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ref. 139587Girard KS: Haldeman-Julius Company n.d. 96p. light internal stain wraps ring stain to front cocver. Ten cent pocket series 54. Haldeman-Julius Company unknown books
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 books
1967ref. 93004London:: Heinemann. 1967. Hardcover. Part of The Drama Library series. Introduction by Sir John Gielgud. A later printing. Very good in green and white cloth. No dust jacket. . Heinemann, hardcover books
1899ref. 1411385London: Leonard Smithers and Co 1899. First Trade Edition Limited #208/1000. Hardcover. Octavo 151 pages. In Good plus condition. Bound in publisher's pale purple cloth with gilt leaves to boards gilt lettering to spine. Fading to spine and boards. Some general shelfwear. Chipping to head and tail of spine. Bumping to corners and extremities. Spine cocked. Front pastedown with glue stains from a removed bookplate. Front free endpaper with bookplate. Shelved showcase. 'The Importance of Being Earnest' was a success on stage when it opened in 1895 but closed after 86 performances due to Wilde's arrest. It is generaly considered one of his best works. This Trade edition was published in 1899 after he was released from Reading Gaol and residing in France. He died the following year. 1411385. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Leonard Smithers and Co hardcover books
1899ref. 140949181London: Leonard Smithers and Co 1899. First Edition. Near Fine. First edition first printing. One of 1000 copies unnumbered. xvi 152 pp. printed on laid paper. Bound in publisher's lavender cloth with gilt spine lettering and decorations by Charles Shannon. Near Fine with sunning to spine and extremities and fading to spine gilt light soiling and scattered foxing to cloth light rubbing to extremities and slight bumping to lower corners. Binding starting at p. 105 offsetting to front endsheet bookplate to front pastedown. A very nice copy from the library of the American naval officer and book collector Charles John Muto. Mason 381. The first edition of the most delightful play in the English language. Wilde's last play opened on Valentine's Day 1895 to almost unanimous praise. Two weeks later he received a card at his club accusing him of sodomy to which he responded with an ill-judged libel lawsuit that led to his downfall and imprisonment. By the time this book was published by Leonard Smithers one of his few remaining friends Wilde was dying in Paris his health broken by Reading Gaol. There are now statues to him in London and Dublin. Leonard Smithers and Co unknown books
1973ref. 2353963Norwalk Connecticut: The Heritage Press 1973. Reissue. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Walton Tony. Includes publisher's slipcase and Sandglass insert. Slipcase edges a bit faded otherwise an excellent copy. Binding tight and square pages clean bright and unmarked. 1973 Hard Cover. 125; 114 pp. Bound in imitation of the dos-a-dos style binding the reader can flip the book over to read the second of the two books included in the volume though there is no middle board present as would be the case in an actual dos-a-dos. Introduction by Sir John Gielgud color plates and woodcut illustrations by Tony Walton. Oscar Wilde was already one of the best-known literary figures in Britain when he was persuaded to turn his extraordinary talents to the theatre. Between 1891 and 1895 he produced a sequence of distinctive plays which spearheaded the dramatic renaissance of the 1890s and retain their power today. This collection offers newly edited texts of Lady Windermere's Fan A Woman of No Importance Salome An Ideal Husband and arguably the greatest farcical comedy in English The Importance of Being Earnest. The Heritage Press hardcover books
1963ref. 519247Dublin / London: The Dolmen Press / Oxford University Press 1963. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition. Introduction by Hilton Edwards. A fine bright copy in very good publisher's printed glassine dust jacket printed in red on front panel with a small chip and a few short tears. An elusive title in the clothbound issue; the jacket is extremely ephemeral. The introduction states: "Under this title Micheal Mac Liammoir has selected and arranged in a chronological pattern excerpts from the poetry prose letters and dramatic writings of Oscar Wilde. The Dolmen Press / Oxford University Press hardcover books
ref. 1025735579.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
ref. 384740153X.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
2024ref. 1-1398844004Sirius 2024. Paperback. New. slp edition. 8.00x5.25x3.25 inches. Sirius paperback
