1998Best.-Nr. alyssa166Cambridge: The MIT Press 1998. 1998. folio. pp. 176. profusely illus. in b/w. bio. biblio. cloth. dw. First American Edition. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Cambridge: The MIT Press, [1998]. Hardcover
Best.-Nr. 6105030561GRIN Verlag . Papeback. New. pp. 94 GRIN Verlag unknown
1890Best.-Nr. 231H017818 East 17 St. New York: R.F. Fenno & Company 1890. Book. Good. Paperback. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 19pp plus three blank leaves at back. 20 x 12.5cm. Illustrations on front cover inside each cover and upon title page. Undated but appears to be circa 1890. Unmarked. Binding intact. Average wear. A sound copy. R.F. Fenno & Company Paperback
1961Best.-Nr. 537525New York: Berkeley Publishing 1961. Softcover. Fine. First edition thus. Introduction by Granville Hicks. Discoloration at the corner of the top right edge not affecting the interior pages else fine in wrappers. A collection of excerpts from various notorious works such as Juliette by Marquis de Sade The Memoirs of Casanova "Salome by Oscar Wilde "The Taylor Shop" by Henry Miller The Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs among others. Issued as Berkeley Medallion S538. An uncommon book. Berkeley Publishing unknown
1902Best.-Nr. E7173Paris: Privately Printed 1902. First edition thus. vellum. Very Good. One of 500 unnumbered copies "for private circulation only among friends and subscribers". Full vellum line and lettered in black title on spine and large "O.W." on front cover. Top edge stained red and other edges uncut. Title page printed in red and black. Translated into English by Sebastian Melmoth pseudonym of Oscar Wilde. This is now considered to be a spurious Wilde piece; the Paris bookseller who printed it Charles Carrington apparently invented the Wilde connection in order to spur sales. The four page foreword has Wilde who had died two years earlier as its subject. A tight very good or a bit better example spine a bit darkened and some very light soilning to the vellum. Carrington's bookshop label is affixed to the rear free endpaper. Privately Printed unknown
1906Best.-Nr. 62620London: Privately Printed by Leonard Smithers 1906. Tall 8vo. 6 x 9.25 in. 20 4 pp. Title in red & black. Tan printed softcovers minor chipping to foot of spine darkening to fore-edges minor shelfwear still a VG- unopened & uncut copy. First edition one of “400 copies on small quarto paper.” There was also issued one hundred large paper copies on demy octavo paper. This rather acerbic exchange of ideas and concepts of art between Whistler & Wilde was kicked off by Whistler’s famed “Ten O’Clock Lecture” delivered Feb. 10 1885 in London with biting review by Wilde. Privately Printed [by Leonard Smithers], paperback
1907Best.-Nr. 26709Philadelphia:: The Butterfly Autumn 1907. publisher's printed stiff wrappers. Small chips and light use to wrappers. 4to. The four-page letter is reproduced in facsimile together with transcription. The Butterfly, unknown
1932Best.-Nr. 14205Hogarth Press 1932. Limited Edition. hardcover. Very Good/Good. 0x0x0. In uncommon slipcase with silver and black art deco decoration two edges torn open edge wear all around. Dust jacket has heavy chipping along top front and spine edges darkened hole in middle of spine flap has corner torn off. Text on spine of black cloth boards is worn at head and tail. Wonderful black and white illustrations by Alexander King. 408 pages one of 2500 copies printed unnumbered. The Satyricon by Petronius Arbiter 1st century CE is considered a cornerstone of early queer literature due to its portrayal of non-normative sexualities fluid gender roles and same-sex relationships within Neronian Rome. The work surviving in fragments features a picaresque plot revolving around the narrator Encolpius and his relationships with other male characters particularly the adolescent slave Giton and the rival Ascyltos. All orders packed with care most dust jackets protected by Brodart sleeve independent bookseller since 2011 Hogarth Press hardcover
1913Best.-Nr. 54621Self published New York 1913. First Edition. Hardcover Half Leather. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. EDWARD SEYMOUR WILDE. The Civic Ancestry of New York -- City and State New York: self-published 1913. Quarto No. 35 of an edition of 210 pp. 79 plus numerous illustrate plates 2 in color gray paper-covered boards quarter-bound in brown morocco with a leather label on the spine signed on the limitation page by Wilde. Former copy of the Netherlands Information Bureau with the agency's bookplate and rubber stamp. A deep dive into New York's Dutch heritage as shown in signets medals seals blazons etc. Condition of this book: Leather perished at spine ends label blemished extremities rubbed -- covers generally battered but all good and sound. Leaves age-toned. Size: Quarto. Text body is clean and free from previous owner annotation underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Antiques & Collectibles; United States; 1900-1920; History. Signed by Author. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 54621. . Self published hardcover
