING GAOL‎

‎Portland Maine: Thomas B. Mosher 1903. Limited edition of 600 copies printed on Van Gelder hand-made paper and the type distributed. Printed paper boards slightly edge darkened in the scarce original dust jacket which has some chipping loss to head of jacket closed tear spine darkened. A very good copy. <br/><br/> Thomas B. Mosher hardcover books‎

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‎WILDE Oscar‎

‎The Poetical Works of Oscar Wilde Including Poems in Prose with Notes Bibliographical Introduction Index and Facsimiles of Title-Pages‎

‎Portland: Mosher 1908. hardcover. fine. Photographic portrait frontispiece. xxiv 394 15 pages. Short square 8vo rebound in full cream morocco floral design from the original cover laid in on both covers brown spine labels raised bands. Portland ME: Thomas B. Mosher 1908. A fine copy.<br/><br/> Limited Edition. One of only 25 copies printed on Japan vellum numbered and signed by the publisher.<br/><br/> Mosher unknown books‎

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‎Wilde Oscar‎

‎The Portrait of Mr. W. H.‎

‎<p>N.d. Paris 1904. Pirated edition. Octavo. Original light blue wrappers stamped in dark blue with a decorative border of Tudor roses and leaves. Uncut. Very good some medium foxing; few nicks. 48 pages. No signatures or bookplates.</p><p>Mason 611.</p> Privately Printed paperback books‎

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‎Wilde Oscar‎

‎The rise of historical criticism‎

‎Hartford: privately printed at the Sherwood Press 1905. First edition ltd to 225 numbered copies 8vo pp. 45 3; original green cloth-backed marbled boards printed paper label on spine; very slightly rubbed else a fine copy. A scarce Wilde title written for the Chancellor's English Essay Prize while at Oxford in 1879. See Mason 434 for a convoluted account of the manuscript part of which was separately sold in America and then later restored. <br/><br/> privately printed [at the Sherwood Press] hardcover books‎

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‎Wilde Oscar‎

‎The Short Stories of Oscar Wilde‎

‎New York: The Limited Editions Club 1968. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Copy 81 of a total edition of 1500. 4to. Signed by illustrator James Hill. Excellent copy in slipcase. <br/><br/> The Limited Editions Club hardcover books‎

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‎Wilde Oscar‎

‎The soul of man under socialism‎

‎New York: Max N. Maisel 1911. Paperback. 62p. wraps 4.75x7 inches wraps worn spine chipped at both head and tail and repaired with non-archival tape scattered underlining and marginalia some in colored pencil some in pencil a reading copy only. Max N. Maisel paperback books‎

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‎WILDE OSCAR‎

‎The soul of man under socialism‎

‎Portland Maine: Thomas B. Mosher 1915. Fourth edition square 16mo pp. 4 90; title-p. printed in red and black; frontispiece of the author; original gray boards printed in red and black glassine wrapper with a small piece missing from the bottom edge of the front panel and publisher's slipcase slightly cracked; all else fine. <br/><br/> Thomas B. Mosher hardcover books‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 29539

‎Wilde Oscar‎

‎The Soul of Man Under Socialism: With an Introduction and Notes‎

‎London: The Porcupine Press 1948. Paperback. 62p. wraps 5.5 x 8.5 inches wraps toned along edges half-title foxed along top edge else very good condition. Porcupine Pamphlets No. 1. On the move from Socialism to a new Individualism. The Porcupine Press paperback books‎

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‎Wilde Oscar‎

‎The Sphinx‎

‎London: Elkin Mathews and John Lane. At the Sign of the Bodley Head. Boston Copeland and Day LXIX Cornhill 1894. LARGE PAPER one of 25 copies. Printed by the Ballantyne Press. Illustrated by Charles Ricketts with wood-engraved title page half and full-page designs ornamental initials. Printed in red black and green. Unpaginated. 1 vols. Slender 8vo 10 x 7-3/8 inches. Original full vellum gilt with fantastic designs including 2 weird female sphinx on both sides by Charles Ricketts uncut The deluxe binding has "extra ornaments to the sides and inner marges of the binding and with ribbons". The binding is signed by Ricketts with monogram CR on the upper cover; the monogram of the binder Leighton Son and Hodge appears on the lower cover. The deluxe issue has an added lower border on the binding and ties. Fine copy custom half morocco clamshell box. Ricketts Charles. LARGE PAPER one of 25 copies. Printed by the Ballantyne Press. Illustrated by Charles Ricketts with wood-engraved title page half and full-page designs ornamental initials. Printed in red black and green. Unpaginated. 1 vols. Slender 8vo 10 x 7-3/8 inches. One of 25 Anthony Powell's Copy. "The monsters of the Egyptian room at the British Museum live again in his weird sometimes repulsive but all the same stately and impressive lines. The vellum binding the various symbolic designs the quaint rubricated initials and the general arrangement of the text all by Mr. Ricketts' sympathetic art are most subtly infused by the spirit of the poem." Pall Mall Budget June 21 1894. This was the last book Wilde published before his imprisonment.<br/>"the most beautiful and consummately designed trade book of the 1890s" - Nelson<br/>With the bookplate of novelist Anthony Powell 1905-2000 about whose suite of novels A Dance to the Music of Time Guy Davenport observed "The only book I know that takes Proust's habitual narrative gestures Anglicizes them and succeeds in the effort. In fact Powell is the best critical study of Proust."<br/>A CHOICE COPY OF ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BOOKS OF THE 1890s. Mason 362; Nelson A View from the Bodley Head pp.45- 46 passim; Wick THE TURN OF A CENTURY 1885-1910 Number 10; Ray Illustrator and the Book 262. Provenance: Anthony Powell his bookplate Elkin Mathews and John Lane. At the Sign of the Bodley Head. Boston Copeland and Day LXIX Cornhill unknown books‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 319476

