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1905rif. 3222London: Methuen and Co 1905. Penned by Wilde while he was imprisoned in Reading Gaol for two years. Published posthumously. First printing with the rear catalogue dated February 1905. This book was the personal copy of noted Cambridge librarian Augustus Theodore Bartholomew with his name printed and ex libris affixed to front end papers. A good copy with a unique association. Lacking a dust jacket though it likely never included one. The letter written by Wilde from Reading Goal to Lord Alfred Douglas. Methuen and Co unknown
1990rif. BN536246Edwin Mellen Press Ltd 1990. 1990. The Development of Melody in the Tone Poems of Richard Strauss: Motif Figure and Theme Studies in the History & Interpretation of Music Band 32 The Development of Melody in the Tone Poems of Richard Strauss: Motif Figure and Theme Studies in the History & Interpretation of Music Band 32 Denis Wilde Edwin Mellen Press Ltd unknown
1920rif. 147351920 P., Edition à petit nombre réservée aux souscripteurs et non mise dans le commerce [Librairie des Bibliophiles Parisiens, d'après Carteret], 1920, 1 vol. in-4° (285 x 198 mm) broché sous couverture mauve rempliée, étiquette de titre collée au plat supérieur, de 84 pp. - (2) ff. (cul-de-lampe et achevé d'imprimer).Couverture insolée, assez fortement au dos, comme toujours, très bel exemplaire par ailleurs.
rif. 20636Paris, Aux éditions de la Belle étoile, s.d. [1935]. Petit et fort in-4 (21 cm x 27) ; 367 pp. Plein maroquin havane, dos à 5 nerfs, contre plats à encadrement, tête dorée, couvertures illustrées en couleurs et dos conservés. (reliure signée U.C.A.D)
Paris, Aux éditions de la Belle étoile, s.d. [1935]. Petit et fort in-4 (21 cm x 27) ; 367 pp. Plein maroquin havane, dos à 5 nerfs, contre plats à encadrement, tête dorée, couvertures illustrées en couleurs et dos conservés. (reliure signée U.C.A.D) Tirage à 3.000 exemplaires numérotés sur vélin des Papeteries Navarre. Très bel ex.
1887rif. 012823Milano: Sonzogno 1887 1895 18. Prima edizione italiana delle poesie di Whitman; First Italian Editions. In un volume dimensioni 11x17 cm che contiene anche a seguire: George Eliot: LE TRIBOLAZIONI DEL REVERENDO AMOS BARTON. Prefazione di Gaetano Negri. Oscar Wilde: RACCONTI. Traduzione e prefazione di Francesco Stocchetti. G.B. Shaw: IL DISCEPOLO DEL DIAVOLO. -In tutti i casi prime edizioni italiane di quelle opere edite da Sonzogno nella Biblioteca Universale. - Tutte le opere hanno alla pagina di titolo firma e data di possesso di Davide Casella Napoli. - I due CANTI SCELTI DI WHITMAN pur avendo lo stesso titolo e curatore sono in realtà due diverse serie che si completano come spiega il curatore nell'avvertenza alla seconda raccolta e rappresentano la prima edizione delle poesie pubblicate nel 1887 e otto anni dopo nel 1895. Alla prima raccolta all'ultima pagina 103-04 sono stati tagliati i margini superiore e inferiore dove il possessore aveva scritto alcune note di commento; ma il taglio non tocca la stampa. -Legatura degli anni Venti in tela marrone con una scritta in oro al dorso: AUTORI INGLESI.- Di notevole rarità queste prime edizioni italiane riunite. Sonzogno unknown
1927rif. 105279Paris Javal et Bourdeaux 1927 1 vol. broché in-4, en feuilles, couverture rempliée, 25 + XLV pp. Superbe édition illustrée d'un frontispice signé et de 14 gravures en couleurs (dont 8 à pleine page) par G. Cornélius (1880-1963). Cet artiste tourmenté, blessé de la Grande Guerre et converti au catholicisme en 1931, compose une illustration allégorique, hantée par la figure christique. Tirage unique à 225 exemplaires numérotés sur Japon Impérial. Manque la chemise et l'étui, sinon parfait exemplaire.
