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19444265London: The Unicorn Press 1944. First edition thus. First edition thus. Beige and brown two-tone cloth. A scarce minor editiion. <br/><br/> The Unicorn Press hardcover books
190530061East Aurora NY: The Roycrofters 1905. 1st edition thus McKenna 109. Limp deep wine-red suede binding with yapp edges & title gilt stamped to leather square to front board. Red silk moire paste-downs. VG avg wear. 59 3 pp. Text printed in red & black. 8-3/8" x 5-7/8" <br/><br/> The Roycrofters hardcover books
1928Embry 147331E. P. Dutton 1928. First printing thus. Glue remnants from bookplate removal to front pastedown rubbing to corners and with some light soiling and marks to cloth very good in nicely crafted custom slipcase. Illus. by John Vassos. Black cloth-backed gray boards. E. P. Dutton, 1928. First printing thus. hardcover books
1956Embry 170160The New York Public Library 1956. One of 500 copies. Bookplates of The Library of the University of Texas Rare Book Collections but with no additional library markings spines very slightly toned lower corners lightly bumped near fine in very good slipcase with some neatly repaired seams. B&W photos and facsimiles. Japanese Vellum. Publication number 6 of the Arents Tobacco Collection. The New York Public Library, 1956. One of 500 copies. hardcover books
1947WRCLIT68402Los Angeles: 20th Century Fox 1947. Six highly colorful 11 x 14" lobby cards. One card with wedge-shaped closed tear in upper right margin the remaining five a bit dusty at margins some soft creases else very good or better. A good representation of the lobby cards issued to promote the U.S. release of Lajos Biró's screen adaptation of Wilde's 1895 satirical play regarding politics character finances and perception. Alexander Korda directed and Paulette Goddard Michael Wilding Diana Wynyard Hugh Williams played the leads. Cecil Beaton designed the costumes for the Technicolor production. Thea von Harbou wrote the screenplay for the previous 1935 German language adaptation starring Brigitte Helm which was released in the U.S. a decade earlier. After a long career as screenwriter for top market costume pictures Biró died in 1947. 20th Century Fox unknown books
1972WRCLIT63327New York: Haskell House Publishers Ltd. 1972. Two volumes. Small octavo. Illustrated. Facsimile reprint of the 1914 edition. Near fine without dust jacket as issued. Haskell House Publishers Ltd. unknown books
1955WRCLIT30243London: Peter Davies 1955. Cloth spine gilt. First edition. Small bookplate spine gilding a bit rubbed else near fine in a lightly worn dust jacket with a soft crease to the lower panel. Peter Davies hardcover books
1923D11963Paris: Privately Printed 1923. Limited Edition 75/150. Hardcover. Fair. Paper-covered boards; small 4to. Contains 19 sonnets printed on the recto only. Boards warped with water-damaged; dents along spine and edges of boards. Certainly not pretty but contents are clean. A good candidate for rebinding. Sold as is. <br/><br/> Privately Printed hardcover books
1905WN31426London: Methuen and Co. 1905. 2 prior owner bookplates on front endpapers. Preliminaries offsetting including from laid-in newspaper clipping regarding a falsified De Profundis manuscript. Clipping source and date not present. Pencil notation on read pastedown that this is first edition first issue. 40 page Methuen catalogue dated February 1905 at rear. Ink handwritten underlined quotation beneath title as follows: "Rien n'est vrai que le beau". Some soiling of title page but text quite clean. TEG other edges untrimmed. Spine ends and corners bumped with minor loss of cloth. . First Edition. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade. Methuen and Co. Hardcover books
1921W098OWNew York: Mitchell Kennerley 1921. Original black cloth with gilt spine lettering and facsimile author signature on upper board. TEG other edges untrimmed. Some mild soiling and wear bur overall very good. Some paste action and browning of endpapers. Hand numbered 289 of 1000 printed. Plain board slipcase with paper spine titling label. Slipcase has 2" split at bottom of spine wear on edges and sunning. Facsimile of last pg. of manuscript opposite title page. Limited/Numbered. Cloth. Good/Slipcase Poor. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade. Mitchell Kennerley Hardcover books
19067596NY BUCKLES 1906 1906. BLACK CLOTH PIRATED EDITION GOOD-VERY GOOD. Hardcover. NY, BUCKLES, 1906 hardcover books
19857604SIGNED BY RUPERT HART-DAVIS EDITOR FIRST EDITION FINE. MURRAY hardcover books
