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1895réf. 215072London: Elkin Mathews. Dublin: Hodges Figgis & Co. Limited 1895. First edition. xiii 1 140 4 20 ads pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original green cloth. Fine. First edition. xiii 1 140 4 20 ads pp. 1 vols. 8vo. With 4 poems by Oscar Wilde and poems by Douglas Hyde Aubrey de Vere John Todhunter William Wilde. Elkin Mathews. Dublin: Hodges, Figgis & Co., Limited unknown books
1963réf. 519247Dublin / London: The Dolmen Press / Oxford University Press 1963. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition. Introduction by Hilton Edwards. A fine bright copy in very good publisher's printed glassine dust jacket printed in red on front panel with a small chip and a few short tears. An elusive title in the clothbound issue; the jacket is extremely ephemeral. The introduction states: "Under this title Micheal Mac Liammoir has selected and arranged in a chronological pattern excerpts from the poetry prose letters and dramatic writings of Oscar Wilde. The Dolmen Press / Oxford University Press hardcover books
1927réf. 49809New York: E.P. Dutton & Company 1927. Very Good/Very Good. New York: E.P. Dutton & Company 1927. First Trade Edition. Small Quarto; black boards stamped in gilt; decorative endpapers; illustrated dust jacket; 57pp. Thirteen plates featuring illustrations by Vassos including frontispiece complete. Mild shelfwear to boards and spine very slightly cocked; binding sound and pages unmarked. Dust jacket chipped with several tears and tape mending to verso; colors remain bright; still about a Very Good copy. E.P. Dutton & Company unknown books
1928réf. 49810New York: E.P. Dutton & Co. Inc 1928. Very Good/Very Good. New York: E.P. Dutton & Co. Inc. 1928. First Trade Edition. Small Quarto; black cloth-backed boards; illustrated dust jacket; 124pp. Sixteen plates with tissue guards featuring illustrations by Vassos including frontispiece complete. Mild shelfwear and rubbing to boards; binding sound; contemporary gift inscription to preliminaries. Dust jacket lightly worn and chipped along edges and folds with some general rubbing; a Very Good copy. The rear panel reads "Vassos' interpretation of Wilde's masterpiece illustrating the emotional experiences of a condemned prisoner in his last days. E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc unknown books
1906réf. 508542Paris: Charles Carrington Libraire Editeur 1906. Softcover. Near Fine. Second pirated edition and first edition thus with a new preface by Jacques Desroix. Translated by Charles Grolleau. Octavo. 55 folloed by 55pp catalog of Carrington's pubications. Tan parchment wrappers printed in red and black. Slight offset on endpapers else a fine copy. The 55-page catalogue printed on pink paper is especially interesting as Carrington devotes four pages to his edition of Oscar Wilde's Intentions which does not appear to be cited by the bibliographer. Charles Carrington, Libraire Editeur unknown books
1904réf. 259337London: Printed for Private Circulation 1904. First separate edition one of 200 copies printed. 30 pp. Title-page in red green and black. 1 vols. 8vo. Original gray wrappers lightly browned and splitting along spine; slight offset to half-title. Very good copy of a fragile book. First separate edition one of 200 copies printed. 30 pp. Title-page in red green and black. 1 vols. 8vo. Mason 614 Printed for Private Circulation unknown books
1927réf. 12415Paris: Les Éditions G. Crès 1927. Hardcover. vg. Alastair. Small quarto 19 by 14 cm. vii 1 blank 89 5 table pp. Half title; main title in red and black; 9 duotone plates by Alastair. Text in original French. Half calf over mottled brown boards; spine lettered in gilt; marbled endleaves. Illustrated front wrapper lightly soiled retained. Clean text throughout mild rubbing/wear at extremities of covers else a very good copy. Later illustrated edition of this one-act play which tells the biblical story of Salome stepdaughter of the tetrach Herod Antipas who to her stepfather's dismay but to the delight of her mother Herodias requests the head of Jokanaan John the Baptist on a silver platter as a reward for dancing the dance of the seven veils. While the intended premier of the play was being rehearsed for production in June of 1892 at the Palace Theatre in London with Sarah Bernhardt in the leading role and Albert Darmont as Herod the lord chamberlain withheld his license invoking legislation from the protestant Reformation era which prohibited medieval miracle or otherwise religious plays. Wilde responed in print: "Personally to have my première in Paris instead of in London is a great honour and one that I appreciate sincerly. The pleasure and pride that I have experienced in the whole affair has been that Madame Sarah Bernhardt who is undoubtedly the greatest artist on any stage should have been charmed and fascinated by my play and should have wished to act in it. Every rehearsal has been a source of pleasure to me. The hear my own words spoken by the most beautiful voice in the world has been the greatest artistic jouy that it is possible to experience. So that you see as far as I am concerned I care very little about the refusal of the Lord Chamberlain to allow my play to be produced" quoted in Mason. With a seven-page bibliography of French editions and translations into fourteen languages including Yiddish. For a concise but well-documented treatment of Wilde's response to the suppression of the play in England along with a brief discussion of the early productions and a list of later productions prior to the First World War see S. Mason Bibliography of Oscar Wilde vol. 2 pp. 370-378. Les Éditions G. Crès hardcover books