1927rif. 105279Paris Javal et Bourdeaux 1927 1 vol. broché in-4, en feuilles, couverture rempliée, 25 + XLV pp. Superbe édition illustrée d'un frontispice signé et de 14 gravures en couleurs (dont 8 à pleine page) par G. Cornélius (1880-1963). Cet artiste tourmenté, blessé de la Grande Guerre et converti au catholicisme en 1931, compose une illustration allégorique, hantée par la figure christique. Tirage unique à 225 exemplaires numérotés sur Japon Impérial. Manque la chemise et l'étui, sinon parfait exemplaire.
1922rif. 27887Leipzig: Hesse & Becker 1922. First edition of this selection. Portrait frontispiece. 176 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Mustard cloth stamped in brown. Bookplate of Francis Kettaneh. Minor toning of textblock. Fine in glassine dust wrapper. First edition of this selection. Portrait frontispiece. 176 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Poems by the prolific German-born author George Sylvester Viereck 1884-1962 who first gained renown for The House of the Vampire and Nineveh and other Poems both 1907 which showed the strong influence of Oscar Wilde. Viereck became notorious for his pro-German propaganda during the first world war and later for his pro-Nazi propaganda before and during the second world war for which he was imprisoned. This is a German-language selection of his early verse including Nineveh 1907 with some pieces translated by other hands. Viereck's free German translation "frei verdeutscht" of The Ballad of Reading Gaol appears here at pages 151-175; his English translation of the Deutschlandslied "Deutschland Deutschland Land of All Lands" which appears here on p. 176 remained standard for many years. Signed by the author on the front flyleaf. Hesse & Becker unknown
1922rif. 27887Leipzig: Hesse & Becker 1922. First edition of this selection. Portrait frontispiece. 176 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Mustard cloth stamped in brown. Bookplate of Francis Kettaneh. Minor toning of textblock. Fine in glassine dust wrapper. First edition of this selection. Portrait frontispiece. 176 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Poems by the prolific German-born author George Sylvester Viereck 1884-1962 who first gained renown for The House of the Vampire and Nineveh and other Poems both 1907 which showed the strong influence of Oscar Wilde. Viereck became notorious for his pro-German propaganda during the first world war and later for his pro-Nazi propaganda before and during the second world war for which he was imprisoned. This is a German-language selection of his early verse including Nineveh 1907 with some pieces translated by other hands. Viereck's free German translation "frei verdeutscht" of The Ballad of Reading Gaol appears here at pages 151-175; his English translation of the Deutschlandslied "Deutschland Deutschland Land of All Lands" which appears here on p. 176 remained standard for many years. Signed by the author on the front flyleaf. Hesse & Becker unknown books
1882rif. List3658Boston Massachusetts: W. A. Evans & Bro 1882. Folio illustrated wraps. Pages detached from each other small chip to corner images and music fine remains good to very good and quite attractive. Good to very good. A visually striking example of Oscar Wilde-related ephemera issued during the height of the writer's American lecture tour of 1882. Though lacking a printed date the title strongly suggests publication in connection with Wilde's appearance at the Boston Music Hall on January 31 1882 where he delivered his lecture "The English Renaissance" as part of his widely publicized tour across the United States. Contemporary accounts describe the event as a notable cultural moment including the presence of Harvard students dressed in exaggerated aesthetic costume who occupied the front rows of the hall reflecting both the fascination with and satirical reception of Wilde's aesthetic persona.1 The lithographic cover prominently depicts a figure carrying an oversized sunflower an image closely associated with Wilde and the broader Aesthetic Movement. Such illustrated sheet music functioned not only as musical publications but also as collectible artifacts capitalizing on the figure of Wilde. Over the course of several months he traveled widely across the United States and Canada delivering lectures on art decoration and cultural taste and quickly became a subject of both admiration and parody in the American press. Although he never returned for a comparable national tour Wilde maintained a lasting connection to American audiences. We know of a variant edition of the Evans imprint with a different illustration as well as a different version published in Boston by Ditson the same year. OCLC 500491189 specifying this edition with the large sunflower illustration locating five copies. 1 "Freshmen at Oscar Wilde's Lecture" The Harvard Crimson February 1 1882. W. A. Evans & Bro unknown
