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1927Embry 171013Wm. H. Wise & Company 1927. A few labels with tiny chips and most lightly toned with occasional small stains overall very good with hinges firm and internally clean. Tan cloth with paper spine labels. Wm. H. Wise & Company, 1927. hardcover books
193224244London: The Nonesuch Press 1932 1932. First edition number 182 of 800 numbered copies. Dreyfus Nonesuch Press 8a. Fine copy in the original slightly worn at the edges dust jacket. 8vo original gilt decorated white linen after designs by Ricketts gilt lettering. Vignette title-page. An imaginary conversation about Oscar Wilde between Jean Paul Raymond a fictional character and Charles Ricketts written entirely by Ricketts. Inscription on the front paste-down from San Francisco collector Albert Sperisen to San Francisco printer Lawton Kennedy. <br/><br/> London: The Nonesuch Press, 1932 unknown books
190623401Boston: John W. Luce & Company 1906. Slim 12mo 19.25cm.; original grey illustrated paper-covered boards printed in green; 636pp. Tiny paper flaw to upper cover not approaching text or illustration light shelf wear endpapers a bit foxed else Very Good or better. John W. Luce & Company unknown books
192046822Boston: 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.<br/><br/>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
1993008795East Hampton NY: Glenn Horowitz Bookseller 1993. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Limied edition of 300 copies this #25. Small 8vo in size approximately 50 cards of the front panel of the dustjackets of works from novels from contemporary authors like DeLillo McCarhy Ellroy etc. with sheets of text with anecdotes from the authors about how the dustjacket design came about - housed in a clamshell box with paper title label. Coral Graphics did the color printing. Typesetting and printing was by The Stinehour Press the box handmade by Sjiored Hofstra and the whole production designed by Chip Kidd and Barbara who have signed the limittation sheet. A tad of facding to the gray clioth around the edges of the box else as new. Glenn Horowitz Bookseller hardcover books
19074982Leipzig: Im Inselverlag 1907. # 350 in an edition limited to 725 copies. Acceptable/The first German appearance of Aubrey Beardsley's illustrations to Oscar WIlde's play. Wilde first published the play in French in 1896 before the English and later German editions appeared. Wilde's play with Beardsley's iconic illustrations inspired Richard Strauss's opera of the same name. 25 cm; 24 leaves text on Insel hand-made paper and 15 full-page illustrations by Aubrey Beardsley on Strathmore Japan including title page and dramatis personae. Bound in original boards worn spine perished boards loose. Several plates somewhat foxed. Im Inselverlag hardcover books
1956149312Culver City CA: Hemisphere Productions 1956. Vintage reference photograph taken on location during production of the 1956 film showing director George Marshall cinematographer Freddie Young and other crew members. With holograph pencil annotations to the verso. <br/><br/>Seeking an explanation for his brother's disappearance an American travels to Kenya where he learns his brother has been killed by members of the mysterious "Leopard Men" cult.<br/><br/>Set and shot on location in Kenya.<br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus lightly creased to the top right corner. Hemisphere Productions unknown books
191238770London: 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
18999014015London: Leonard Smithers 1899. Seventh Edition. Hardcover. Good condition. One of 2000 copies. Bound in publisher's original quarter tan and orange cloth with the spine stamped in gilt. Uncut. First edition to use Wilde's name. Last authorized edition issued by Smithers. Binding has seperated at page 1 but still intact. Gift inscription in ink on the front free endpaper. Some minor soiling to the covers. <br/><br/> Leonard Smithers hardcover books
200061992London: The British Library 2000. cloth. 4to. cloth. 14 2 pages followed by the facsimile. Limited to 495 numbered copies. With a ten page introduction by Merlin Holland followed by the facsimile of the original manuscript of this important book. The manuscript consists of 20 foolscap folio sheets each of four sides. This manuscript was written while Wilde was imprisoned for being a homosexual. The British Library unknown books
1982106398Koln: DuMont Buchverlag 1982. First edition. Hardcover. Text in German. Includes a 100 duotone images. A very fine copy in a very fine dust jacket and in the scarce cardboard slipcase. A terrific copy. DuMont Buchverlag unknown books
1882402167Philadelphia: J. M. Stoddart 1882. First edition. Cloth somewhat soiled bookplate partly removed from pastedown. 8vo. 115 pages. Illustrations in text. Original tan cloth lettered in red on front cover and with a gilt medallion. Provenance: Edward T Cook bookplate 1883 inscription on flyleaf. James Rennell Rodd 1858-1941 was a contemporary of Wilde's at Oxford and was later to have a highly successful diplomatic career. While in America Wilde arranged for the publication of this book originally issued in the UK under the title Songs in the South removing two poems and adding nine previously uncollected. Rodd took offense that Wilde dedicated this edition to himself. <br/><br/> J. M. Stoddart hardcover books
1927495New York. E.P. Dutton and Co. 1927. 57 pp. of text and 12 Illus. by John Vassos. Quarto. First edition. Bound in boards. Embossed gilt lettering on spine and cover. Gold & black endpapers. . Good. E.P. Dutton and Co books
