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1925réf. 525229London: J. B. Cramer & Co. Ltd 1925. Softcover. Near Fine. Sheet music. Quarto. Two nested bifoliums making eight pages. Music shop stamp publisher's price stamp and American price sticker on the front cover light bumping to the corners else near fine. For voice and piano. Plate imprint "J.B.C. & Co. 13231." OCLC locates only two holdings and it appears to be equally scarce in the trade. J. B. Cramer & Co. Ltd unknown books
1861réf. 621012Boston: Russell & Tolman 1861. Softcover. Very Good. Sheet music. Folio. Single bifolium with a single-sheet-insert making six pages. Notched and worn along the fold with page numbers stamped in the top corners from once being bound within an album as a result the insert remains attached to the bifolium light offsetting throughout and some soiling to the exterior still a complete and very good copy. Plate number 4276. OCLC locates only three physical holdings. Russell & Tolman unknown books
1927réf. 580633New York: G. Schirmer 1927. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Quarto. Two nested bifoliums with a single sheet insert making 10 pages. Light toning light bumping to the corners and some edgewear including wear along the fold of the outer bifolium still a very good and complete copy. For high voice and piano. Plate number 33351. Isadore Freed 1900-1960 was a Jewish composer who was born in Belarus and grew up in Philadelphia; he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania held teaching positions at both The Curtis Institute of Music and Temple University and provided radio commentary for performances of the Philadelphia Orchestra. This piece is unrecorded by OCLC. G. Schirmer unknown books
1912réf. 604857New York: G. Schirmer 1912. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Folio. Four nested bifolia making 16 pages. Some edgewear soiling to the exterior outer most bifolium separated along the bottom half of the fold and bumping to the corners still a very good and complete copy. For voice and piano. Plate number 23604. The back cover features samples of four songs "Bohemian Cradle-Song" "La Colomba" "La Petite Anne" and "Adoration." OCLC locates only two holdings and it appears to be equally scarce in the trade. G. Schirmer unknown books
1975réf. 149269Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1975. Vintage one sheet poster for the 1975 film. Directed written and produced by Cornel Wilde. who even wrote the opening theme song "Money Money" under the pseudonym Jefferson Pascal. Charter boat captain Jim Carnahan Wilde and crew Yaphet Kotto John Neilson David Canary battle pirates and fend off sharks in search of sunken treasure. Set off the coast of Honduras and shot on location in Bonaire Dutch West Indies and Coral Sea South Pacific. 27 x 41 inches. Folded as issued. Very Good plus with light rubbing to the folds. United Artists unknown books
1919réf. 12126London / Paris: Methuen & Co / 1919. Twelfth Edition / Second Foolscap Edition / Second Printing. Cloth. Very Good. Twelfth Edition / Second Foolscap Edition / Second Printing. Cloth. Formerly owned by Oliver Sacks. "It is thought that a selection from Oscar Wilde's early verses may be of interest to a large public at present familiar only with the always popular Ballad of Reading Gaol also included in this volume. The poems were first collected by their author when he was twenty-six years old."--Preface. Two other volumes of Wilde's more prolific works. From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks the renowned neurologist author and educator. He was in his life celebrated for his contributions to the understanding of the human brain and his ability to communicate complex scientific concepts to a broader audience. In doing so he highlighted the profound impact of neurological disorders on human identity and experience. His library is a reflection of this remarkable polymath's questing mind. Light shelfwear and bumped corners toning throughout else tight bright and unmarred. Bound in green cloth with dark blue outlining gilt borders and deckled edges. 8vo viii 161pp. ; xix 180pp. ; xi 352pp. Methuen & Co / unknown books
réf. 12189London / New York: Harpers / Penguin / Unicorn Press / Book Collector's Association. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Formerly owned by Oliver Sacks. Works include: Oscar Wilde by Richard Ellmann biography paperback The Real Trial of Oscar Wilde with an introduction and commentary by Merlin Holland 2003. DJ. De Profundis by Oscar Wilde Unicorn Press DJ. nd. HC The Satryicon of Petronius Arbiter translation acribed to Oscar Wilde. Book Collectors Assoc. 1934 From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks the renowned neurologist author and educator. He was in his life celebrated for his contributions to the understanding of the human brain and his ability to communicate complex scientific concepts to a broader audience. In doing so he highlighted the profound impact of neurological disorders on human identity and experience. His library is a reflection of this remarkable polymath's questing mind. Light shelfwear and bumped corners toning throughout else tight bright and unmarred. Harpers / Penguin / Unicorn Press / Book Collector's Association hardcover books
2004réf. 81286Madrid:: Del Prado Publishers. Fine. 2004. Hardcover. 8483729709 . Part of The Miniature Classics Library series. Unabridged. First edition thus miniature - measures roughly 2" x 2.5". Fine in a brown leather binding. . Del Prado Publishers, hardcover books