1882rif. List3658Boston Massachusetts: W. A. Evans & Bro 1882. Folio illustrated wraps. Pages detached from each other small chip to corner images and music fine remains good to very good and quite attractive. Good to very good. A visually striking example of Oscar Wilde-related ephemera issued during the height of the writer's American lecture tour of 1882. Though lacking a printed date the title strongly suggests publication in connection with Wilde's appearance at the Boston Music Hall on January 31 1882 where he delivered his lecture "The English Renaissance" as part of his widely publicized tour across the United States. Contemporary accounts describe the event as a notable cultural moment including the presence of Harvard students dressed in exaggerated aesthetic costume who occupied the front rows of the hall reflecting both the fascination with and satirical reception of Wilde's aesthetic persona.1 The lithographic cover prominently depicts a figure carrying an oversized sunflower an image closely associated with Wilde and the broader Aesthetic Movement. Such illustrated sheet music functioned not only as musical publications but also as collectible artifacts capitalizing on the figure of Wilde. Over the course of several months he traveled widely across the United States and Canada delivering lectures on art decoration and cultural taste and quickly became a subject of both admiration and parody in the American press. Although he never returned for a comparable national tour Wilde maintained a lasting connection to American audiences. We know of a variant edition of the Evans imprint with a different illustration as well as a different version published in Boston by Ditson the same year. OCLC 500491189 specifying this edition with the large sunflower illustration locating five copies. 1 "Freshmen at Oscar Wilde's Lecture" The Harvard Crimson February 1 1882. W. A. Evans & Bro unknown books
1937rif. 15980JNew York: Collier’s Magazine April 10 1937. This magazine issue contains the short stories “Stage To Lordsburg” and “Bringing Up Baby” both of which were adapted into the classic American films “Stagecoach” directed by John Ford and “Bringing Up Baby” directed by Howard Hawks. We cannot recall ever seeing the sources of two of the biggest hits of Hollywood’s Golden Age contained in a single issue of the same magazine. A fresh near fine copy of this more than 70 year-old magazine showing only the slightest trace of use. Collier’s Magazine unknown
rif. 06456London: T. Werner Laurie 1916. The first and still foundational bibliography of Oscar Wilde MASON Stuart pseud. of Christopher Sclater Millard. WILDE Oscar. Bibliography of Oscar Wilde. With a note by Robert Ross. Illustrated. London: T. Werner Laurie n.d. ca. 1916. Octavo 8 1/4 x 5 1/4 inches; 210 x 133 mm. xxxii 605 3 pp. Numerous facsimiles throughout the text. Bound ca. 1960 in three quarter purple morocco over purple cloth boards ruled in gilt spine with five raised bands tooled and lettered in gilt in compartments marbled endpapers all edges gilt spine faded. Original pink cloth covers bound in at end. The first and still foundational bibliography of Oscar Wilde compiled by his friend and literary defender Christopher Sclater Millard writing under the pseudonym "Stuart Mason." Produced with the close cooperation of Robert Ross Wilde's literary executor this work remains indispensable for collectors scholars and the trade. Millard's bibliography is far more than a mere listing: it provides detailed descriptions of Wilde's books pamphlets periodical contributions and translations along with valuable notes on variants piracies and publication history. Issued at a time when Wilde's reputation was still in recovery following his death in 1900 the book represents an early and important effort to establish a serious scholarly framework for Wilde's oeuvre. Particularly useful are the numerous facsimiles - title-pages wrappers and documents - which give the work practical bibliographical authority and make it a key reference for identifying first editions and priority issues. A cornerstone Wilde reference here in an attractive mid-twentieth-century morocco binding well suited to the collector's shelf. London: T. Werner Laurie, 1916 unknown
rif. 06456London: T. Werner Laurie 1916. The first and still foundational bibliography of Oscar Wilde MASON Stuart pseud. of Christopher Sclater Millard. WILDE Oscar. Bibliography of Oscar Wilde. With a note by Robert Ross. Illustrated. London: T. Werner Laurie n.d. ca. 1916. Octavo 8 1/4 x 5 1/4 inches; 210 x 133 mm. xxxii 605 3 pp. Numerous facsimiles throughout the text. Bound ca. 1960 in three quarter purple morocco over purple cloth boards ruled in gilt spine with five raised bands tooled and lettered in gilt in compartments marbled endpapers all edges gilt spine faded. Original pink cloth covers bound in at end. The first and still foundational bibliography of Oscar Wilde compiled by his friend and literary defender Christopher Sclater Millard writing under the pseudonym "Stuart Mason." Produced