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1894ref. 12118London: John Lane 1894. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. 1st edition newly rebound in brown leather with a gilt-stamped red leather title piece and Florentine marbled endpapers. New binding fine; the text pages are about good plus. All are toned brown near the edges. The first blank of 2 before the title page bears a gift inscr. in French; that page also chipped at the corners. An owner's name is upside down on the final blank. 154 pp. 16-p. publisher's catalog. John Lane hardcover
1974ref. SBBIH-7WL5QZY4R4XCMethuen Publishing Ltd 1974. paperback. Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing fanning inscriptions margin notes yellowing staining on edge or cover or pages bumps scuffs etc etc sometimes multiple of these. It's a wide category that encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books - these should be considered reading copies. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order at least not without checking with us first although we don't always have time to check. We aim to dispatch prompty the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only. Methuen Publishing Ltd paperback
2013ref. SBBIH-BAGVSSK3VH6BCreateSpace Independent Publishi 2013. paperback. Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing fanning inscriptions margin notes yellowing staining on edge or cover or pages bumps scuffs etc etc sometimes multiple of these. It's a wide category that encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books - these should be considered reading copies. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order at least not without checking with us first although we don't always have time to check. We aim to dispatch prompty the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only. CreateSpace Independent Publishi paperback
2002ref. 38034Paris Les Bibliophiles de 2002 In-4, en feuilles, couverture imprime (embotage de l'diteur).40 gravures originales d'Yves-Marie de Malleray, dont 38 en noir (5 hors-texte, 27 in-texte et 6 sur double page) et 2 en couleurs (un in-texte et une sur double page). Tirage unique limit 105 exemplaires numrots sur vlin de Rives.
1891ref. 001793Cleveland Ohio: James R. Osgood 1891. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. In original paper covers and spine with light wear and soiling; spine missing 2 small pieces; previous owner's leather book plate 2" x 1/2" on front paste down; single word neatly in pencil on free fly leaf; ghost of book plate bleed through free fly leaf and title page; slightly cocked; 16mo; with 168 pages. James R. Osgood hardcover
1840ref. 1002Y49Dublin: William Curry Jun. and Company 1840. First edition. Cloth. Good. 9" by 6". Not Stated . The complete first edition of this travelogue from Oscar Wilde's father William Wilde with illustrations. First edition. Complete in two volumes.In the original cloth binding. Volume I illustrated with a frontispiece and eleven vignettes.Volume II illustrated with a frontispiece two hand coloured plates two maps and fourteen vignettes.Collated complete.A compelling account of a voyage to Madeira Teneriffe and the shores of the Mediterranean including visits to Algiers Egypt Palestine Tyre Rhodes Telmessus Cyprus and Greece. With the author's keen observations on the climate natural history antiquities and prospects of the countries visited.From William Wilde an Irish ophthalmogic surgeon and the author of important works on medicine archaeology and folklore. He was the father of influential author and poet Oscar Wilde.Wilde travelled for nine months as medical attendant to Robert Meiklam the owner of the yacht Crusader who made the sketches for the plates. In the original cloth binding. Externally with rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Fading and marks to the cloth. Split to the cloth to Vol II rear joint which remains firm. Internally generally firmly bound with pp. 5-12 coming away to Vol II. Pages are bright and generally clean with the odd spot or handling mark. Contemporary ownership inscription to each front free endpaper. Good William Curry, Jun. and Company hardcover
1931ref. mon0000103978Rudolph Field Inc 1931-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. in x in x in. 1931. Rudolph Field Inc. Hardcover. NO DUST JACKET. Some surface and edge wear to cover. 270 Pages. Rudolph Field, Inc hardcover
1938ref. 148844Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1938. Vintage double weight photograph of Katharine Hepburn Howard Hawks and a resting Cary Grant on the set of the 1938 film. One of the foundational entries in the canon of American screwball comedies. Based on the short story by Hagar Wilde which originally appeared in Collier's Weekly magazine on April 10 1937. Zoologist David Huxley Grant develops a wary interest in the niece of dowager Mrs. Carelton Random Hepburn which as in all great screwball comedies is not finalized as a romance until about the last ten seconds of the film. But what makes this film singular is that the story is built around the maintenance aspects of raising a pet leopard creating a rapid-fire blur of events and dialogue that doesn't let up for the entire 102-minute running time. The film bombed upon release causing RKO to drop both of the stars but today ranks as one of the best films made by either. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Byrge & Miller The Screwball Comedy Films: A History and Filmography 1934-1942. RKO Radio Pictures unknown
