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1903Best.-Nr. 013011Minden in Westf: J. C. C. Burns 1903. 1st Edition Thus. Hardcover. Very Good. First German translation of Wilde's short story "The Portrait of Mr. W. H." first published in Blackwood's Magazine in 1889. It was later added to the collection Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories 1891. The story is about an attempt to uncover the identity of Mr. W. H. the enigmatic dedicatee of Shakespeare's sonnets. which has led to speculation of the Bard's bisexuality. From the library of famous American art collector lawyer and bibliophile John Quinn 1870 - 1924 with his book plate designed by Yeats on the pastedown. 8vo gray cloth printed in black. 8 L 136. Art-Nouveau style endpapers. Book ticket from The Burrows Brothers Company Cleveland Ohio bottom rear pastedown. Covers moderately soiled slight lean to spine solid binding clean internals. Prelims include publisher's descriptions of its other Wilde titles. Scarce edition with a unique provenance. J. C. C. Burns hardcover
1992Best.-Nr. 475344Gütersloh ; Wien : Bertelsmann-Club / Buchgemeinschaft Donauland / Kremayr und Scheriau 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original title-blocked black cloth boards with a printed plate mounted to the front; rear board shows some scuffs towards the spine Remains well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and especially sharp-cornered. Series; Offizin Bertelsmann-Club. Physical description; 56 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm. Notes; Illustrations by Albert Schindehütte. Translated by Frieda Uhl. Subjects; Ghost stories English – Translations into German. English literature – 19th century. Gütersloh ; Wien : Bertelsmann-Club / Buchgemeinschaft Donauland / Kremayr und Scheriau hardcover
2000Best.-Nr. BN523561Insel Verlag 2000. 2000. Das Granatapfelhaus Das Granatapfelhaus Wilde Oscar Paul Greve Felix und Heinrich Vogeler Insel Verlag unknown
Best.-Nr. 1162387394.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
Best.-Nr. 1169062385.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1907Best.-Nr. 316233Leipzig : Insel-Verlag 1907. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 100 pages 1 unnumbered page : illustrations ; 25cm. Subjects: English stories -- Translations into German. Leipzig : Insel-Verlag hardcover
1953Best.-Nr. 465435Snits : Brandenburgh 1953. First Frisian Edition. Softcover. Near fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers now slightly dust-dulled. A suggestion of foxing to the prelims only with the interior remaining tight bright clean and especially sharp-cornered. A well-preserved example. Series; Fryske bibleteek ; 78. Physical description; 63 pages ; 20 cm. Subjects; Ballad. Reading Gaol. Prison. Poetry. 19th century. 20th century. Frisian language. Translation. Dutch. Snits : Brandenburgh paperback
2000Best.-Nr. 193392London: The British Library 2000. Signed limited edition number 56 of 95 copies signed by Merlin Holland Wilde's only grandchild dated 30 November 2000 the centenary of his grandfather's death. This edition reproduces the prison paper manuscript of Wilde's only literary work from his time at Reading Gaol published posthumously in 1904. Folio. Original blue half morocco spine lettered in gilt and with clover device blue cloth sides ruled in gilt marbled endpapers. Housed in original blue cloth slipcase blue morocco label on front. A fine copy in like slipcase. hardcover
Best.-Nr. 75632London: Methuen and Co. 1949. Literature First edition thus. Octavo 22 x 14cm pp.148. Attractively hand-bound in navy blue half calf over original cloth sides with gilt vignette illustration blocked to upper raised bands to spine lettered in gilt. Contents clean exterior unmarked. 'De Profundis' is Oscar Wilde's long letter effectively apologising for his life written to former lover Lord Alfred Douglas while he served his sentence as prisoner C.3.3. in Reading Gaol. He was not allowed to send the document while still an inmate but could take it with him upon release which he did and gave to Robert Ross who may or may not have carried out Wilde's instructions to send a copy to Douglas who in turn denied having received it. Ross as executor published the expurgated version of the letter this book after Wilde's death. This complete text features an introduction from Wilde's son. London: Methuen and Co., 1949 unknown
1905Best.-Nr. WILDEOSC002464Methuen London. 1905. First edition; second issue with adverts dated March 1905. Octavo. 151 pages. The gilt design on the front cover is by Charles Ricketts. Top edge gilt. Five page Preface by Robert Ross. Foxing to prelims and last pages of adverts. Very good indeed. The covers are particularly bright. Methuen, London. unknown
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2010Best.-Nr. DADAX1167815009Kessinger Publishing 2010-09-10. hardcover. New. 6.00x0.63x9.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Kessinger Publishing hardcover
