‎Wilde oscar‎

‎Wilde, Oscar,‎

‎A House Of Pomegranates‎

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Bookseller reference : 4051648 ISBN : 155742442x 9781557424426

‎Wilde, Oscar‎

‎A House of Pomegranates‎

‎London: James R. Osgood 1891. First edition. Very Good . One of 1000 copies. A Very Good copy fresh and clean throughout. Publisher's pictorial tan cloth stamped in gilt. Cloth a bit faded and foxed. Gilt very bright and attractive. Dent to edge of lower board at bottom corner. Modern bookplate D. Chisholm Simpson and ink ownership stamp Yew Tree Cottage to upper endpapers. A some toning to upper free endpaper otherwise very fresh and clean internally. Complete with the four plates illustrated by Charles Shannon which have faded but are somewhat clearer than is usually seen.<br /> <br /> A collection of fairytales from the famed writer wit and aesthete A House of Pomegranates compiles four stories of mermaids hunchbacks kings and princesses. This was actually Wilde's second collection of fairy tales - he had been writing such stories for years - after The Happy Prince and Other Tales published in 1888. A House of Pomegranates was met with some controversy with many reviewers finding the stories too complex and morally ambiguous for children. Wilde clearly had more wide-ranging ambitions than the standard children's tale however and found it absurd that "the extremely limited vocabulary at the disposal of the British child is the standard by which the prose of an artist is to be judged.in building this House of Pomegranates I had about as much intention of pleasing the British child as I had of pleasing the British public." Very Good . James R. Osgood unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 7941

‎Wilde, Oscar‎

‎A House of Pomegranates Calla Editions‎

‎hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 1606600214.G ISBN : 1606600214 9781606600214

‎WILDE, Oscar KING, Jessie M (illus)‎

‎A House of Pomegranates.‎

‎London:: Methuen and Coy. Ltd. 1915. First edition illustrated by Jessie King. rebound in half blue morocco marbled sides t.e.g. . The illustrated front endsheet preserved and laid down at front; corners of several of the tipped-in plates creased; tiny marginal wormhole affects a couple of leaves; light foxing; ink ownership signature to half-title page. . 4to. With Sixteen Illustrations by Jessie M. King. Methuen and Coy., Ltd., unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 73681

‎WILDE, Oscar KING, Jessie M (illus)‎

‎A House of Pomegranates.‎

‎London and New York:: Methuen and Co; Brentanos no date. publisher's red gilt cloth t.e.g. Spots of foxing to the half-title and its verso and to the last few leaves. The plates are all fine. Faint discoloration to the fore-edge of the red cloth about 1" wide; tight and sound. . Large 8vo. With sixteen tipped-in color plates by Jessie M. King. Methuen and Co; Brentanos, hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 74052

‎Wilde, Oscar‎

‎A House of Pomegranates the Happy Prince and Other Tales‎

‎hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 1018083227.G ISBN : 1018083227 9781018083223

‎Wilde, Oscar‎

‎A House Of Pomegranates The Happy Prince And Other Tales 1908‎

‎hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 1165975270.G ISBN : 1165975270 9781165975273

‎Wilde, Oscar‎

‎A House of Pomegranates‎

‎paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 1680575333.G ISBN : 1680575333 9781680575330

‎WILDE, Oscar‎

‎A House of Pomegranates.‎

‎Methuen London. 1909. Third edition and first F'cap edition. Small octavo. pp viii 179. Original gilt decorated green cloth. Top edge gilt. Very near fine. Methuen, London. hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : WILDEOSC008877

‎Wilde, Oscar‎

‎A House Of Pomegranates The Happy Prince And Other Tales 1908‎

‎Methuen and Co 1908. Hardcover. Good. THIS EDITION ON HANDMADE PAPER IS LIMITED TO 1000 COPIES FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM AND AMERICA. Good hardcover. No DJ. Pages are clean and unmarked end pages contain foxing. Covers show light edge wear with rubbing/light scuffing/tanning. Gold embossed art on front cover. Binding is tight hinges strong.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day! Methuen and Co hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 91607280007 ISBN : 1104690667 9781104690663

