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1898ref. 004339London: Leonard Smithers 1898. Wilde used his prisoner's number as his nom de plume for the early printings. This is a Very Good copy of the "Fourth Edition" Printing. Tan and cream-coloured binding with gilt titling on the spine. Clean text; 31 pages text printed only on the recto. There is a contemporary 22 May 1898 previous-owner signature only three letters on the front free endpaper. There is a tiny bookseller label Brentano's Paris on the rear paste-down. The paste-downs and free endpapers are typically tanned. The corners are bumped; surfaces soiled; and there is a crease on the rear cover. The spine has darkened but the lettering remains readable. Within this rather used-looking exterior the textblock is wonderfully fresh and bright. A solid copy of this rare edition. Fourth Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Leonard Smithers Hardcover
1929ref. 41921New York: E.P. Dutton & Company 1929. 1/200. Good. John Vassos. 102pp. Small quarto 24 cm 1/2 black leather over gray illustrated boards. Title gilt stamped on backstrip. Bright pink endsheets. Heavy rubbing to extremities corners exposed 1" loss to spine at head toning and light wear to boards; hinges cracked but holding ink name on front pastedown light spotting to endpapers light foxing to half-title and rear flyleaf else interior is clean and lightly toned. Includes sixteen full page illustrations from the imagination of John Vassos. This is the third Wilde work illustrated by 1930s book illustrator and industrial designer John Vassos. This edition was limited to 200 signed and numbered copies this is copy 165. Signed by the illustrator on the limitation page. E.P. Dutton & Company unknown
1903ref. 60320Portland Maine: Thomas B. Mosher 1903. Limited edition of 600 copies printed on Van Gelder hand-made paper and the type distributed. Printed paper boards slightly edge darkened in the scarce original dust jacket which has some chipping loss to head of jacket closed tear spine darkened. A very good copy. Thomas B. Mosher unknown
1905ref. 45608London: Arthur L. Humphreys 1905. Softcover. g to vg. Duodecimo. 222pp. Bound in a beautiful period grey-brown morocco binding with gilt lettering and ruling on the front cover with raised bands and gilt stamped motifs and lettering on a red label on the spine. Top edge of the book block in gilt. Gilt dentelles and decorative pattered endpapers. The binding was created by acclaimed London-based firm Sangorski & Sutcliffe for sale in the book department of the famous Chicago department store Marshall Field & Company. Binder's ink stamp on the verso of the front endpaper. Reprinted from the "Fortnightly Review" by permission of Messrs Chapman & Hall. Publication in the Belles Lettres series of Humphreys's Royal Library. Contains epigrams and aphorisms and the essay "The Soul of Man" a reprint of the essay originally published with the title "The Soul of Man Under Socialism." Mason # 633. Binding with light rubbing to extremities including head and tail of spine as well as raised bands. Small stain on the front cover. Covers sunned along the edges. Interior with some smudging to the half-title. Binding in very good- interior in near fine condition overall. Arthur L. Humphreys unknown books
1903ref. 60320Portland Maine: Thomas B. Mosher 1903. Limited edition of 600 copies printed on Van Gelder hand-made paper and the type distributed. Printed paper boards slightly edge darkened in the scarce original dust jacket which has some chipping loss to head of jacket closed tear spine darkened. A very good copy. Thomas B. Mosher unknown books
1929ref. 41921New York: E.P. Dutton & Company 1929. 1/200. Good. John Vassos. 102pp. Small quarto 24 cm 1/2 black leather over gray illustrated boards. Title gilt stamped on backstrip. Bright pink endsheets. Heavy rubbing to extremities corners exposed 1" loss to spine at head toning and light wear to boards; hinges cracked but holding ink name on front pastedown light spotting to endpapers light foxing to half-title and rear flyleaf else interior is clean and lightly toned. Includes sixteen full page illustrations from the imagination of John Vassos. This is the third Wilde work illustrated by 1930s book illustrator and industrial designer John Vassos. This edition was limited to 200 signed and numbered copies this is copy 165. Signed by the illustrator on the limitation page. E.P. Dutton & Company unknown books