with the close cooperation of Robert Ross Wilde's literary executor this work remains indispensable for collectors scholars and the trade. Millard's bibliography is far more than a mere listing: it provides detailed descriptions of Wilde's books pamphlets periodical contributions and translations along with valuable notes on variants piracies and publication history. Issued at a time when Wilde's reputation was still in recovery following his death in 1900 the book represents an early and important effort to establish a serious scholarly framework for Wilde's oeuvre. Particularly useful are the numerous facsimiles - title-pages wrappers and documents - which give the work practical bibliographical authority and make it a key reference for identifying first editions and priority issues. A cornerstone Wilde reference here in an attractive mid-twentieth-century morocco binding well suited to the collector's shelf. London: T. Werner Laurie, 1916 unknown books
1994rif. 021691New York : Harcourt Brace and Company 1994 First printing stated first edition. Signed by Paul Monette directly on the title page; also signed by 12 other LGBT activists for a Los Angeles charity for Lesbian and Gay Rights: Thom Gunn poet writer; Joe Keenan writer; Jackie Goldberg politician teacher former member of California State Assembly Pink Lady--Hero of Hollywood author of AB-205 a domestic partner benefits law; Armistead Maupin writer Tales of the City; Sharon Stricker poet and activist; Patricia Nell Warren writer and LGBT journalist; Tim Hine teacher actor; Winston Wilde book's dedicatee sexologist psychotherapist author; et el. Light shelf wear else book and dust jacket in fine condition. Harcourt Brace and Company hardcover
1922rif. 8048This is a handsome beautifully illustrated copy of "SALOME" by Oscar Wilde. 1922 1st edition thus; Les Editions G. Cres; Paris. The book is written entirely in French. Nicely bound in three-quarter leather by "Asper Geneve" with gilt top page edges decorative covers and end papers a ribbon page marker and five raised bands and gilt lettering on the spine. The book features wonderful illustrations in color by Alastair the illustrations are very much in the style of Aubrey Beardsley. A wonderful copy of this classic work. Condition: There are a few tiny stain/foxing spots to the leather at the inner edges of the covers. Light wear to the leather at the top of the spine and to the cover corners. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Both covers are firmly attached. The pages are mostly clean with the exception of occasional light foxing most prominent on page 9 and a few random light smudges. Bright gilt top page edges. Light soiling/age-toning to the title page. Overall the book is in Very Good condition. Les Editions G. Cres hardcover
rif. 06517London: Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1922. The Infamous Fifteenth Volume - Wilde's 'Lost' Play That Wasn't" WILDE Oscar. For Love of the King. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1922. Limited to 1000 copies. Small quarto 8 3/8 x 5 3/4 inches; 213 x 146 mm. vi blank xiv 1-39 1 blank 4 blank pp. Handsomely bound in three-quarter black morocco over gray marbled boards covers ruled in gilt spine with five raised bands lettered in gilt in compartments gray marbled endpapers top edge gilt others uncut. With the Ex Libris bookplate of Charles Bauman on the front paste-down. Housed in a black morocco edged cloth slipcase. An unusually fine well-preserved copy enhanced by an attractive later morocco binding. The notorious "fifteenth volume" of the Methuen collected works of Wilde. Originally issued in 1908 in fourteen volumes the set was unexpectedly augmented in 1922 by the addition of For Love of the King presented by the publisher as a newly discovered Wilde play. The claim was quickly met with skepticism and the work is now generally regarded as spurious or at best of highly doubtful attribution. Despite this Methuen produced the volume in uniform style with the earlier set encouraging its assimilation into complete runs. The text itself - a "Burmese Masque" - differs markedly in tone and quality from Wilde's authenticated dramatic works further contributing to the controversy surrounding its authorship. Long considered one of the more curious episodes in Wilde bibliography An essential - and somewhat mischievous - addition for collectors of the Methuen Wilde. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1922 unknown
rif. 3023Spine and boards gently rubbed and soiled; light foxing to endleaves; light uniform toning throughout. Very good. C.3.3. Oscar Wilde. The Ballad of Reading Gaol. New York: Benj. R. Tucker 1899. First pirated American edition. Twelvemo. 44pp. Publisher's white and blue cloth front cover lettered in gilt deckled to fore-edge most pages remain unopened. Published under a pseudonym this pirated volume is the true first American edition. . unknown