‎Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900‎

‎A House of Pomegranates. The young king.--The birthday of the infanta.--The fisherman and his soul.--The star-child.‎

‎Portland Maine : Thomas B. Mosher ; Printed by George D. Loring Mdccccvi 1913 1913. 3rd Edition . Hardcover. Fair. 3rd ed. ; 7 157 1 p. ; 19 cm. ; "A House of Pomegranates is a collection of fairy tales written by Oscar Wilde that was published as a second collection for The Happy Prince and Other Tales 1892. Wilde said once that this collection was 'intended neither for the British child nor the British public.'. The stories included in this collection are: The Young King. The Birthday of the Infanta. The Fisherman and his Soul. The Star-Child. The stories convey an appreciation for the exotic the sensual and for masculine beauty. Adolescent male beauty is emphasized while female beauty is represented dispassionately"--commentary from a later edition.; LC: PR5818; Dewey: 828.8 ; OCLC: 3221441 ; "A faithful reprint of the first English edition of A House of Pomegranates by Oscar Wilde. The design and decoration of this book by C. Ricketts & C. H. Shannon London James R. Osgood Mcllvaine & Co. Mdcccxci. Quarto. Cloth. Pp. viii-159." ; "This Third Edition on Pan Gelder paper consists of 925 copies." ; stiff paper boards ; worn ; spine chipped ; a water stain on bottom of first signature ; untrimmed ; FAIR <br/> <br/> Portland, Maine : Thomas B. Mosher ; [Printed by George D. Loring], Mdccccvi [1913] hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 4975

‎Wilde, Oscar‎

‎A Novel Journal: The Picture of Dorian Gray Compact‎

‎paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 1626866058.G ISBN : 1626866058 9781626866058

‎Wilde, Oscar,‎

‎A Woman Of No Importance‎

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Bookseller reference : 46923890 ISBN : 9355274866 9789355274861

‎WILDE, Oscar‎

‎A Woman of No Importance.‎

‎Methuen London. 1912. Sixth edition. F'cap octavo. pp xii 182. Green cloth with gilt rules and device to front cover top edge gilt.Ownership signature on front free endpaper and first blank. Free endpapers tanned. Near fine. Methuen, London. hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : WILDEOSC001421

‎Wilde, Oscar‎

‎A Woman of No Importance‎

‎London: John Lane at the Sign of The Bodley Head 1894 First edition limited large paper copy with "Of this edition 50 copies have been printed" statement on the verso of the fourth preliminary page and no publisher's catalogue at the back of the book. Publisher's yellow buckram boards with gilt decorations by Charles Shannon to covers and spine spine lettered in gilt. Near fine with some toning to spine and board edges light wear to spine ends with a very shallow chip to cloth at foot of spine bottom right corner of front board worn to boards and heavy offsetting to endpapers. Overall a beautiful copy of one of Wilde's four celebrated drawing-room plays. Mason 365. A Woman of No Importance is a four-act play that was first produced in London at the Haymarket Theatre on April 19 1893. Like many of Wilde's plays it satirizes the English upper-class and criticizes Victorian society. The title "a woman of no importance" refers to the character Mrs. Arbuthnot who bears the illegitimate son of Lord Illingworth. Although societal conventions deem her a sinful woman Wilde proves Arbuthnot a respectable widow who is rewarded with a son who treats women respectfully. In contrast Illingworth one of Wilde's archetypal dandy figures is rejected by his son and many of the women in the play making him a "man of no importance." A Woman of No Importance was published simultaneously in two formats: small octavo the standard edition of 500 copies and quarto the "Large Paper" issue of 50 copies. While both constitute the first edition of A Woman of No Importance the large paper copies are decidedly rarer than the octavos; intended to be more exclusive and deluxe publications large paper formats were typically produced using higher quality materials lacked the publisher's advertisements and were printed in small print runs. Because they were intended as collectibles from publication large paper copies of Wilde's plays are exceedingly scarce. First Edition Limited Large Paper Copy. Hard Cover. Near Fine. London: John Lane at the Sign of The Bodley Head hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : OW056

