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1904ref. 55531Berlin: Karl Schnabel Axel Junckers Buchhandlung 1904. First German edition. Hardcover. Very good condition. Octavo. 146 6pp. Bound in three-quarter leather over burgundy cloth with gilt ruling on covers gilt lettering ruling and tooling on spine with raised bands retaining original wraps. Marbled endpapers. In addition to the three essays named in the title the publication contains the "Sonnet to Liberty" at rear and three pages of publisher's advertisements. Text in German. Cover with very light wear along edges and some light water staining to bottom front cover. Karl Schnabel Axel Junckers Buchhandlung hardcover
ref. 51-4868New York: Gabriel Wells 1925. 8vo. 14.5 x 22.2cm. liv 350pp.Original blue boards with matching cloth spine repaired and paper label label rubbed and discolored. One of 575 copies only the first volume is numbered. New York: Gabriel Wells, 1925 hardcover
1930ref. 18048NY: Williams Belasco & Meyers. Near Fine with no dust jacket. First Edition Thus. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full blue cloth gilt lettering and decoration on spine and cover salmon endpapers top edge blue fore-edge deckle printed on fine thick stock. Illustrated with 16 full-page drawings by Aubrey Beardsley. Covers very mildly soiled else fine unmarked tight square and clean. NEAR FINE. New Classics Library. B&W Drawings. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 67 16-Plates pages . 1930. Williams, Belasco & Meyers hardcover
1907ref. 23026London: John Lane 1907. Incomplete. Lacks four plates but has the suppressed title page. Some rubbing of covers. Some wear at extremities. Glue darkening inside covers and on end papers. Hard Cover. Good Plus/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Beardsley Aubrey. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. John Lane Hardcover
1906ref. 74739London and New York:: John Lane 1906. publisher's white boards illustrated in green after Aubrey Beardsley t.e.g. Attractive bookplate on pastedown; same owner's ink signature; shallow damptstain to the top edge of front free endpaper and two leaves following; boards quite soiled with a large brown stain on the unprinted rear board. . 12mo. Translated from the French of Oscar Wilde. Mason 352. Samuels-Lasner 59c. John Lane, hardcover
1907ref. 538378New York: For the Trade 1907. Softcover. Very Good. First New York edition Cover illustration by Aubrey Beardsley. Translated by Oscar Wilde. 16mo. 6pp. Gray perfectbound wrapper with cover illustration. Very good with toning some wrinkling to the rear wraps and light edgewear including a few short tears crease and nicked corner. Presumably an unauthorized printing which states on the lower margin of front cover states: "The Great Success of the Metropolitan Opera House." Not in Mason. For the Trade unknown
ref. 51-4875New York: Gabriel Wells 1925. 8vo. 14.5 x 22.2cm. xxvi 258pp.Original blue boards with matching cloth spine repaired and paper label label rubbed and discolored. One of 575 copies only the first volume is numbered. New York: Gabriel Wells, 1925 hardcover
1905ref. 56893London: Arthur L. Humphreys. Very Good. 1905. Softcover. Original wraps. Paper tearing at foot of spine along both joints. Wraps browned. Contents about fine pages unopened. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 222 pages . Arthur L. Humphreys paperback
1919ref. 12126London / Paris: Methuen & Co / 1919. Twelfth Edition / Second Foolscap Edition / Second Printing. Cloth. Very Good. Twelfth Edition / Second Foolscap Edition / Second Printing. Cloth. Formerly owned by Oliver Sacks. "It is thought that a selection from Oscar Wilde's early verses may be of interest to a large public at present familiar only with the always popular Ballad of Reading Gaol also included in this volume. The poems were first collected by their author when he was twenty-six years old."--Preface. Two other volumes of Wilde's more prolific works. From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks the renowned neurologist author and educator. He was in his life celebrated for his contributions to the understanding of the human brain and his ability to communicate complex scientific concepts to a broader audience. In doing so he highlighted the profound impact of neurological disorders on human identity and experience. His library is a reflection of this remarkable polymath's questing mind. Light shelfwear and bumped corners toning throughout else tight bright and unmarred. Bound in green cloth with dark blue outlining gilt borders and deckled edges. 8vo viii 161pp. ; xix 180pp. ; xi 352pp. Methuen & Co / unknown
1994ref. 369293Folio Society 1994. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket. Illustrated by Ian Archie Beck. Holland. clean unmarked three volume set in near fine slipcase. Folio Society hardcover
1928ref. 79263New York:: E. P. Dutton 1928. First of this illustrated edition; No. 137 of 200 copies signed by John Vassos. publisher's blue gilt-lettered cloth t.e.g. in dust jacket. Very slightest of rubbing at the extremities and corner tips; otherwise a fine copy. The dust jacket is split at the joints and the backstrip is in pieces lacking about a 1" section with some other small chips. . 8vo. Illustrated by John Vassos. E. P. Dutton, hardcover
1937ref. 45462Limited Editions Clulb. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1937. Hardcover. Original full embossed sheepskin TEG gilt spine title. Limited edition #840 of 1500 copies signed by Zhenya Gay to the colophon. Spine ends/edges lightly rubbed. Spine lightly sunned. The slipcase is faintly sunned near opening. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; Signed by Author . Limited Editions Clulb hardcover
1937ref. 122118NY: Limited Edition Club 1937. 1st . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. folio. Zhenya Gay. 1st thus Limited edition copy #811 numbered and signed by the artist; dark olive green decorative c w/gilt spine titles; lite rubbing at spine edges; in very good lite shelf rubbingr 43 clean unmarked pages Limited Edition Club hardcover