1988Best.-Nr. 2090502113718107Not Available 1988. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
1950Best.-Nr. 2083002116204249Iwanami Shoten Oscar Wilde Translated by Naojiro Sasaki 1950. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Iwanami Shoten Oscar Wilde Translated by Naojiro Sasaki paperback
1956Best.-Nr. 11119Paris: Galerie de France 1956-01-01. First Edition. softcover. Used; Very Good. Unpaginated 44 pp. 28 illustrations including 14 full-page color plates. With an essay by Ell de Wilde. Text in French. One of 2000 numbered copies published on the occasion of the exhibition at Galerie de France 1956-1957.; Tight clean and crisp. Some sunning to spine otherwise an excellent copy. No inscriptions. Not ex-library. Galerie de France paperback
1973Best.-Nr. 594846New York: Samuel French 1973. Softcover. Fine. First acting edition. 12mo. 110 2 ads pp. Printed pale blue wrappers. About fine. Adaptation of Wilde's novel. Uncommon. Samuel French unknown
1968Best.-Nr. 2090502113708669Not Available 1968. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
1977Best.-Nr. 2111902154901021Azumashuppan 1977. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Azumashuppan paperback
1982Best.-Nr. 2111902152907963Kenkyu-sha 1982. Soft Cover. Fine. Size: B6 size Kenkyu-sha paperback
1973Best.-Nr. mon0003309163Easton Press 1973. LeatherBound. Like New. . In Fine Like New Condition with Un-Cracked Unread Binding. - Bound in Fine Genuine Leather - 22kt gold-stamped spine accents - Distinctive raised spine hubs Deluxe Limited Edition.- Bound in Fine Genuine Leather - 22kt gold-stamped spine accents - Distinctive raised spine hubs - Intricate gilt stamped cover designs - Specially milled acid-neutral paper - Smyth-sewn pages - Gilded page edges - Permanent satin ribbon page-marker. A Fine Copy. Easton Press hardcover
1919Best.-Nr. 2092902137400166Methuen/Lond. 1919. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 book Methuen/Lond. paperback
1976Best.-Nr. 2090502125401519Shuppan-sha 1976. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Shuppan-sha paperback
2008Best.-Nr. 2080202103701872Pearson 2008. Soft Cover. Fine. Size: 19cm B6 Pearson paperback
1927Best.-Nr. 005030New York: E. P. Dutton and Company 1927. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Inventions by John Vassos. Black boards with gilt lettering. Corners are bumped some wear/discolaration at the head and tail of the spine. Bright pink black and gold dust jacket has several tears and is faded at the spine. Head and tail of the spine of the dust jacket are chipped. Now protected in a mylar jacket. Gorgeous black and gold end papers silver stars throughout book. From the jacket "This is the first time that Wilde's famous play has been illustrated with drawings that were interpretations of the text and not mere decorations." Some foxing throughout book otherwise clean with a tight binding. E. P. Dutton and Company hardcover
1905Best.-Nr. 001077Illustrated Editions Company 1905-01-01. hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. 1905 Edition. Illustrated Editions Company Printing. Illustrated Editions Company hardcover
1912Best.-Nr. 26010001Translated by Wilde from his original French. Reprint of the Luce 1907 edition with all 15 of Beardsley's striking interior illlustrations and the gilt cover design. Dark blue/green cloth boards have some light scuffing with a heavier scuff near Wilde's name on front cover. Spine is sunned wrapping around to covers and a 2" area near top of front joint with some fine white spatter. Corners bumped with a bit of fraying shelfwear to edges and head and tail of spine with some fraying to head of spine. Slight outward bow to both covers. Previous owner's name in ink to top corner of FFEP. Endpapers age-toned. Interior subtly age-toned. Binding intact but not especially tight. John W. Luce & Co. hardcover
1937Best.-Nr. 87071New York: The Limited Editions Club at the Harbor Press 1937. Very Good. Zhenya Gay. 28.5 x 19 cm. Grey leather decorated to look like a brick building with gilt spine lettering and housed in slipcase. Limited to 1500 signed by the illustrator of which this is copy 684. Illustrated with 8 lithographs by Zhenya Gay. There is some scuffing to the front cover and edges and the spine is faded. Slipcase is a bit worn at the edges. The Limited Editions Club at the Harbor Press unknown
1928Best.-Nr. 106975E.P. Dutton 1928. Hardcover. Very good/No jacket. John Vassos. Inscribed by illustrator John Vassos. Covers faded along edges. E.P. Dutton hardcover