‎WILDE, Oscar‎

‎A Woman of No Importance.‎

‎London: John Lane at the Sign of the Bodley Head 1894. Mr Oscar Wilde is not in the house First edition one of 500 trade copies. The opening show of this satirical play on English manners met with applause for the actors and boos for the playwright causing Wilde to announce from behind a curtain "Ladies and gentlemen I regret to inform you that Mr Oscar Wilde is not in the house" Ellmann p. 381. Wilde's opulent production used "the market forces of luxury dressmaking to comment upon the worlds of his Haymarket patrons. Audiences in the stalls and boxes continued to be both flattered and vexed by the antics of their on-stage doubles while viewers in the upper galleries enjoyed the additional spectacle of fashionable Society catching its likeness in Wilde's cunningly set mirrors" Kaplan p. 252. The play premiered at Haymarket Theatre on 19 April 1893 and ran until 16 August for 113 performances. A further 50 large-paper copies were also issued. Quarto. Publisher's 16-page catalogue dated March 1894 bound at the rear. Original pink cloth spine lettered in gilt stylised flower and leaf motifs by Charles Shannon in gilt to spine and covers edges untrimmed. Cloth lightly marked and bumped small spots of wear to extremities faint vertical crease to rear cover contents generally toned some browning to pp. 42-3. A very good copy. Mason 364. Richard Ellmann Oscar Wilde 1988; Joel Kaplan "Wilde on the Stage" The Cambridge Companion to Oscar Wilde ed. by Peter Raby 1997. hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 186848

‎Wilde, Oscar‎

‎A Woman of No Importance‎

‎paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 0368289869.G ISBN : 0368289869 9780368289866

‎Wilde, Oscar; Small, Ian [Editor]; Small, Ian [Editor];‎

‎A Woman of No Importance New Mermaids‎

‎Methuen Drama 2004-10-15. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Methuen Drama paperback‎

Bookseller reference : Q-0713673516 ISBN : 0713673516 9780713673517

‎Wilde, Oscar‎

‎A Woman of No Importance‎

‎Paris London: Leonard Smithers 1903. Wilde's satire of upper-class life premiered in 1893. This particular publication is a rather deceptive edition LIMITED to 250 copies. No publisher is given but per COPAC it is Wilde's friend Leonard Smithers who published many of the "decadent" writers of his day including Captain Sir Richard Burton. The city of publication is named as Paris but even this is in doubt and is most likely London; citing Paris may have allowed a hint of scandal to attach. Tan cloth binding with titling and the date "1903" in gilt on the spine. Clean text;154 pages. Very Good condition with minor rubbing to the margins and some red stains on the rear cover. There is a signature on the limitation page and a different one on the Title Page. The only real defect to be noted is the presence of many more signatures - as if practicing - on the endpapers and half-title page. One would be tempted to call this "juvenalia" but these appear to be adult handwriting. Some of these are pencil and others ink. Limited. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [Leonard Smithers] Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 006235

‎Wilde, Oscar‎

‎A Woman Of No Importance‎

‎hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 1161419667.G ISBN : 1161419667 9781161419665

‎WILDE, Oscar‎

‎A Woman of No Importance‎

‎London: John Lane 1894. Limited. hardcover. very good. Tall 8vo lavender cloth faded to tan with gilt designs considerably browned on the spine and edges; pages untrimmed London: John Lane 1894. Limited First Edition.<br/> <br/> Mason 365. One of only 50 copies printed simultaneously with the first trade edition. Internally fine and clean.<br/> <br/> John Lane unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 282902