1938ref. 148844Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1938. Vintage double weight photograph of Katharine Hepburn Howard Hawks and a resting Cary Grant on the set of the 1938 film. One of the foundational entries in the canon of American screwball comedies. Based on the short story by Hagar Wilde which originally appeared in Collier's Weekly magazine on April 10 1937. Zoologist David Huxley Grant develops a wary interest in the niece of dowager Mrs. Carelton Random Hepburn which as in all great screwball comedies is not finalized as a romance until about the last ten seconds of the film. But what makes this film singular is that the story is built around the maintenance aspects of raising a pet leopard creating a rapid-fire blur of events and dialogue that doesn't let up for the entire 102-minute running time. The film bombed upon release causing RKO to drop both of the stars but today ranks as one of the best films made by either. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Byrge & Miller The Screwball Comedy Films: A History and Filmography 1934-1942. RKO Radio Pictures unknown books
1918ref. 2222511First edition thus. Small 4to. Illustrated with 17 hand colored lithographs by Charlotte Christine Engelhorn. Tan leather spine over purple silk boards. No dust jacket. Very good. 67 pages. One of 100 deluxe copies signed by Engelhorn with hand colored plates. Translated by Felix B. Greve of Oscar Wilde's "The Young King" a short story from his "A House of Pomegranates." With erotic bookplate of Otto Feistmann. Gustav Kiepenheuer hardcover
1928ref. 6248Paris: Black Sun Press / Editions Narcisse 1928. Limited Edition. Softcover. Near fine. Quarto 30pp. illustrated. A quite crisp clean copy near fine with some scrunching to the the front interior fold of the glassine dust jacket else a very nice indeed with just a hint of scattered foxing. In the original silver chemise and slipcase. The chemise is in near fine condition with a modest marginal stain and the slipcase is missing one thin side panel thus good only. An entirely unrestored copy of this beautiful publication. An errata slip is apparently called for but none is present in this copy. This is number 26 of 100 limited copies on Van Gelder Zonen paper of a total limitation of 113. Black Sun Press / Editions Narcisse unknown
1918ref. 2222511First edition thus. Small 4to. Illustrated with 17 hand colored lithographs by Charlotte Christine Engelhorn. Tan leather spine over purple silk boards. No dust jacket. Very good. 67 pages. One of 100 deluxe copies signed by Engelhorn with hand colored plates. Translated by Felix B. Greve of Oscar Wilde's "The Young King" a short story from his "A House of Pomegranates." With erotic bookplate of Otto Feistmann. Gustav Kiepenheuer hardcover books
1908ref. 27966Première édition intégrale London, Methuen & Co., [1908]. 1 vol. (140 x 210 mm) de 211 p. Toile éditeur, titre doré au dos et sur les plats, tête dorée. Edition en partie originale et première édition complète. Tirage limité à 1 000 exemplaires sur handmade paper.
ref. 27966London Methuen & Co. 1908. 1 vol. 140 x 210 mm de 211 p. Toile éditeur titre doré au dos et sur les plats tête dorée. . Edition en partie originale et première édition complète. Tirage limité à 1 000 exemplaires sur handmade paper. . La première édition des oeuvres de Wilde a été publiée par Methuen en 1908 et le De Profundis connaît ici sa deuxième édition en partie originale. Le texte de ce long poème avait été rédigé par Wilde depuis la prison de Reading. London, Methuen & Co., [1908]. 1 vol. (140 x 210 mm) de 211 p. Toile éditeur, titre doré au dos et sur les plats, tête dorée unknown
ref. 6501716Clarendon Press . Hardback. New. pp. 544 Clarendon Press hardcover
1907ref. 13130Salome John Lane / Bodley Head 1907 first edition thus small area of minor bubbling to the rear cloth cover else just about fine with all the Beardsley plates present and in fine condition. A large paper copy with extended uncut margins. John Lane / Bodley Head hardcover
1907ref. 13130Salome John Lane / Bodley Head 1907 first edition thus small area of minor bubbling to the rear cloth cover else just about fine with all the Beardsley plates present and in fine condition. A large paper copy with extended uncut margins. John Lane / Bodley Head hardcover books