1930ref. 61005New York: E.P. Dutton & Co. Inc 1930. Early printing of the edition illustrated by John Vassos. Hardcover. Very good/very good. John Vassos. 124pp. Small quarto 24 cm 1/4 black cloth with blue patterned paper over boards. The edges of the boards are a bit faded. There is a very brief gift inscription on the recto of the frontispiece and there is a semi-lengthy poem in pen on the recto of the rear free endpaper. In a very attractive dust jacket with clipped corners chipping to the ends of the spine and a small chip along the front fold of the spine. Includes sixteen black and white illustrations by the illustrator of Salome John Vassos. John Vassos was a 1930's book illustrator and long-term industrial designer. Vassos' interpretation of Wilde's masterpiece illustrating the emotional experiences of a condemned prisoner in his last days. E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc hardcover
ref. B114150-1New York Limited Editions Club 1937. xii 42pp. 9 plates. 4to. Decorative embossed sheepskin binding resembling jail cell. Slipcase. Edition printed by John S. Fass at the Harbor Press New York and limited to 1500 copies hand-numbered and signed Zhenya in the colophon. New York (Limited Editions Club), 1937. unknown
1929ref. 236786New York: Macmillan 1929. First edition thus limited issue. Number 484 of 500 numbered copies specially printed and bound and signed by the artist. Illustrated throughout with line and colored drawings by Pamela Bianco. 58 2 pp. 1 vols. Gilt cloth and boards t.e.g. Frontispiece plates and decorations. Very good spine slightly sunned. Bianco Pamela. First edition thus limited issue. Number 484 of 500 numbered copies specially printed and bound and signed by the artist. Illustrated throughout with line and colored drawings by Pamela Bianco. 58 2 pp. 1 vols. Macmillan hardcover
1913ref. 088975Putnam's Sons 1913. Book. Illus. by Charles Robinson. Good . Decorative Hardcover. First Thus. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Name and address of former owner inside front endpaper otherwise unmarked clean and solid copy. Spine worn at edges. Gold lettering on front cover with picture of prince standing on tall column. Gold lettering and decoration. First Class and International Shipping will cost more. Putnam's Sons Hardcover
1973ref. 014840Norwalk Connecticut: The Easton Press 1973. All edges are gilt. Covers and spine are lettered and designed in gilt. Sewn-in silk bookmark. A copy of Notes From the Archives is laid-in. Introduced by Sir John Gielgud and illustrated by Tony Walton. A beautifully-constructed fine binding. The two plays are bound dos-a-dos or back-to-back. "The Importance of Being Earnest" was first performed in 1895 and "Lady Windermere's Fan" in 1892 both at the St. James Theatre London. Wilde 1854-1900 was an Irish poet and playwright. 125-114pp. . The Collector's Library of Famous Editio. Full Green Leather. Fine/No Dust Jacket. Super Royal Octavo. The Easton Press Hardcover
ref. FORT953295Hartsdale House. Used - Good. Published 1931. Beige cloth covered boards with blue and brown decoration to boards; Brown writing with light blue rectangle to spine. B/W illustrations by Lui Trugo throughout. Hartsdale House hardcover
ref. FORT943913Hartsdale House. Used - Acceptable. Published 1931. Beige cloth covered boards with blue and brown decoration to boards; Brown writing with light blue rectangle to spine. B/W illustrations by Lui Trugo throughout. Hartsdale House hardcover
ref. 51-4871New York: Gabriel Wells 1925. 8vo. 14.5 x 22.2cm. xxx 406pp.Original blue boards with matching cloth spine repaired and paper label label rubbed and discolored. One of 575 copies only the first volume is numbered. Short tear in margin of one page. New York: Gabriel Wells, 1925 hardcover
1921ref. 1395213New York NY: Mitchell Kennerley 1921. Limited Edition #497/1000. Hardcover. Octavo 133 pages. In Good plus condition. Boards have age toning along the spine and general shelving wear. Textblock has light pencil annotations on the front end page splitting along the gutter 88/89 and along the hinges minor soiling scattered throughout and age toning along the edges. NOTE: Shelved in Room Z. 1395213. Special Collections - Downstairs. Mitchell Kennerley hardcover
1905ref. 11099Hartford CT: Privately printed Sherwood Press 1905. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Good . Octavo 45pp. A good or better copy in the publisher's marbled boards with green cloth spine and paper spine label. Corners and spine ends worn with some fading and edge chips to the spine label but no loss. Contents fresh and clean. This is number 136 of 225 limited copies. This essay by Wilde was first written very early in his career in 1879 but the manuscript was considered lost until after his death. Ultimately either sold or otherwise recovered in 1905 it was subsequently printed here. For the full story see Mason 434. Privately printed (Sherwood Press) hardcover
2003ref. 54590Norwalk Connecticut: Easton Press 2003. Limited edition. Hardcover. New in publisher's box and shrink wrap. Quarto 8" x 10½" 314pp. Bound in full blue leather with the 22k gold title in gilt on the spine. Features decorative gilt illustrations on both the cover and spine. Finished with gilt-edged pages silk endpapers and a silk bookmark. In the history of literature few authors match the standard for wit and wry observation as the immortal Oscar Wilde. This delightful work collects the best of the great master's short storie. Easton Press hardcover
ref. 51-4869New York: Gabriel Wells 1925. 8vo. 14.5 x 22.2cm. 342pp.Original blue boards with matching cloth spine repaired and paper label label rubbed and discolored. One of 575 copies only the first volume is numbered. New York: Gabriel Wells, 1925 hardcover