1931ref. 021956New York: Rudolph Field Inc. 1931. Book. Very Good-. Hardcover. Inscribed and Signed By the Author. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xvi 210pp ---- Full page inscription inside front cover praising Alfred F. Goldsmith and Sign of the Sparrow Bookstore in New York signed printed by Ted Wilde ---- spine very lightly cocked; just mild soiling and wear to covers. Rudolph Field, Inc. Hardcover
1908ref. 21288London: Methuen 1908. A first edition first printing of 'Lord Arthur Savile's Crime' published by Methuen in 1908. Bound in the publishers original ivory coloured buckram with gilt title lettering to spine and gilt tooling and title lettering to front board. This is the first Methuen edition. This Edition on handmade paper is limited to a 1000 copies for the United Kingdom and America. A very good book. No inscriptions. Browning to the spine some rubbing. Thin line to the front board. The first Methuen edition of this classic Oscar Wilde collection of prose pieces. Contains 'The Canterville Ghost' and the 'Model Millionaire' amongst the seven pieces. Methuen hardcover
1913ref. 78263London: Duckworth & Co 1913. First edition thus. 134 pp. Gilt-decorated lavender cloth. Boards clean and the gilt to the upper is bright. Gilt at spine a little dulled with a little lean. Spotting to edges of text block and a little scattered through the text. Numerous in-text black & white illustrations. Colour frontis and 11 additional colour plates all with tissue guards illustrated by Charles Robinson. This is the first edition with the Robinson illustrations. A nice copy with rich illustrations. . Near Fine. Gilt Decorated Cloth. First Edition Thus. 1913. Duckworth & Co 1913 hardcover
1908ref. 000872London: Methuen and Co. 1908. Bound in the publishers original ivory coloured buckram with gilt title lettering to spine and gilt tooling and title lettering to front board. This is the first Methuen edition. This Edition on handmade paper is limited to a 1000 copies for the United Kingdom and America. Top edge dyed gilt as published. All pages are present and correct and tightly bound. Book sits solid and square with no slacknes in the binding. Lighjt signs of handling and a little bumped to the corners but a very nice example of a sturdy and well made book. Photographs of this book are available on request. A very presentable copy of the first Methuen edition of this classic Oscar Wilde collection of prose pieces which is becoming extremely scarce. Contains the famous Canterville Ghost and the Model Millionaire amongst the seven pieces. First Edition. Very Good. FIRST EDITION. Methuen and Co. hardcover
1996ref. BN647171996. 1996. 978E12 unknown
1942ref. 012873Saint-Maurice d'Etelan Pierre Bettencourt 1942 In-8 broché, couverture illutrée
1916ref. feb02338Minerva 1916. First. Used book For more details and availability please contact me Minerva unknown
1912ref. feb02322alcalay 1912. First. Used book For more details and availability please contact me alcalay unknown
1916ref. feb02327Cartea Romaneasca 1916. First. Used book For more details and availability please contact me Cartea Romaneasca unknown
1915ref. feb02336Minerva 1915. First. Used book For more details and availability please contact me Minerva unknown
1919ref. feb02325H. Steinberg 1919. First. Used book For more details and availability please contact me H. Steinberg unknown
1920ref. feb02331Gutenberg 1920. First. Used book For more details and availability please contact me Gutenberg unknown
1914ref. feb02323alcalay 1914. First. Used book For more details and availability please contact me alcalay unknown
1922ref. feb02324Cultura Nationala 1922. First. Used book For more details and availability please contact me Cultura Nationala unknown
1908ref. feb02326alcalay 1908. First. Used book For more details and availability please contact me alcalay unknown
1915ref. F - 21The first edition in Russian of the famous fairy tale by Oscar Wilde. Published by the Moscow publishing house Knebel specializing in the production of literature for children. A publication with colorful illustrations. Knebel hardcover
1940ref. feb845501940: First Greek Edition of The Picture of Dorian Gray Το ποÏÏ„Ïαίτο του ÎτόÏιαν ΓκÏÎÏ… Govostis
1906ref. feb553111906: First Finnish Edition of The Picture of Dorian Gray Dorian Grayn muotokuva Suomentanut Helmi Setälä
1942ref. feb520371942: First Romanian Edition of The Picture of Dorian Gray Portretul lui Dorian Gray Moderna