1910réf. WB18284London: David Nutt 1910. Hardcover. Good. Seventh impression. Publisher's pictorial cloth some discoloration. Spine with wear. Illustrated by Walter Crane and Jacome Hood. Gift inscription from 1911: "Geraldine with love from Sal." Copies of this book even in later printings are uncommon in part due to the fragile nature of the binding. David Nutt hardcover books
réf. 17933Larchmont NY: Peter Pauper Press n.d. One of fifty copies reserved for F. Kay Kaplan and André Durenceau out of a total edition of 750 copies. This copy is inscribed by Kaplan and Durenceau to prominent Los Angeles bookseller Jake Zeitlin and his wife Josephine: "to Mr. and Mrs. Jake Zeitlin. Memories of a pleasant evening. Red cloth spine decorative paper over boards. Front cover blocked in silver with title printed in black borders. White paper dust-jacket perhaps added by a former owner. . Twelvemo. 7 x 5 in. . Illustrations by André Durenceau on title-page and colophon. Printed in red gray-green and black. Upper corners of pages lightly creased. Near fine. Peter Beilenson founded Peter Pauper Press in his parents' basement in 1928. Originally focused on reprinting classic literature in the public domain the press would gradually shift towards fine press works and later gift books. During its heyday Peter Pauper was co-run with Beilenson's wife Edna who also served as the press's typesetter and binder. See the Peter Pauper Press in Blumenthal's The Printed Book in America. Peter Pauper Press hardcover books
réf. 372169PRIVATELY PRINTED. Number 78 of 300 copies. 64pp. 4TO. Blure printed wrappers front cover off else fine. Number 78 of 300 copies. 64pp. 4TO. PRIVATELY PRINTED unknown books
réf. TB34134London: Collins no date stated. No edition stated. No printing stated Fine in full light brown leather covered boards with five raised bands on the spine with gilt text on one compartment with blind embossed lines suggesting spine bands wrapped around the spine and extending to the boards. A 16mo of 7 by 4 5/8 inches with gilt on all edges of the text block. Without a dust jacket as issued. An extremely elaborate binding with gilt decorations on the turn-ins with marbled end sheets bound by Hatchards of London. 1381 pages containing a collection of works by Wilde including Stories with The Picture of Dorian Gray; Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories; A House of Pomegranates 510 pages. Plays including: Lady Windermere's Fan; A Woman of No Importance; An Ideal Husband; The Importance of Being Earnest; and Salome 391 pages Poems & Essays of 480 pages. Illustrated with a frontispiece and eight plates from drawings by Donia Nachshen. Collins hardcover books
1938réf. 1409575The Limited Editions Club 1938. Limited Edition #609/1500. Softcover. Quarto 72 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in soft black paper covers with pale pink lettering to spine. 10 Gauche drawings on black paper. Warping to paper covers. Chipping with material loss at head and tail of spine. General edge wear. Light foxing and discoloration to endpapers. Signed by Derain and enumerated on limitation page in rear. Shelved in Case 0. 1409575. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. The Limited Editions Club unknown books
2004réf. 167345New York and Manchester: Hudson Hills Press / Nahan Editions 2004. Deluxe Edition. Hardcover. VG/VG. A few fingerprints visible on a couple pages against a black background otherwise this is a great clean and tight copy. SIGNED by artist. Tall; red cloth over boards with black lettering on spine. Glossy color-illustrated dust jacket. 143 pp. Approx 83 color images of posters one signed with supplemental illustrations. This is one of 250 deluxe editions printed of which this is number 228 which includes a signed print. "Rafal Olbinski has expanded the definition and laid the groundwork of what an artist can be in the 21st century. Born and educated in Poland Olbinski's ties to European and American culture as well as being an exponent of classical art blurs the lines between the various disciplines of the arts by combining: painting illustration graphic design typography and stage design into poignant and memorable images that help define our culture and raise the level of aesthetics for today's and future generations." -- dj flap. Hudson Hills Press / Nahan Editions hardcover books
1899réf. 9014015London: Leonard Smithers 1899. Seventh Edition. Hardcover. Good condition. One of 2000 copies. Bound in publisher's original quarter tan and orange cloth with the spine stamped in gilt. Uncut. First edition to use Wilde's name. Last authorized edition issued by Smithers. Binding has seperated at page 1 but still intact. Gift inscription in ink on the front free endpaper. Some minor soiling to the covers. Leonard Smithers hardcover books
1907réf. 9029442Boston: John W. Luce 1907. Fine. Aubrey Beardsley. Bound in publisher's original black cloth with front cover stamped in elaborate gilt. Drawings by Aubrey Beardsley. 13 illustrations including title page and table of contents. 5 3/8 x 7 3/4 inches. 36 pages. John W. Luce hardcover books