‎WILDE Oscar‎

‎THE SPHINX‎

‎London: John Lane 1918. Beardsley. 12mo pp. 46. Paper over boards spine mended with paper tape. Some foxing throughout cover little soiled. Good. Cover illustrated by Aubrey Beardsley. A poem. John Lane unknown books‎

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‎Wilde Oscar‎

‎The truth of masks‎

‎Girard KS: Haldeman-Julius Company n.d. 59p. very good in wraps. Little Blue Book 373. Haldeman-Julius Company unknown books‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 138673

‎Wilde Oscar‎

‎THE WORKS OF OSCAR WILDE 15 VOLUMES‎

‎New York: Lamb Publishing 1909. Sunflower Edition #269/1000. Hardcover. Octavos 15 volumes; VG- to G; bound in publishers tan cloth; Upper edges gilt; Brown titling with gilt lettering; Some wear to all volumes; Some spines soiled; Bumping to all volumes with some corners fraying; Approx. half have blue liquid spotting to the gilt top edges; Limited edition: These are #269 of 1000; Shelved back room. 1339969. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Lamb Publishing hardcover books‎

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‎Wilde Oscar‎

‎The Works of Oscar Wilde.‎

‎London and Paris: Methuen Charles Carrington 1907-22. The works of Oscar Wilde bound in the original cloth one of 1000 sets made on handmade paper. Octavo 14 volumes original cream cloth decorated and lettered in gilt top edges gilt. One of 1000 sets of this edition on handmade paper. In near fine condition. Oscar Wilde was an Irish playwright novelist essayist and poet. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s he became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s. He is remembered for his epigrams his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray his plays as well as the circumstances of his imprisonment and early death. Methuen Charles Carrington hardcover books‎

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‎Wilde Oscar‎

‎The Writings of Oscar Wilde in 12 vols‎

‎New York: Gabriel Wells 1925. Limited to 575 numbered copies this set being number 179. Twelve octavo volumes 221 x 143 mm. Handsomely bound by Stikeman & Co. N.Y. ca. 1925 stamp-signed in black on front endpapers. Full dark green crushed morocco covers decoratively bordered and tooled in gilt. Spines with five raised bands decoratively tooled and lettered in gilt in compartments. Red and green liners elaborately bordered and lettered in gilt red moire silk end- leaves top edge gilt others uncut. Spines uniformly faded to olive green small circular stain on front board of volume one. Title pages printed in pale blue and black each carrying a profile portrait of Wilde in pale blue. A Near Fine set.<br/><br/>The handsomely produced Large Paper Edition was put out by the celebrated New York bookseller Gabriel Wells who during the 1920s competed in the sale rooms with the great A.S.W. Rosenbach 1876-1952. It includes introductory material by several literary luminaries including W. B. Yeats The Happy Prince Padraic Colum Criticisms and Reviews John Drinkwater The Importance of Being Ernest/An Ideal Husband Arthur Symons Salome and Wilde's one-time lover Richard Le Gallienne Poems. Gabriel Wells unknown books‎

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‎WILDE Oscar‎

‎The Young King and Other Fairy Tales‎

‎New York: Macmillan 1962. First edition. Introduction by John Updike. Illustrated by Sandro Nardini and Enrico Bagnoli. Folio. Glossy boards. Fine. Macmillan unknown books‎

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‎Wilde Oscar‎

‎Wilde Oscar Die Ballade vom Zuchtaus zu Reading‎

‎Minden: J.C.C. Bruns 1910. First edition thus. First edition thus. 12mo. Original red velvet over flexible boards gilt lettering and ruling on cover. A scarce edition of Wilde's famed "Ballad of Reading Gaol."Superb color pictorial Seccessionist style endpapers. Very good. <br/><br/> J.C.C. Bruns hardcover books‎

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