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2022x-1119213967Wiley 2022. Hardcover. New. 2nd edition. 600 pages. 9.61x6.69x1.34 inches. Wiley hardcover
196829200New York:: Random House 1968. First Printing of the First US Edition. A fine copy in maroon cloth binding in a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with a closed edge tear to the spine fold. Although known primarily as the irreverent but dazzlingly witty playwright Oscar Wilde was also an able and farsighted critic. He was an early advocate of criticism as an independent branch of literature and stressed its vital role in the creative process. Included in Richard Ellmann's impressive collection of Wilde's criticism The Artist as Critic is a wide selection of Wilde's book reviews as well as such famous longer works as "The Portrait of Mr. W.H." "The Soul Man under Socialism" and the four essays which make up Intentions. The Artist as Critic will satisfy any Wilde fan's yearning for an essential reading of his critical work. Random House, hardcover
193281512Bloomsbury: Nonsuch Press 1932. First edition. 59 pp. Light offsetting to endpapers else very near fine in near fine printed dust jacket with light chipping to crown. One of 800 numbered copies. 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. Bloomsbury: Nonsuch Press, unknown
1905142408200016Methuen and Co. : London 1905. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Hardcover. SCARCE ORIGINAL 1905 PRINTING. "Second Edition" stated on title and copyright pages. Ex-Library with usual markings: bookplate inside front cover markings on front endpapers. Pages are clean and unmarked. Slightly foxed and tanned gilt top-edge shows soiling. Page edges untrimmed. Blue cloth covers with gilt lettering and decoration show moderate edge wear with rubbing and light scuffing to corners and spine tips. Rubbing to spine fading along bottom. Book is slightly shelf-cocked. Front hinge is cracked binding remains tight. INCLUDES PREFACE BY ROBERT ROSS. AN EXCELLENT READING OR REFERENCE COPY.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day! Methuen and Co. : London hardcover
192118951Paris: Calmann-Levy Editeurs 1921. An elegant copy of the 1921 1st French edition complete unto itself. Professionally bound in a handsome 3/4 morocco over marbled boards with the binder's stamp at the first blank endpaper. Solid and VG with very light offsetting along the top-edges and just a touch of light wear at the spine crown. 5 raised bands fine gilt-tooling within the compartments offsetting dark-leather title label in gilt. 12mo top-edge gilt as well. Lovely matching marbled endpapers lacking the original wrappers. Calmann-Levy, Editeurs unknown
192318815Paris: Les Editions G. Cres 1923. 1/4 leather. Near Fine. Alastair. Sumptuous 1923 edition with Alastair's remarkable illustrations --en coulour-- complementing Oscar Wilde's text. Handsomely bound in a 1/4 dark leather over marbled boards. 5 raised bands decorative gilt devices within the compartments. Solid and VG to Near Fine. Very clean internally as well. 12mo top-edge gilt matching marbled endpapers and pastedowns. Les Editions G. Cres unknown
1920mon0003874161New York: Brentano's 1920. Hardcover. Very Good. . Large 8vo 12 color plates. DJ in mylar sleeve shows minor wear rubbing tanning. Pages tanned and clean. New York: Brentano's hardcover
190511175Hartford CT: Privately Printed By Sherwood Press 1905. This is a privately printed edition of this work and is Limited to 225 copies of which this is number 7. The paper spine label has yellowed with age although the printed title is still very legible. The rest of the book is quite nice with marbled boards good quality paper and is mostly uncut. A nice copy of a scarce Oscar Wilde piece. Limited Edition. Hardcover Comic. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Privately Printed By Sherwood Press Hardcover
192118951Paris: Calmann-Levy Editeurs 1921. An elegant copy of the 1921 1st French edition complete unto itself. Professionally bound in a handsome 3/4 morocco over marbled boards with the binder's stamp at the first blank endpaper. Solid and VG with very light offsetting along the top-edges and just a touch of light wear at the spine crown. 5 raised bands fine gilt-tooling within the compartments offsetting dark-leather title label in gilt. 12mo top-edge gilt as well. Lovely matching marbled endpapers lacking the original wrappers. <br/><br/> Calmann-Levy, Editeurs hardcover books
192318815Paris: Les Editions G. Cres 1923. 1/4 leather. Near Fine. Alastair. Sumptuous 1923 edition with Alastair's remarkable illustrations --en coulour-- complementing Oscar Wilde's text. Handsomely bound in a 1/4 dark leather over marbled boards. 5 raised bands decorative gilt devices within the compartments. Solid and VG to Near Fine. Very clean internally as well. 12mo top-edge gilt matching marbled endpapers and pastedowns. <br/><br/> Les Editions G. Cres hardcover books
19302221855<p>Octavo. Illustrated with 16 full page b/w illustrations by Ben Kutcher. 10 page introduction by H. L. Mencken. Pictorial endpapers also by Kutcher. Original gilt stamped pictorial cloth with variant designs on front and back covers top edge stained red. Dust jacket with designs that replicates stamping on front and rear cover price clipped; small chips; short tears. Very good 180 pages. Scarce in dust jacket.</p><p>Scarce in dust jacket.</p><p>Printed by The Quinn and Boden Company.</p><p>Adler page 24 noting 1918 1925 printings with various publishers.</p> Dodd, Mead and Company hardcover books
1904WRCLIT24305London: Printed for Private Circulation 1904. Printed green wrappers. Small somewhat bizarre bookplate two short creased tears in wrapper edges otherwise a very good copy. First British and first separate edition of this essay first published as an introduction to Rennell Rodd's ROSE-LEAF AND APPLE-LEAF published in Philadelphia in 1882. One of two hundred numbered copies. MASON 614. Printed for Private Circulation unknown books