ref. 119222London Petersburg Press 1968. Folio. Edition A. Signed by Jim Dine. No 174 of 200 copies. 12 lithograps in colour. Lacking the six loose lithographs that were issued with this edition. Original red-velvet covered boards with title in silver. Black linen slipcase. . hardcover
1980ref. 060354Issaquah Wa: The Archive Press 1980. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. Title Page Decortation By Rick Lindberg Design By Alan Ligda. . 4Pp. A Private Press Publication. Number "One" Of 135 Copies California Old Style Type Hand-Set By Alan Ligda Leaf Hand-Made Natural White Wave Paper Endpapers Hand-Marbled By Christina Russell And Dan Guyot Custom Made Inks By Daniel Smith Ink Company String-Bound. Inscribed "For ----- Who Introduced Me To This Story In 19501 With Cordial Best Wishes And Many Thnks Alan Ligda" Also Signed By Russell Guyot And Lindberg. The Archive Press paperback
1910ref. 17235New York: John Lane Company 1910. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Near Fine. Note by Robert Ross. Very Good in a Good dust jacket unclipped no price generally toned and soiled some shallow chips at the edges. Grey paper on the boards bumped at the corners a few pock marks in the gutters. Square and firmly bound inscription from Perce Rodda on the front endpaper toned some foxing on the pages. The first publication of this work to feature Ross's note. Mason 363. John Lane Company hardcover
1910ref. 17235New York: John Lane Company 1910. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Near Fine. Note by Robert Ross. Very Good in a Good dust jacket unclipped no price generally toned and soiled some shallow chips at the edges. Grey paper on the boards bumped at the corners a few pock marks in the gutters. Square and firmly bound inscription from Perce Rodda on the front endpaper toned some foxing on the pages. The first publication of this work to feature Ross's note. Mason 363. John Lane Company hardcover books
1915ref. 78134London: Methuen and Co. Ltd 1915. 4to.Illustrated. First edition thus. vi ii 162 pp. with 16 tipped-in colour illustrations by Jessie King complete. Original blue cloth with ochre decoration and lettering to spine and boards; t.e.g.; illustrated endpapers. Spine faded and worn at ends. Acetate covering has minimised rubbing to the boards and corners the latter a little bumped. Tape residue to free endpaper bookplate of Cyril and Elsie Gordon to half title page and regular though rarely intrusive foxing. Jessie M. King's impressively illustrated edition with its splendid Art Nouveau binding. 26cms tall. . Good. Decorative Cloth. First Edition Thus. 1915. Methuen and Co. Ltd 1915 hardcover
1968ref. 3282060411 gelatin silver prints. 9 ¾ x 7 ½ in. Photographer's stamp and descriptive carbon typescript captions on versos. Very good condition. This West End revival of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnestopened on February 8 1968 and ran for 283 performances at the Theatre Royal Haymarket. The production starred Isabel Jeans Daniel Massey Helen Weir and John Standing among others. "Angus McBean's iconic portraits of actors and entertainers are among the most complete visual records of the British stage from the 1930s through the 1960s" Harvard. Angus McBean, photographer
1907ref. 111111114756John Lane Company 1907. Hardcover. Very Good. John Lane Company; New York 1907. Hardcover. Second Edition. A Very Good original green cloth binding with gilt ricketts design on front board binding sturdy and intact some handling/scuffing and soiled spots to boards starting hinge at page 16/17 16 tipped in plates present TEG with few blemishes deckle fore-edge and bottom text block edge few uncut pages bit of age toning to pages some rubbing along board edges discoloration to pastedowns and endpapers without Dust wrapper but Mylar protected. Beardsely suppressed title page present as called for. A nice clean and unmarked copy. 8vooctavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches. 66pp. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scans are available for any item please inquire. John Lane Company hardcover
1923ref. 000161First edition with wood engravings by Frans Masereel. No. 115 of the limited edition of 250 on laid paper. Signed by Frans Masereel in the imprint. Description: Original half calf over marbled boards gilt title to spine. Quarto: 28 × 185 cm; pp. 57 4 ll. With 37 original woodcuts of which 7 full-page printed recto only by Frans Masereel. Ref.: Ritter: C 29 S. 258; Rodenberg: 448 Condition: Binding somewhat scuffed at joints and corners and partly faded. Contents clean and free of marks but slightly toned with age. Overall a very good copy. Notes: The Ballad of Reading Gaol was printed by Offizin Mandruck in Munich as the 11th Obelisk print with the original English text. The woodcuts were cut by Masereel in early 1923 and were printed from the original woodblocks. In addition to this edition 70 copies were published numbered I to LXX in which the full-page woodcuts were also signed by Masereel and 20 unnumbered and unsigned copies. Drei Masken Verlag hardcover