192922557NY: The Macmillan Co. 1929. Number 268 of an edition limited to 500. Hardcover. Very good/No dust jacket. NY: The Macmillan Co. 1929. Illustrated by Pamela Bianco. Number 268 of an edition limited to 500. Signed by the illustrator. Numerous b/w and color drawings including a color frontispiece . 57 pp. Hardcover. Large 8vo. Gray cloth backed pink wÕ gilt flecks paper covered boards. Gilt lettering to spine top edge gilt. Minor bumping and rubbing to extremities. Pressure points starting to wear corners more so. Spine lightly sunned with few minor stains along front hinge. Edges and endpapers lightly yellowed. Interior tight and clean. Housed in original lightly edge worn and stained slipcase. Very good/No dust jacket. The Macmillan Co. hardcover books
190420068London: Privately Printed 1904. Softcover. Very good. 49 pp in original blue wrappers. Large corner chip missing from front wrapper other minor chipping. Very good. #30 or 300 copies printed. This is the first separate edition of this story a pirated edition produced by Leonard Smithers and/or "Wright and Jones" according to Mason 598. Privately Printed unknown books
1904259337London: Printed for Private Circulation 1904. First separate edition one of 200 copies printed. 30 pp. Title-page in red green and black. 1 vols. 8vo. Original gray wrappers lightly browned and splitting along spine; slight offset to half-title. Very good copy of a fragile book. First separate edition one of 200 copies printed. 30 pp. Title-page in red green and black. 1 vols. 8vo. Mason 614 Printed for Private Circulation unknown books
1910WB18284London: David Nutt 1910. Hardcover. Good. Seventh impression. Publisher's pictorial cloth some discoloration. Spine with wear. Illustrated by Walter Crane and Jacome Hood. Gift inscription from 1911: "Geraldine with love from Sal." Copies of this book even in later printings are uncommon in part due to the fragile nature of the binding. <br/><br/> David Nutt hardcover books
482Together two pamphlet volumes. 8vo. 52 pp. original printed wrappers stapled; and 31 pp. original printed wrappers stapled with separation of the wrappers at the spine; this copy with pencil notes on the verso of the final leaf and a few examples of underlining in the text. Later printing of The Importance of Being Earnest with a notice on the front wrappers that reads "The Amateur Fee for each representation of this Play is Five Guineas payable to Samuel French Limited 89 Strand London." The text of the Poems was originally published in 1894 by the Fortnightly Review in London this is a first edition with Frank Harris's homage to Wilde. unknown books
19731332657Norwalk CT: Easton Press 1973. Collectors Edition. Octavo 239 pages; VG; bound in fine green genuine leather with bright gilt spine title and gilt motif on covers; gilt text blocks; silk endpapers; silk ribbon; shelved in Case 9 3/4. 1332657. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Easton Press unknown books
1895215072London: Elkin Mathews. Dublin: Hodges Figgis & Co. Limited 1895. First edition. xiii 1 140 4 20 ads pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original green cloth. Fine. First edition. xiii 1 140 4 20 ads pp. 1 vols. 8vo. With 4 poems by Oscar Wilde and poems by Douglas Hyde Aubrey de Vere John Todhunter William Wilde. Elkin Mathews. Dublin: Hodges, Figgis & Co., Limited unknown books
0782<br/><br/>Wilde Oscar Salome.A Tragedy in One Act. New York E.P. Dutton & Company 1927. Vassos John illustrator. New York: 1927. First edition copy number 55 of 500 copies signed by Vassos. Quarto. Black paper boards gilt-lettered on front cover and spine. Slight fading and wear to spine notoriously fragile else fine. Often reprinted the first edition of these illustrations is scarce. <br/><br/>Johh Vassos 1898-1985 was a Greek-American illustrator artist and industrial designer. His illustrations to Salome take an art-deco approach popular with artist like Boris Artzybasheff although Vassos' use of black and white is necessarily devoid of Russian folk motifs. In their place is a wind-swept sensuality which carries substantail dramatic energy. hardcover books
190340283London 1903 but 1906. Small 12mo 14.5cm.; publisher's side-stitched printed drab wrappers; 12pp.; head- and tail-pieces by Beardsley. Wrappers quite brittle with some shallow losses along extremities none approaching text spine edge a bit toned else Good or better internally near fine. Pirated selection of aphorisms attributed to Leonard Smithers and dated April 1906 according to MASON 603. unknown books
2004167345New York and Manchester: Hudson Hills Press / Nahan Editions 2004. Deluxe Edition. Hardcover. VG/VG. A few fingerprints visible on a couple pages against a black background otherwise this is a great clean and tight copy. SIGNED by artist. Tall; red cloth over boards with black lettering on spine. Glossy color-illustrated dust jacket. 143 pp. Approx 83 color images of posters one signed with supplemental illustrations. This is one of 250 deluxe editions printed of which this is number 228 which includes a signed print. "Rafal Olbinski has expanded the definition and laid the groundwork of what an artist can be in the 21st century. Born and educated in Poland Olbinski's ties to European and American culture as well as being an exponent of classical art blurs the lines between the various disciplines of the arts by combining: painting illustration graphic design typography and stage design into poignant and memorable images that help define our culture and raise the level of aesthetics for today's and future generations." -- dj flap. Hudson Hills Press / Nahan Editions hardcover books
19062221794<p>Second edition. Small octavo. Original green stiff stapled wrappers stamped in black. No dust jacket. Very good. 34 pages. No signatures or bookplates.</p><p>Mason 592.</p> Privately Printed paperback books
1905229097London 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