1993réf. 9028827London: Folio Society 1993. 1st. Hardcover. Fine. Ian Archie Beck. First Folio Society edition. Edited and introduced by Holland illustrations by Beck. Bound in ivory cloth with spines stamped in maroon and gilt covers in illustrated gilt. Comes in brown slipcase stamped in illustrated gilt. Beautifully illustrated by Beck and with photographs and reproductions in color and black and white. 6 x 9 1/2 inches. Folio Society hardcover books
1912réf. 38770London: Lane 1912. Reprint. BEARDSLEY Aubrey illust. Small 8vo pp. 82. Original green cloth stamped in gilt; uncut. Little wear to corners sides and ends of spine o/w VG. Galletin 25. This was the first publication of Robert Ross's 16 page Note on "Salome Lane unknown books
1920réf. 171352N.p.: N.p. 1920. Two vintage reference photographs from the 1920 short film. One with a "No Smoking Please" pencil annotation to the verso. Based on the popular "Toonerville Folks" newspaper comic created by Fontaine Fox which ran from 1913 through 1955. 17 "Toonerville Trolley" two-reel comedies were made at the Betzwood Motion Picture Studio in Pennsylvania only seven of which survive today. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good or better moderately toned and edgeworn. N.p. unknown books
1906réf. 4798London: Privately Printed Leonard Smithers 1906. First edition. First edition. Original tan printed wrappers 400 copies printed. 20pp. Title printed in red and black. An unopened copy with spine worn and fragile wrappers with one corner small loss and another 2" bent and nearly separated but a nice copy of a scarce publication regarding the "acrimonious correspondence on art." between Wilde and Whistler. Smithers' next-to-last publication. Very good wrappers frayed with a few small pieces gone lower corner threatening to let go. Privately Printed [Leonard Smithers] unknown books
1907réf. 4982Leipzig: Im Inselverlag 1907. # 350 in an edition limited to 725 copies. Acceptable. 25 cm; 24 leaves text on Insel hand-made paper and 15 full-page illustrations by Aubrey Beardsley on Strathmore Japan including title page and dramatis personae. Bound in original boards worn spine perished boards loose. Several plates somewhat foxed. The first German appearance of Aubrey Beardsley's illustrations to Oscar WIlde's play. Wilde first published the play in French in 1896 before the English and later German editions appeared. Wilde's play with Beardsley's iconic illustrations inspired Richard Strauss's opera of the same name. Im Inselverlag hardcover books
1932réf. 81512Bloomsbury: Nonsuch Press 1932. First edition. 59 pp. Light offsetting to endpapers else very near fine in near fine printed dust jacket with light chipping to crown. One of 800 numbered copies. An imaginary conversation about Oscar Wilde between Jean Paul Raymond a fictional character and Charles Ricketts written entirely by Ricketts. Inscription on the front paste-down from San Francisco collector Albert Sperisen to San Francisco printer Lawton Kennedy. Bloomsbury: Nonsuch Press, unknown books
1921réf. 18951Paris: Calmann-Levy Editeurs 1921. An elegant copy of the 1921 1st French edition complete unto itself. Professionally bound in a handsome 3/4 morocco over marbled boards with the binder's stamp at the first blank endpaper. Solid and VG with very light offsetting along the top-edges and just a touch of light wear at the spine crown. 5 raised bands fine gilt-tooling within the compartments offsetting dark-leather title label in gilt. 12mo top-edge gilt as well. Lovely matching marbled endpapers lacking the original wrappers. Calmann-Levy, Editeurs unknown books
1923réf. 18815Paris: Les Editions G. Cres 1923. 1/4 leather. Near Fine. Alastair. Sumptuous 1923 edition with Alastair's remarkable illustrations --en coulour-- complementing Oscar Wilde's text. Handsomely bound in a 1/4 dark leather over marbled boards. 5 raised bands decorative gilt devices within the compartments. Solid and VG to Near Fine. Very clean internally as well. 12mo top-edge gilt matching marbled endpapers and pastedowns. Les Editions G. Cres unknown books
1948réf. 38183Buenos Aires: Sociedad de Bibliofilos Argentinos 1948. First edition. Loose in stiff paper portfolio and cardboard slip case. A near fine copy small tears to fore edge of original glassine wrapper. Unpaged 25 pp. plates. Illus. with 5 b/w plates and 2 etchings. 4to. No. 6 of 91 numbered copies of a total run of 100 on Charter Eggshell paper. Original etchings and plates signed by the illustrator. Designed by the eminent South American typographer Ghino Fogli. "Tini" is the most famous and popular of the stories of Eduardo Wilde 1844-1913 Argentine Doctor and writer. Catalina Mórtola 1889-1966 was an Argentine painter and engraver. Sociedad de Bibliofilos Argentinos unknown books
1904réf. 12839London: Privately printed 1904. First separate edition a pirated edition produced by Leonard Smithers one of 300 copies. Original blue-gray printed wrappers uncut. . Quarto. One inch tear along back joint Top corner of front cover and bottom corner of back cover torn a few other small chips. Bookplate of the American collector Henry W. Poor. A very good copy of a fragile book. The first story written after Wilde's embrace of homosexuality. Privately printed, unknown books