1914réf. 333691London: Methuen 1914. Hardcover. 160p. first edition stated preface pocket size hardcover bound in gray cloth with gilt titles on the spine. Mason #566 Shilling Library #77. The essays and commentary of Wilde. Methuen hardcover books
1906réf. 312342London: Humphreys 1906. hardcover. Epigrams and "The Soul of Man Under Socialism". Title in red and black 222pp. untrimmed small 8vo rebound in full brown morocco black spine labels gilt-decorations raised bands. London: Arthur L. Humphreys 1911. Mint. Sebastian Melmoth was Oscar Wilde's pseudonym used after his arrest and subsequent move to the continent. Humphreys unknown books
1905réf. 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
1905réf. 229097London Arthur L. Humphreys 1905. 1905. Later printing. 8vo. Contemporary 3/4 vellum over light blue cloth gilt stamped decorations of lines and crosses on the spine two green leather gilt stamped spine labels t.e.g. others uncut front free endpaper missing. Fine. 222 pages. No bookplates. A collection of Wilde's aphorisms and bon mots first published the previous year. See - Mason 634. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. London, Arthur L. Humphreys, 1905. hardcover books
1928réf. 7615NP PRIVATELY PRINTED 1928 1928. CLOTH OVER MARBLED BOARDS; #471/1200 VERY GOOD. Hardcover. NP, PRIVATELY PRINTED, 1928 hardcover books
1893réf. ST20128Paris and London: Librairie de l'Art Indépendant; Elkin Mathews et John Lane 1893. FIRST EDITION. ONE OF 600 COPIES 500 of which were for sale. 243 x 150 mm. 8 x 5 5/8". 84 pp. 1 leaf. Pleasing red very coarse-grained morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe stamp-signed in gilt on rear turn-in covers with gilt coat of arms surrounded by a gilt oval raised bands gilt lettering gilt-ruled turn-ins top edge gilt others untrimmed. With the original purple wrappers bound in. Housed in a deluxe suede-lined modern red morocco case by Antonio Perez-Noriega covers with elaborate twining wood onlays. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM WILDE TO ADOLPHE RETTÉ WITH WILDE'S INSCRIPTION AND SIGNATURE ON THE FRONT FLYLEAF. Mason 348. See also: Mikhail "Oscar Wilde: Interviews and Recollections" pp. 190-91. Spine faintly sunned covers with a few small bumps and dents perhaps original with the skin or intentionally made by the binder one or two negligible finger smudges but a fine clean copy with just insignificant imperfections. This is a very special presentation copy of Wilde's most controversial play inscribed to one of three writers the author invited to edit the original French script. In the Gospel of Luke Herodias the haughty wife of Antipas tetrarch of Galilee is so incensed by the preaching of John the Baptist against her sins that she determines to be revenged. She persuades her daughter Salomé to ask Antipas the girl's stepfather for John's head as the reward for her seductive dancing. Wilde's fertile imagination converts this story into a tale of juvenile infatuation scorned and turned into demented hate. Written and first published in French "Salomé" was to have been staged in London with Sarah Bernhardt in the title role but this was prevented by the Lord Chamberlain the theater censor. Thus the play was first performed in 1896 in Paris with Bernhardt in the title role but without Wilde in attendance since he was confined at the time in Reading Gaol. It was not performed in London until 1905 in a private performance and the censor's ban was not lifted until 1932. Adolphe Retté 1863-1930 was a French poet essayist and literary figure who initially was celebrated for his decadent and symbolist poetry but later experienced a profound spiritual awakening that led him to renounce his earlier works and embrace Catholicism. He was one of three French-speaking poets along with Stuart Merrill and Pierre Louÿs Wilde solicited to look over the original script and correct any overt anglicisms. Retté who had met Wilde in Paris wrote about his involvement with "Salomé" in his memoir where he describes his admiration for the work: "Not only were Wilde's ideas subtle and delightful but he knew how to enhance them seeming to caress each word with his irresistible way of speaking." Retté marveled at Wilde's "talent as a conversationalist or rather as a monopolizer of the conversation and the wonderful way he would set forth the philosophy of 'hedonism.'" Wilde presentation copies are not exceptionally rare in general but we could find few such copies of this important first edition and none any more important as this one. Librairie de l'Art Indépendant; Elkin Mathews et John Lane unknown books
1938réf. 1409575The Limited Editions Club 1938. Limited Edition #609/1500. Softcover. Quarto 72 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in soft black paper covers with pale pink lettering to spine. 10 Gauche drawings on black paper. Warping to paper covers. Chipping with material loss at head and tail of spine. General edge wear. Light foxing and discoloration to endpapers. Signed by Derain and enumerated on limitation page in rear. Shelved in Case 0. 1409575. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. The Limited Editions Club unknown books
1907réf. 9029442Boston: John W. Luce 1907. Fine. Aubrey Beardsley. Bound in publisher's original black cloth with front cover stamped in elaborate gilt. Drawings by Aubrey Beardsley. 13 illustrations including title page and table of contents. 5 3/8 x 7 3/4 inches. 36 pages. John W. Luce hardcover books
