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1898BN031037London: Leonard Smitheres 1898. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. Wilde's famous long verse on his imprisonment for homosexuality. The title page bears his authorship as "C.3.3. Oscar Wilde" and the Roman numerals "Mdcccxcix" with no printing number indicated. This last edition authorized by Wilde for Smithers to print was dated 1899 as this one is. According to Wilde's bibliographer the seventh printing issued in an edition of 2000 copies was the first to use Wilde's full name on the title page. One of the classics of Nineties British literature. Octavo quarter white cloth over mustard-colored boards 31 pages plus blank material. Sporadic and very slight shelf dust offsetting to boards else a very good unmarked copy internally fine. Extremely scarce. Leonard Smitheres hardcover
18983101London: Leonard Smithers 1898. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fourth edition or printing of 1898. Cream linen and mustard coloured cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Front board has black markings and is discoloured. Edges are bumped. Spine is faded with a rubbed patch. Pages are age tanned with occasional foxing. Pages are rough cut. Some page discolouration throughout. Some verses have been ticked in pencil. One of the limited editions which were published the same year as the original publication by Wilde or C.3.3. Previous owner's signature on frontispiece dated 1898 and the bookplate of Brighton College on fep. Binding is tight. 1898 Leonard Smithers hardcover
1898002660London: Leonard Smithers 1898. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Cream linen and mustard colored cloth boards. Spine lettered in gilt. Sixth edition and the last edition to be published under the pseudonym C.3.3. block C landing 3 cell 3. This sixth edition was printed on handmade paper in 1000 copies on 21st of May 1898. Stain on frontcover endpages with offsetting. Spine darkened. No bookplates marks or inscriptions. 31 pp. 23 x 145 cm. . Leonard Smithers Hardcover
18993398<p>Hardcover. Condition. Very Good-. Unauthorized or pirated edition by the printer of the original first edition . The last edition that was authorized by Wilde for Smithers to print was dated 1899 later unauthorized editions also show that date. Probably printed in 1904 based on 1904 gift inscription on FFEP. Soiling to boards. Backstrip of spine has tears along the hinges particularly at the bottom. Binding is nonetheless firm. Clean interior with light offsetting to pastedowns.</p> Leonard Smithers hardcover
18121303260013Portland Maine: Thomas B. Mosher 1812-01-01. Paperback. Very Good. Portland Maine. Softcover. Illustrated cover. Good binding and cover. Minor shelf wear. Clean unmarked pages with minor foxing.<br><br>Thomas Bird Mosher was a publisher out of Portland Maine known for his contributions to the Private Press Movement in the United States. He reprinted various contemporary poetical works and compiled a monthly small literary and political journal known as The Philistine which also contained political cartoons dealing with issues at the time. Portland, Maine: Thomas B. Mosher paperback
1888PB-0034<p>Signed first edition of Oscar Wilde's incredibly scarce "The Happy Prince and Other Tales." David Nutt publisher. Ballantyne Press. Quarto handmade paper. Original boards in Japanese vellum. Limited edition number 14 of 75 signed by both Oscar Wilde and publisher David Nutt. Publication date: 1888. Stunning illustrations: front cover design in red ink by Jacob Hood as well as head and tailpiece vignettes. Plates by Walter Crane. No dust jacket as issued.</p><p>Published before well before Wilde's incarceration and trial and before his best known works such as "The Portrait of Dorian Gray" and "The Importance of Being Earnest". The fairy tales written for his children originally include "The Happy Prince" "The Nightingale and the Rose" "The Selfish Giant" "The Devoted Friend" and "The Remarkable Rocket."</p><p>Evidence of previous tape repair on spine exterior and front and rear boards with chipping and loss on spine. Interior tape repair on inner hinge and evidence of what appears to be a hastily removed book plate on front pastedown. Light soot or dirt smudging on portion of title page. Interior pages are good. This volume is scarce in any condition but remains an excellent candidate for rebinding or external repairs and is priced accordingly. More photos available on request.</p> David Nutt hardcover