1898rif. 23069London: Leonard Smithers 1898. Sixth Edition. Hardcover. Orig. cream cloth and light brown cloth spine darkened. Very good. 31 pages. 23 x 14 cm. One of a 1000 copies on handmade paper. The last edition to identify the author as "C.3.3." -- Wilde was imprisoned in cell block C landing C Cell 3. This narrative a tale of Charles Thomas Woodbridge's 1896 execution at Reading for the murder of his wife. Small owner signature free front endpaper free endpapers toned. Leonard Smithers hardcover
rif. 986London: Methuen & Co. 1924. Limited edition of 450 numbered copies. Housed in custom clamshell box of blue cloth with leather spine with gilt lettering. 4to. Two piece binding with cloth spine and paper covered boards. Paper cover label. Limited edition of 450 numbered copies. Housed in custom clamshell box of blue cloth with leather spine with gilt lettering. Illustrated with woodcuts by Frans Masereel. Red leather Beach bookplate attached to front paste-down. Errata slip laid in. Some normal foxing else in very good condition in similar dust jacket. London: Methuen & Co. 1924. hardcover
rif. 06517London: Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1922. The Infamous Fifteenth Volume - Wilde's 'Lost' Play That Wasn't" WILDE Oscar. For Love of the King. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1922. Limited to 1000 copies. Small quarto 8 3/8 x 5 3/4 inches; 213 x 146 mm. vi blank xiv 1-39 1 blank 4 blank pp. Handsomely bound in three-quarter black morocco over gray marbled boards covers ruled in gilt spine with five raised bands lettered in gilt in compartments gray marbled endpapers top edge gilt others uncut. With the Ex Libris bookplate of Charles Bauman on the front paste-down. Housed in a black morocco edged cloth slipcase. An unusually fine well-preserved copy enhanced by an attractive later morocco binding. The notorious "fifteenth volume" of the Methuen collected works of Wilde. Originally issued in 1908 in fourteen volumes the set was unexpectedly augmented in 1922 by the addition of For Love of the King presented by the publisher as a newly discovered Wilde play. The claim was quickly met with skepticism and the work is now generally regarded as spurious or at best of highly doubtful attribution. Despite this Methuen produced the volume in uniform style with the earlier set encouraging its assimilation into complete runs. The text itself - a "Burmese Masque" - differs markedly in tone and quality from Wilde's authenticated dramatic works further contributing to the controversy surrounding its authorship. Long considered one of the more curious episodes in Wilde bibliography An essential - and somewhat mischievous - addition for collectors of the Methuen Wilde. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1922 unknown books
1898rif. 23069London: Leonard Smithers 1898. Sixth Edition. Hardcover. Orig. cream cloth and light brown cloth spine darkened. Very good. 31 pages. 23 x 14 cm. One of a 1000 copies on handmade paper. The last edition to identify the author as "C.3.3." -- Wilde was imprisoned in cell block C landing C Cell 3. This narrative a tale of Charles Thomas Woodbridge's 1896 execution at Reading for the murder of his wife. Small owner signature free front endpaper free endpapers toned. Leonard Smithers hardcover books
1977rif. 74772E-204: Chartwell Books Inc. . Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. Large 4to. Published by Chartwell Books Secaucus NJ. 1977. Unpaginated 160 pgs. Illustrated with color & black and white plates. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities light chipping present to the crown of the spine. Bound in red cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Foxing present throughout. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Illustrated throughout with some fantastic images including Sonny Barger Skip Workman Terry The Tramp and the rest of the iconic Californian Hell's Angels. The volume also includes interviews and texts by Mick Norman Alex R. Stuart Peter Cave and others with sections on choppers drag racing Charles Manson and the biker image.; Folio 13" - 23" tall . 1977. 089009120x . Chartwell Books, Inc. hardcover
1844rif. 20765Dublin: William Curry Jun. and Company. Very Good. Second Edition. Hardcover. Slight tanning and very light occasional foxing to first and last few pages. Former owner's name on front free endpaper. Lacks one map the Chart of the Coast of Tyre. Spine and hinges professionally repaired.; This is the observation of a journey taken in 1937. The first edition was published in 1840 in two volumes. The journey includes Corunna Lisbon Madeira Teneriffe Gibraltar Algiers Sicily Egypt Asia Minor Syria Palestine Jerusalem and Greece. Including colored map of Jerusalem frontispiece but lacking the second map the Chart of the Coast of Tyre. Dark blue cloth boards with blindstamped linear design and gilt spine lettering and gilt pictorial design.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xv 648 pages . 1844. William Curry, Jun. and Company hardcover