1920réf. 46822Boston: John W. Luce & Co 1920. Reprint. Slim octavo 19cm; dark red publisher's cloth stamped in gilt front; 53pp 12 plates missing one. Boards mildly worn and soiled some rubbing to extremities; textblock toned along edges and page margins; foxing and soiling intermittent throughout; some passages marked in pencil; gift inscription on ffep. Else Very Good scarce. Wilde's Salomé was published in 1891 originally in French. An English version came about in 1894 but not before a tiff over the translation work done by Lord Alfred Douglas who was Wilde's paramour at the time. This 1920 reprint retains the iconic artwork by Aubrey Beardsley and all sixteen original illustrations are listed in the index; however the plate with illustration 4 "The Woman in the Moon" is presumed missing with evidence of its loss between pgs. 6 and 7. John W. Luce & Co unknown books
1911réf. 527904Portland Maine: Thomas B. Mosher 1911. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition thus with a new introduction by Thomas B. Mosher and a "critical review" by Alfred Bruce Douglas. Translated from the French by Douglas. Small octavo. xxiii 79pp. Owner signature on the front fly. Boards bumped and rubbed toned along the edges and spine spine hinges split page edges toned sound but only about very good. Limited to 500 copies. Thomas B. Mosher hardcover books
réf. 69952New York: The Heritage Press No date. Heritage Press printing with illustrations by Valenti Angelo. Hardcover. Very Good. Valenti Angelo. 51pp. Slim octavo 26 cm Black cloth over boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine and a blind stamped illustration on the front and rear board. Decorative page borders. 2" split in the rear endpaper at the foot of the hinge. Binding solid. Introduction by Holbrook Jackson. Illustrated by Valenti Angelo. Oscar Wilde's play about the death of John the Baptist. The Heritage Press hardcover books
1927réf. 12415Paris: Les Éditions G. Crès 1927. Hardcover. vg. Alastair. Small quarto 19 by 14 cm. vii 1 blank 89 5 table pp. Half title; main title in red and black; 9 duotone plates by Alastair. Text in original French. Half calf over mottled brown boards; spine lettered in gilt; marbled endleaves. Illustrated front wrapper lightly soiled retained. Clean text throughout mild rubbing/wear at extremities of covers else a very good copy. Later illustrated edition of this one-act play which tells the biblical story of Salome stepdaughter of the tetrach Herod Antipas who to her stepfather's dismay but to the delight of her mother Herodias requests the head of Jokanaan John the Baptist on a silver platter as a reward for dancing the dance of the seven veils. While the intended premier of the play was being rehearsed for production in June of 1892 at the Palace Theatre in London with Sarah Bernhardt in the leading role and Albert Darmont as Herod the lord chamberlain withheld his license invoking legislation from the protestant Reformation era which prohibited medieval miracle or otherwise religious plays. Wilde responed in print: "Personally to have my première in Paris instead of in London is a great honour and one that I appreciate sincerly. The pleasure and pride that I have experienced in the whole affair has been that Madame Sarah Bernhardt who is undoubtedly the greatest artist on any stage should have been charmed and fascinated by my play and should have wished to act in it. Every rehearsal has been a source of pleasure to me. The hear my own words spoken by the most beautiful voice in the world has been the greatest artistic jouy that it is possible to experience. So that you see as far as I am concerned I care very little about the refusal of the Lord Chamberlain to allow my play to be produced" quoted in Mason. With a seven-page bibliography of French editions and translations into fourteen languages including Yiddish. For a concise but well-documented treatment of Wilde's response to the suppression of the play in England along with a brief discussion of the early productions and a list of later productions prior to the First World War see S. Mason Bibliography of Oscar Wilde vol. 2 pp. 370-378. Les Éditions G. Crès hardcover books
1906réf. 38779London: John Lane 1906. First Trade Edition. BEARDSLEY Aubrey illus. Small 8vo pp. 66. Cover by Aubrey Beardsley. Ivory paper over boards stamped in green. Cover worn interior foxed o/w VG. Not in Gallatin. Samuels-Lasner 59C. John Lane unknown books
1912réf. 38770London: Lane 1912. Reprint. BEARDSLEY Aubrey illust. Small 8vo pp. 82. Original green cloth stamped in gilt; uncut. Little wear to corners sides and ends of spine o/w VG. Galletin 25. This was the first publication of Robert Ross's 16 page Note on "Salome Lane unknown books
1945réf. 24560NY: Heritage 1945. Large 8vo pp. 51. Decorated and illuminated by Valenti Angelo. Spine slightly faded o/w a nice copy. Heritage unknown books
1906réf. 38782Boston: John W. Luce 1906. BEARDSLEY Aubrey illus. 8vo pp. 36. Gray paper over boards lettered and stamped in green with an illustration by Aubrey Beardsley. Cover slightly worn at corners and ends of spine o/w a VG tight copy. Scarce. Samuels-Lasner 59G. not in Mason who does list the 1906 printing by the John Lane Company and preceded in America only by the 1894 Copeland & Day limited edition. John W. Luce unknown books
1945réf. 36610NY: Heritage 1945. Valenti Angelo. Large 8vo pp. 51. Translated from the French by Lord Alfred Douglas with an introduction by Holbrook Jackson. Decorated and hand-illuminated by Valenti Angelo. One hinge near tender o/w VG. No dj or box. Heritage unknown books
