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197614235ENew York: Simon & Schuster 1976. First Edition. Inscribed and signed by the author Meta Wilde to fellow writer Wayne Warga. Inscribed: “For Wayne Warga whose encouragement and interest were important to us in the writing of this book. Warm regards Meta Wilde. November 1976. and Orin Borsten.†The story of a script girl who meets the married Faulkner when working on the scenario for Howard Hawk’s The Road to Glory and builds a relationship with him that continues for over thirty years. Illustrated. About fine copy with a trace of rubbing to the bottom corners in a near fine dust jacket with some slight fading to the spine. From the library of journalist and novelist Wayne Warga. The youngest editor at Life Magazine at age 25 Warga reported on John F. Kennedy’s race for the Presidency and went on to cover the Civil Rights movement for the magazine. For many years Warga was one of the leading writers at the Los Angeles Times where he did in depth articles and features on writers and people in the arts. Later Warga became a mystery novelist creating three well-received bibliomysteries: Hardcover Fatal Impressions and Singapore Transfer featuring Los Angeles rare book dealer Jeffrey Dean. Simon & Schuster hardcover books
19262221753<p>ONE OF 105 SPECIAL COPIES INSCRIBED</p><p>First edition. 10 1/4" x 8". 16 illustrations and facsimiles. Original tan linen over yellow boards light soiling. Spine label. No dust jacket. Very good. 140 pages. Scarce.</p><p>Over 329 items plus A items. Includes many listings for items not mentioned in Stuart Mason's Bibliography.</p><p>Copy #32. Inscribed November 1928: "Mrs. Burns Habner with kind regards from the publishers."</p><p>Printed by R. & R. Clark Limited Edinburgh.</p> Dulau & Company Limited 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
1891WRCLIT69505London: James R. Osgood McIlvaine 1891. Small quarto. Gilt green cloth backed cream cloth over boards elaborately decorated in gilt and red. Plates illustrations and decorated endsheets. Binding a bit darkened with some pale discolorations at edge 1895 ownership signature on preliminary blank corners a trifle worn the plates by Shannon somewhat faded as usual but still legible a few small nicks and a short tear to the edges of the front free endsheet but a good sound copy a few leaves unopened. First edition. Design illustrations and decorations by C. Ricketts and C. Shannon with plates by the latter. One of one thousand copies printed. Mason/Millard gives an account of the circumstances which led to the faint state of the Shannon plates. Contains four short stories: "The Young King" which first appeared in THE LADY'S PICTORIAL Christmas Number 1888 "The Birthday of the Infanta" which first appeared in PARIS ILLUSTRÉ March 30 1889 "The Fisherman and His Soul" and "The Star- Child." Because of its physical construction a book very difficult to find in agreeable condition. MASON/MILLARD 347. James R. Osgood McIlvaine hardcover books
189422263London: John Lane 1894. First edition. Hardcover. Publisher's full mauve cloth stamped in gilt spine stamped and lettered in gilt. Very good. 154 pages. 27.5 x 16 cm. Limited edition one of 500 with 16 pages of advertisements at end dated March 1894 Cover gilt design florets by Charles Shannon considerably influenced by his lifetime partner Charles Ricketts both of whom produced work for the Doves Press. MASON 364. The play premièred on 19 April 1893 at London's Haymarket Theatre satirizing English upper-class society. Spine dulled spine extremities creased binding tight; a reasonably sound copy. John Lane hardcover books
1894282902London: John Lane 1894. Limited. hardcover. very good. Tall 8vo lavender cloth faded to tan with gilt designs considerably browned on the spine and edges; pages untrimmed London: John Lane 1894. Limited First Edition.<br/><br/> Mason 365. One of only 50 copies printed simultaneously with the first trade edition. Internally fine and clean.<br/><br/> John Lane unknown books