1922632Paris: Editions G. Cres et Cie 1922. First Edition with these illustrations. Nine full page plates in red and black by Alastair. vii i 89 7pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original printed self-wrappers with an illustration in black and red on the front cover. Wrappers slightly darkened otherwise Very Good. Alastair. First Edition with these illustrations. Nine full page plates in red and black by Alastair. vii i 89 7pp. 1 vols. 8vo. The first edition with Alistair's eerie and beautiful illustrations. Editions G. Cres et Cie unknown books
1905259306Hartford Conn.: Privately Printed by the Sherwood Press 1905. First edition no. 41 of 225 numbered copies. 45 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Quarter green cloth and marbled boards spine label. First edition no. 41 of 225 numbered copies. 45 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. An uncommon private printing ostensibly preceding the appearance of this essay in the Methuen collected edition of 1908. Wilde wrote the essay as an entry in the Chancellor's English essay prize contest at Oxford in 1879. The ms. except for a portion in the Clark Library was not recovered until the edition had progressed so it appears in fragments split between 2 volumes and then is finally collected as a complete entity in the 1909 Miscellanies volume. This printing is unrecorded by Millard and was not present in the Dulau catalogue so one might suspect a false imprint date. A copy did appear in the 1924 Quinn sale with the date represented as literal. Mason makes reference to this title but does not list a separate citation for it. Privately Printed [by the Sherwood Press] unknown books
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
188878557Boston:: Ticknor and Company 1888. First American edition. publisher's brown cloth with printed paper label on spine. The spine label is tanned with shallow chipping at the edges and a few abrasions; shallow use at extremities of spine; clean tight and sound. 12mo. To Which is Appended a Chapter on "The Ancient Race of Ireland." by the Late Sir William Wilde. Lady Jane Wild was the mother of Oscar Wilde. Ticknor and Company, hardcover
1976001857New York: Simon & Schuster 1976. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Authors. 1st Edition. 1st printing both inscribed and signed and dated by author to previous owner both on the front free endpaper and the half-title page. Spine tight but has slight cant tips pointed boards stiff and square. Boards have rubbing on bottom and top edge. Clean throughout. Otherwise text block square and clean. The dust jacket is NOT price clipped but has some wear and tear at some edges and at spine tips. Looks adorable in an archival mylar cover. Shipped in a gift wrappable box. Simon & Schuster Hardcover
19371546Moscow; Leningrad: Detizdat 1937. 32 pp: ill. 195x137 cm. In original illustrated publisher's wrappers. Light damp stains on the wrappers and occasionally throughout the copy loss of small fragments of the wrappers loss of the pieces of the spine previous owner's inscription on the title page O. Japaridze. 1937. XI. Otherwise good. <br /> <br /> The first separate edition of Oscar Wilde's "Predannyy drug"i.e. The Devoted Friend in Russian. <br /> <br /> First edition. Scarce. Edited by E. Bobrishyova. Original English version published in 1888. Translated from English by Sokolova. Wrapper design and 6 black and white illustrations throughout by the Soviet Ukrainian artist Anna Davydova 1888-. At different times Anna studied in the Kyiv Drawing School under N. Murashko in the Kyiv Art School under N. Pimonenko and I. Seleznev in K. Yuona's studio in Moscow as well as in Munich Dresden and Rome. In 1935 she began working as a professional illustrator of children's literature and designed Anton Chekhov's "Van'ka" 1936 Mamin-Sibiryak's "Yemelya-Okhotnik" i.e. Emelya the Hunter 1937 A. Gaidar's "Dal'niye strany" i.e. Distant Countries 1937 etc. <br /> <br /> "Predannyy drug" first appeared in Russia in the collection of Oscar Wilde's works "Zamechatel'nye rasskazi i skazki izlozhennye Iv. P. Sakharovim" i.e. Wonderful Stories and Fairy Tales Told for Children by Iv. P. Sakharov in 1911. Oscar Wilde was largely considered one of the most popular British authors first in the Russian Empire and then in Soviet Russia. His creative works began to appear in Russian translations from the early-1900s. In 1912 Wilde's complete works were published in Russia - a rare event for an English author among the other writers of the time only Rudyard Kipling was honored in the same way.<br /> <br /> No copies found in Worldcat. Detizdat unknown
1914055730LONDON ENGLAND: METHUEN & CO. FIRST THUS MENDED DJ . Very Good. Hardcover. 1914. METHUEN & CO. hardcover
190412839London: Privately printed 1904. First separate edition a pirated edition produced by Leonard Smithers one of 300 copies. Original blue-gray printed wrappers uncut. . Quarto. One inch tear along back joint Top corner of front cover and bottom corner of back cover torn a few other small chips. Bookplate of the American collector Henry W. Poor. A very good copy of a fragile book. The first story written after Wilde's embrace of homosexuality. Privately printed, unknown
1894304460London: Printed for Private Circulation. 11 pages. Number 69 of 75 copies. Some light foxing to the pages. A piracy actually printed circa 1905. In Stuart Mason's bibliography as item 600. . Near Fine. Soft cover. First Thus. 1894. Printed for Private Circulation paperback
188121118Roberts Brothers. Good with no dust jacket. 1881. Hardcover. Green boards gilt titling to spine gilt embossed globe with child atop on cover. Light scuffing to surface corners and head and tail of spine bumped. Floral endpapers front and back no tears or separations in gutters. Binding stitching has broken with pages 65-88 loose from binding and pages 89-112 hanging by the bottom threads. All other sections appear intact. Penciled name and date on blank fly. Text unmarked. Photos on request. ; 7.0 X 4.75 X 0.80 inches; 230 pages . Roberts Brothers hardcover