‎WILDE, Oscar‎

‎a WOMAN of NO IMPORTANCE; Copy No. 60.‎

‎Paris : No Publisher Shown 1903. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. B00K: Very G00D/ $2590.03 a WOMAN of NO IMPORTANCE; Copy No. 60. WILDE 0scar No Publisher Shown Possibly Author Self Published. Paris 19O3 Edition Limited To 25O Copies. This Is Copy No. 6O Written In Pencil. H/c Brown Top And Balance Of Tan Spine With Title And Design In Polished Gold Letters Hard Cover B0K: Very Good/ Slight Shelf Edge And Corner Wear. 154 Numbered Pages Printed On Tan Paper Browning And Spotting From Aging In Very Good/Fine/ Condition Clean And Tight To The Spine Slight Wear. The Exterior Covering Of The Boards Are Not Decorated. D/j: None. Synopsis: 'I Was Always Impressed At The Interpreting Skills Of Mothers With Toddlers. I'Ve Seen It Countless Times: 'Aberdeen Leasing! Aberdeen Leasing!' The Kid Insists And The Mother Replies 'Ok. What Colour Do You Want' 'Rollmop.' 'There Isn'T One. You Can Have A Red One.' And The Child Trots Off Happily Apparently Under The Impression That She'S Just Had A Normal Conversation.' If There'S One Thing That Everyone Has An Opinion About It'S How To Bring Up A Child - Especially Your Child. Kate Konopicky Found Herself An Embattled Mother Knowing That However Hard She Worked Everything Was Wrong. If She Went Back To Full-Time Employment She Was Neglecting Her Child. If She Stayed At Home The Child Would Be Clingy And Shy. So She Became A Combination Of Teacher Nurse Nutritionist Psychologist Entertainer And Mind Reader. She Didn'T Get Weekends Off And Never Phoned In Sick When She Wanted A Lie-In. The Boss Was Illogical Demanding Incapable Of Undertaking The Simplest Task. Yes We'Ve All Had Jobs Like That But At Least We Got Paid For Them. Kate Konopicky Is An Anarchic Voice In The Face Of Regimented Parenting Books. = Description Applies To This B00K Only Which Is A Historically Significant Treasure From The Past Hard To Find Will Be Packaged And Shipped = Carefully To Avoid Shipping Damage And Will Make It An Excellent Addition To Your Own Personal Library Collection Or As A Gift For The Discriminating Reader / Collector/. = WORLD WIDE SHIPPING AVAILABLE. <br/> <br/> No Publisher Shown hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 019042

‎Wilde, Oscar‎

‎A Woman of No Importance‎

‎12 191 pages limited edition of 1000 on handmade paper for the US and UK Published by Methuen & Co hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 73698

‎Wilde, Oscar‎

‎A Woman of No Importance‎

‎London: John Lane 1894. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition one of 500 copies only printed. Octavo in lavender cloth decorated in gilt and with spine lettered in gilt. Fore edges uncut. 154 pp. plus 16 pp. of adverts for List of Books in Belles Lettres. This copy bears the rather scarce small publisher’s bookplate on the front pastedown announcing “This Book Now Published by John Lane at the Bodley Head in Vigo St. London W.†Very good. Scattered foxing to the endpapers. Shallow wear to the spine extremities and spine a bit rubbed. Some rippling to the lower portion of the cloth on the front board. John Lane hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : WE16716

‎Wilde, Oscar‎

‎A Woman of No Importance‎

‎London: John Lane 1894. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. 1st edition newly rebound in brown leather with a gilt-stamped red leather title piece and Florentine marbled endpapers. New binding fine; the text pages are about good plus. All are toned brown near the edges. The first blank of 2 before the title page bears a gift inscr. in French; that page also chipped at the corners. An owner's name is upside down on the final blank. 154 pp. 16-p. publisher's catalog. <br/> <br/> John Lane hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 12118