1930WRCLIT57731London: Faber 1930. Sq. octavo. Gilt cloth t.e.g. Portrait. Edited by John Rothenstein. First edition. One of 550 numbered copies on Van Gelder. A fine copy in torn glassine wrapper with paper flaps. The slipcase however is discolored and cracked. Faber hardcover books
1967WRCLIT61436London: Bertram Rota 1967. Thick octavo. Gilt cloth. Frontis facsimiles and illustrations. A reprinting of the 1914 original graced with a new Introduction by Timothy d'Arch Smith. A few smudges to rear endsheets otherwise near fine in good dust jacket with internal mend along one fold. Bertram Rota hardcover books
1914WRCLIT57846New York: James F. Drake 1914. Boards paper label. Portrait. First edition. One of 250 numbered copies from a total edition of three hundred. Fine in chipped and torn glassine. James F. Drake hardcover books
1927WN61831New York: Boni & Liveright 1927. Blue cloth with gilt spine lettering and decoration. TEG other edges untrimmed. Spine soiled and stained. Hand numbered 646 of 2000 copies. Textblock with outstanding typography and very clean. Full color tissue guarded frontis by Bosschere. . Limited Numbered. Cloth. Fair/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Jean De Bosschere. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Trade. Boni & Liveright Hardcover books
19097593NY PUTNAM/KNICKERBOCKER PRESS 1909 1909. BLUE CLOTH OVER GRAY BOARDS; 2/2 SECOND AMERICAN EDITION VERY GOOD. Hardcover. NY, PUTNAM/KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, 1909 hardcover books
19097592NY PUTNAM/KNICKERBOCKER PRESS 1909 1909. BLUE CLOTH OVER GRAY BOARDS; 1/2 SECOND AMERICAN EDITION VERY GOOD. Hardcover. NY, PUTNAM/KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, 1909 hardcover books
1918302950New York Brentano's Publishers ca. 1918. 1918. 8vo. Frontispiece. 3/4 blue morocco t.e.g. others uncut spines faded to brown; rubbing; nicks. Good. 2 volumes. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. New York, Brentano's Publishers [ca. 1918]. hardcover books
1955011122NY: Kurt Volk 1955. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New. Book conceived by typographer and publisher Kurt Vol designed by Meyer Wegman edited by Charles Brodie. Printed on Okawara handmade paper. Bound in moire silk stamped in gold. As new in black glossy-paper backed box which is slightly rubbed. THE collectible copy. Kurt Volk hardcover books
1905010791Greenwich CT: The Literary Collector Press 1905. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Limited edition 975 copies. 12 mo paper-backed boards front and spine label sides untrimmed 107pp. Spine label showing some repair with attendant flaking at hinge. Internals near fine. PON and 1910 date ffe. Uncommon. The Literary Collector Press hardcover books
1938155046Paris: The Limited Editions Club 1938. 1107/1500; Signed by Derain. Softcover. VG clean bright tight internally; age toning to end papers; front cover a bit rubbed; back cover rubbed at top edge; covers chipped at corners. Glassine dj removed. Black wraps over white card. 72 pp. plus colophon. 10 gouache illustrations on heavy black paper. Text in French. The script for Wilde's Salome with a list of characters. The gouache illustrations by Derain have been reproduced through the pochoir process. Originally this volume was presented with its English counterpart illustrated by Aubrey Beardsley together in a slipcase. Neither the Beardsley volume nor the slipcase are included in this listing. The Limited Editions Club paperback books
1930WRCLIT29569London: Faber 1930. Sq. octavo. Gilt cloth t.e.g. Portrait. Edited by John Rothenstein. First edition. One of 550 numbered copies on Van Gelder. Fine copy in glassine wrapper with paper flaps. The slipcase however is discolored and scraped on one panel. Faber hardcover books
1902WRCLIT61906Boston: Alfred Bartlett 1902. Boards paper labels. Spine label a bit tanned otherwise a very good copy of a fragile book. One of 550 numbered copies. The limitation page bears a facsimile of Wilde's signature. One of the several early U.S. printings virtually all unauthorized. The first U.S. edition was published by Benjamin Tucker in 1899. Alfred Bartlett hardcover books
191030488Boston: John W. Luce and Company. 1910. Authorized Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Possibly the first US separate publication brown paper-covered boards with gilt stamping green backstrip with gilt lettering worn off a little rubbing to the joints hinges starting thus very good.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . John W. Luce and Company hardcover books
