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1949rif. 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
1984rif. 103384Johnson Reprint corporation 1984. Hardcover. Very good/Fine. A small bit of white paint on the bottom cover edge. Johnson Reprint corporation hardcover
1949rif. 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
rif. 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
2024rif. 1-1398844004Sirius 2024. Paperback. New. slp edition. 8.00x5.25x3.25 inches. Sirius paperback
rif. 384740153X.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
rif. 1025735579.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1963rif. 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
1973rif. 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
1899rif. 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
1899rif. 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
1967rif. 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
1973rif. 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
1990rif. 532801Washington: Orchises 1990. Softcover. Near Fine. Offset reprint of the 1899 edition published by Leonard Smithers. Lavender cloth with gilt-stamped spine. Octavo. 152pp. Spine cocked near fine without dust jacket presumably as issued. Inscribed by "The re-publisher" to poet Daniel Hoffman on the front fly. Orchises unknown books
1899rif. 140940300London: Leonard Smithers and Co 1899. Signed Limited First Edition. Near Fine. Signed limited first edition. xii 152 pp. Bound in publisher's original pale lavender cloth with gilt spine lettering and decorations by Charles Shannon. Copy number 82 of 100 large paper copies signed by Oscar Wilde with a flourish. Near Fine with subtle sunning several barely discernible spots to cloth short bubble to rear cloth. Typical offsetting to endpapers and a 5" tear to the rear endpaper. Contents bright and fresh. A beautiful copy. Wilde's masterpiece which opened to wide acclaim at the St. James's Theatre London on February 14 1895. It was withdrawn after 86 performances following his arrest and imprisonment on charges of gross indecency as a consequence of his failed libel suit against Lord Queensbury the father of Wilde's homosexual lover Lord Alfred Douglas. He was outed as gay a disgrace in Victorian society and the play was not published in any form until the present edition following his release from prison. It has been hailed as an exemplary farce called by poet W.H. Auden "a pure verbal opera. Leonard Smithers and Co unknown books
rif. 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
1968rif. 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
1899rif. 71614London: Leonard Smithers and Co. 1899. First edition. One of 1000 copies; not numbered as usually seen. This copy in the scarce VARIANT BINDING recorded only as with "some copies" having been bound as such Mason & Millard 381 note to. 8vo gilt-stamped mauve cloth stamped in gilt; 152 pages. Good with cloth at spine toned to light brown spine lettering dulled scant eighth-inch loss from head of spine; glass ring to front board and rear board showing fading and discoloration but contents altogether unmarked and fine. Uncommon in this style binding with the leaf decorations on front cover and spine slightly larger more delicate and ornamented with a vine-like design. Leonard Smithers and Co. unknown
1899rif. 016438London: Leonard Smithers and Co / 5 Old Bond Stree W 1899. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition limited to 1000 numbered copies this one un-numbered. Lavender cloth decorated with Charles Shannon's gilt leaf design. Spine cocked; boards a bit curved; some general soiling to boards; spine faded. Previous owner's penciled name/date on ffep ''J. S. Leadbetter / Mar. 02''. Small 2-3 mm spot of soiling in top margin of six consecutive pages else clean. Mild mustiness. pp. 16 1-151 1 blank. Mason/Millard 381. Previous owner noted above presumed to be James Stevenson Leadbetter 1867-1939 a prominent Scottish advocate legal editor King's Counsel K.C and bibliophile who served as the Keeper of the Advocates Library in Edinburgh from 1925 to 1928. Leonard Smithers and Co / 5 Old Bond Stree W hardcover
1963rif. 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
rif. REDNVDPPQ7T3Throne Classics. paperback. New. in x in x in. Throne Classics paperback
2000rif. Q-0312261772St Martins Pr 2000-05-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! St Martins Pr hardcover
2020rif. BN195133PRINCE CLASSICS 2020. 2020. Softcover. The Importance of Being Earnest & Vera; or The Nihilists The Importance of Being Earnest & Vera; or The Nihilists Oscar Wilde PRINCE CLASSICS paperback
2019rif. BN242906Throne Classics 2019. 2019. Hardcover. The Importance of Being Earnest The Importance of Being Earnest Oscar Wilde Throne Classics hardcover
rif. Bloomsbury-9781474260756Methuen Drama. Hardback. New. 144 pages Methuen Drama hardcover