1907Best.-Nr. 14110New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons 1907. 12mo gray hardcover gilt titling to cover and spine 123 pp. Early edition of Wilde's reflective letter he wrote in prison to his former lover Lord Alfred Douglas after his conviction for "gross indecency." Hint of toning mild foxing to endpages wear to cover edges and corners soiling to covers chipping to paper covering on spine very good. G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover
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Best.-Nr. 0879518707New. paperback. New. Satisfaction Guaranteed or your money back. paperback
1905Best.-Nr. AQ34310London: Methuen and Co. 1905. 151pp. Bound for Hatchards in contemporary gilt-ruled red half-morocco red cloth boards. Lightly rubbed and marked spine lightly sunned. Occasional light marking to initial leaves edges of endpapers browned. The second English edition printed in the same year as the first of Wilde's impassioned letter to his lover Lord Alfred Bruce 'Bosie' Douglas written during his imprisonment in Reading Gaol. Published in collaboration with another former lover of Wilde attorney-general Robert Ross to whom Wilde had entrusted the original manuscript this early abridged printing removed all autobiographical insinuations and mentions of the Queensbury family. The controversial suppressed full text would not be published corrected and in its entirety until 1962 with scholars attempting to assemble an 'authoritative' edition ever since. . Second edition. 8vo. Methuen and Co. hardcover
1909Best.-Nr. 622202New York and London: G.P. Putnam's Sons 1909. Hardcover. Very Good. Second edition and first American revised edition with new material. Edited with a Prefatory Dedication by Robert Ross. Octavo. 154pp. Gray paper over blue cloth gilt-stamped topedge gilt. Faint scratches on front board spine and edges age-toned and lightly rubbed else a very good copy. G.P. Putnam's Sons hardcover
Best.-Nr. 8497643631.Gmass_market. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. unknown
1912Best.-Nr. WILDEOSC001302Methuen London. 1912. Fourteenth edition with additional matter. F'cap octavo. pp xvi 156. Green cloth with gilt rules and device to front cover top edge gilt.Head of spine slightly scuffed. Joints very slightly rubbed. Very good indeed. Methuen, London. hardcover
1905Best.-Nr. 21107London/Paris: Methuen 1905. A first edition first printing of 'De Profundis' by Oscar Wilde published posthumously in 1905 by Methuen. A near fine book a little spotted to the page edges - A little rubbed to the spine tips and corners but a sharp lovely example. Accompanied by a silver cigarette holder embossed with foliate scrolls and a vacant shield cartouche hallmarked Birmingham 1894 with the maker's mark that of Frederick Wald. A beautiful amber ending which pulls in and out. Purchased in Paris from the family of the proprietor of the Hotel d'Alsace Jean Dupoirer sometime before 1914. From the colllection of David Adamson a mining engineer and great-grandfather of the original seller at Bonhams Knightsbridge 1997 who had a life-long admiration for Wilde's work. The renowned Irish playwright and poet died on November 30 1900 at the Hotel d'Alsace in Paris now L'Hôtel. After serving two years of hard labor for "gross indecency" due to his homosexuality Wilde fled to France impoverished and shunned by society. Living under the name Sebastian Melmoth he took up residence at the modest hotel. His health declined rapidly due to meningitis complications from an earlier ear infection. Wilde reportedly quipped on his deathbed "My wallpaper and I are fighting a duel to the death. One or the other of us has to go." He passed away destitute but surrounded by a few loyal friends. Wilde was initially buried in a pauper's grave at Bagneux Cemetery but his remains were later moved to Père Lachaise Cemetery where his tomb adorned with a modernist angel now draws admirers from around the world. His wit and tragedy remain enduring symbols of artistic genius and societal hypocrisy. A unique item now housed in a custom made box Methuen unknown
1991Best.-Nr. 1400677London: The Folio Society 1991. Hardcover. Octavo xiii 112 pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in publisher's quarter black cloth and black-and-white printed paper boards with gilt lettering to spine. Mild general shelf wear. Top edge of textblock gilt. Fore edge of textblock deckled. Interior pages clean. Shelved in Case 9 3/4. Folio Press. 1400677. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. The Folio Society hardcover
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1905Best.-Nr. dn880Berlin: Verlegt Bei S. Fischer 1905. Hardcover. Near Fine. Near fine in half leather with gray paper covered boards showing mild rubbing and lightsoiling. A fine letter press edition. This was published 3 years before Wilde's English version. Note in English on final page "These copies have been taken for the sole use of Dr. Max Meyerfeld. No other English transcript is to be made. The copyright for England and America being retained by Robert Ross." No markings gold gilt top edge still bright. An attractive first edition. Quite unusual. Verlegt Bei S. Fischer hardcover