1949ref. 1005G22London: The Phaidon Press 1949 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 12" by 9". Not Stated. A first edition copy of this copiously illustrated volume on the Italian drawings held at Windsor Castle. The first edition.In the publisher's original red cloth binding.Illustrated with a frontispiece 176 plates and in text illustrations throughout. Collated complete.A work by Arthur E. Popham a British art historian mainly focused on Italian art. Most of his life he worked at the British Museum and became especially renowned for his catalogue work.Also by Johannes Wild. Depicting the collection of Italian drawing of the XV and XVI centuries at Windsor Castle including an introduction artists according to schools plates a catalogue and indices. In publisher's original cloth binding. Externally smart. Fading to spine with light bumping to the head and tail with the odd small mark to boards. Ink inscription to front free endpaper. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good The Phaidon Press hardcover
1984ref. 103384Johnson Reprint corporation 1984. Hardcover. Very good/Fine. A small bit of white paint on the bottom cover edge. Johnson Reprint corporation hardcover
1949ref. 38393London: The Phaidon Press Ltd. . As New. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request – – IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - 22 page introduction followed by 176 plates and the catalogue of the 1207 works in the collection. Among the artists represented: Michelangelo Gaddi Schiavone Bandinelli and many others. -- with a bonus offer--; T-Popwilde; Popham A. E.; Wilde Johannes The Italian Drawings of the XV and XVI Centuries in the Collection of His Majesty the King at Windsor Castle 22 page introduction followed by 176 plates and the catalogue of the 1207 works in the collection. Among the artists represented: Michelangelo Gaddi Schiavone Bandinelli and many others. . 1949. The Phaidon Press Ltd. hardcover
ref. 157680New York: Johnson Reprint Corporation 0-384-47245-1 1984. 4to 405pp. Fine in near fine dust jacket. Illustrations indices appendix. Time Period 15th Century & 16th Century. Contributors include Rosalind Wood. Locale: Windsor Castle. Art Drawing Renaissance. Johnson Reprint Corporation Hardcover
2016ref. 009148Tordotcom 2016. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine/No Jacket as issued. 7x5x0. Tommy Arnold cover art. Signed by the Authors. This book in pictorial wraps is an Uncorrected Proof of the First Trade Paperback. First Edition Stated. The book is signed by the author on the title page. Tordotcom paperback
ref. 57352867-75Tor Publishing Group. Used - Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Tor Publishing Group unknown
2023ref. Atlantic-97817225060252023. Paperback. New. paperback
2023ref. Atlantic-97817225060252023. Paperback. New. paperback
ref. 1799971295.GaudioCD. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. unknown
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1927ref. 171334N.p.: N.p. 1927. Two vintage reference photographs from the 1927 silent film one showing actor Harold Lloyd fearfully holding a stick like a machine gun the other showing a medicine show caravan. A sheriff's shy son is given the chance to prove his worth when a traveling medicine show run by shysters rolls into town. A remake of the 1924 Hal Roach film "The White Sheep." Widely considered one of Lloyd's finest films and the last of Lloyd's films to star Jobyna Ralston. Shot on location in rural California. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. N.p. unknown
1927ref. 171334N.p.: N.p. 1927. Two vintage reference photographs from the 1927 silent film one showing actor Harold Lloyd fearfully holding a stick like a machine gun the other showing a medicine show caravan. A sheriff's shy son is given the chance to prove his worth when a traveling medicine show run by shysters rolls into town. A remake of the 1924 Hal Roach film "The White Sheep." Widely considered one of Lloyd's finest films and the last of Lloyd's films to star Jobyna Ralston. Shot on location in rural California. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. N.p. unknown books
1992ref. 373360USA: Dell 1992. Dell 1992 Very Good/ Light wear to bright glossy cover. Tight tanned pages. 4.4 ounces. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Dell Paperback
ref. 044020903X.Gmass_market. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. unknown
1995ref. 032103Ewing New Jersey U.S.A.: Princeton Univ Pr 1995. First edition 1995 inscribed by the author to Elliot and Rosemary Offner but signed with first name only. Dark green cloth with dustjacket. Near fine with some subtle waviness to the pages but consistent throughout the book and probably the result of temperature change rather than moisture. The mylar protected dustjacket is also near fine no chips or tears. From estate of sculptor printmaker and professor Eliot Offner. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Princeton Univ Pr Hardcover