1889042502London: David Nutt 1889. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. small quarto. Walter Crane and Jacomb Hood. prior owner inscriptions to flyleaf binding grubby wear to head of spine very slight toning to end papers. David Nutt hardcover
1888024406Cassell 1888. No Binding. Near Fine. Assorted. 1st edition Volume I 4to 12¼ x 9½ ins. Original 3/4 leather and cloth boards. Quite worn with spine missing and both covers loose. First 4 1/2 3/4 pages torn along bottom right-hand edge & Final 2 pages 571/2 torn along center. Pp. iv 572 pages v-viii. All other contents are very good and better Many illustrations and color plates. NOTE: This is NOT a reprint it is the Original Printing from 1888. <br/> <br/> Cassell unknown
184670120081070Printed for T Allman London 1846. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Author details by reference to WorldCat. Original brown covers with simple blind decoration gilt lettering and ornate decoration on spine corners and spine-ends are lightly bumped. Sound binding gift-note dated Nov 27 1846 on front end-paper. Vignette title. Clean pages with occasional very light foxing. Black and white frontis full page illustration facing title-page. No dust jacket as published. Undated by publisher. Dated from gift note. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 70120081070. All our books music and maps are sent by a tracked mail service. Printed for T Allman hardcover
1882140655Philadelphia: J. M. Stoddart & Co 1882. First edition of Rodd's first book of verse which was published with the assistance of Oscar Wilde. 12mo original publisher's vellum with gilt inner dentelles silk watered endleaves top edge gilt with others untrimmed illustrated. In near fine condition. Neat ownership inscription. Rare. J. M. Stoddart & Co hardcover
1879biblio40376New York: Robert Carter and Brothers 1879. 313 pages Ads. NEARFINE Hardcover Embossed IndianRed cloth Gilt spine title no dj. No wear . Clean Unmarked throughout. Strong tight original binding perfect hinges. Very well preserved book. NEARFINE or better. 6.9"x4.75"x1.0". be10199. Robert Carter and Brothers hardcover
18401002Y49Dublin: 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
1887012823Milano: Sonzogno 1887 1895 18. Prima edizione italiana delle poesie di Whitman; First Italian Editions. In un volume dimensioni 11x17 cm che contiene anche a seguire: George Eliot: LE TRIBOLAZIONI DEL REVERENDO AMOS BARTON. Prefazione di Gaetano Negri. Oscar Wilde: RACCONTI. Traduzione e prefazione di Francesco Stocchetti. G.B. Shaw: IL DISCEPOLO DEL DIAVOLO. -In tutti i casi prime edizioni italiane di quelle opere edite da Sonzogno nella Biblioteca Universale. - Tutte le opere hanno alla pagina di titolo firma e data di possesso di Davide Casella Napoli. - I due CANTI SCELTI DI WHITMAN pur avendo lo stesso titolo e curatore sono in realtà due diverse serie che si completano come spiega il curatore nell'avvertenza alla seconda raccolta e rappresentano la prima edizione delle poesie pubblicate nel 1887 e otto anni dopo nel 1895. Alla prima raccolta all'ultima pagina 103-04 sono stati tagliati i margini superiore e inferiore dove il possessore aveva scritto alcune note di commento; ma il taglio non tocca la stampa. -Legatura degli anni Venti in tela marrone con una scritta in oro al dorso: AUTORI INGLESI.- Di notevole rarità queste prime edizioni italiane riunite. Sonzogno unknown
1888649466E.P. Dutton and Company 1888. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. A Very Good copy of the First American Edition in original green pictorial cloth stamped in gilt black white red and blue all edges gilt has some darkening and rubbing to cloth; inner hinges tender. Illustrated with 16 fine chromolithograph plates numerous duotone illustrations. PLEASE NOTE: due to the size and weight of this book it will require additional charges for overseas and expedited shipping. E.P. Dutton and Company hardcover