1894304822London: John Lane at the Sign of the Bodley Head in Vigo Street. Printed by T. and A. Constable Edinburgh 1894. First edition one of 500 copies. 154 1 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Original mauve cloth decorated in gilt. Spine faded cloth at extremities frayed corners bumped some soiling to cloth front flyelaf and first blank torn at gutter. Good. First edition one of 500 copies. 154 1 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Mason 365 John Lane at the Sign of the Bodley Head in Vigo Street. Printed by T. and A. Constable, Edinburgh unknown books
1894256986London: John Lane at the Sign of the Bodley Head in Vigo Street 1894. First edition one of 50 Large Paper copies. 154 1 pp. Printed by T. and A. Constable Edinburgh. 1 vols. 4to. Original buckram gilt. Spine and extremities darkened endleaves with some paste darkening else fine in a custom purple half-morocco slipcase and chemise. First edition one of 50 Large Paper copies. 154 1 pp. Printed by T. and A. Constable Edinburgh. 1 vols. 4to. Large Paper Copy One of 50. An attractive large paper copy. Wilde's witty and urbane satire of the English upper class. This was written and produced in 1893 near the height of Wilde's career between Salome 1891 and his masterpiece The Importance of Being Ernest 1895. Mason 365. Provenance: Arthur Chester Rhodes John Lane at the Sign of the Bodley Head in Vigo Street unknown books
1894OW018London: John Lane at the Sign of The Bodley Head 1894 First edition one of 50 large-paper copies printed on handmade paper. Original publisher's yellow buckram boards with gilt decorations by Charles Shannon to covers and spine spine lettered in gilt. Covers toned along outer margin spine toned only the slightest trace of rubbing to the extremities former owner bookplate to front pastedown and light offsetting to endpapers. A very good tight and clean copy. An extremely scarce book in the large-paper format. Mason 365. A Woman of No Importance was published simultaneously in two formats: small octavo the standard edition of 500 copies and quarto the "Large Paper" issue of 50 copies. While both constitute the first edition of A Woman of No Importance the large paper copies are decidedly rarer than the octavos; intended to be more exclusive and deluxe publications large paper formats were typically produced using higher quality materials lacked the publisher's advertisements and were printed in small print runs. Because they were intended as collectibles from publication large paper copies of Wilde's plays are exceedingly scarce. A Woman of No Importance is a four-act play that was first produced in London at the Haymarket Theatre on April 19 1893. Like many of Wilde's plays it satirizes the English upper-class and criticizes Victorian society. The title "a woman of no importance" refers to the character Mrs. Arbuthnot who bears the illegitimate son of Lord Illingworth. Although societal conventions deem her a sinful woman Wilde proves Arbuthnot a respectable widow who is rewarded with a son who treats women respectfully. In contrast Illingworth one of Wilde's archetypal dandy figures is rejected by his son and may of the women in the play making him a "man of no importance.". First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine. Illus. by Shannon Charles. London: John Lane at the Sign of The Bodley Head hardcover books
138679Girard KS: Haldeman-Julius Company n.d. 96p. wraps slightly browned. Little Blue Book 376. Haldeman-Julius Company unknown books
1953293402Oriole Press 1953. Limited. pamphlet. fine. Small thin 8vo unpaginated pink-orange rice-paper wrappers.````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Oriole Press 1953. Limited Edition.<br/><br/> One of 50 unnumbered handset copies printed by Joseph Ishill and not for sale. Bookplate loosely attached.<br/><br/> Oriole Press unknown books
1899295434London: Smithers 1899. Limited. hardcover. very good. 16 214 pages. Square 8vo original lavender cloth with gilt decorations on covers uncut edges. London: Leonard Smithers 1899. Limited First Edition. Some minor soiling & bubbling on the cover but still a very good internally clean copy of this exceedingly rare book.<br/><br/> One of Wilde's most frequently produced plays. Number 41 of only 100 large-paper copies signed by Wilde. Preserved in a 1/4 leather clam-shell case.<br/><br/> Smithers unknown books
1899281517London: Smithers 1899. Limited. hardcover. very good. 16 214 pages. Square 8vo original lavender cloth with gilt decorations on covers uncut edges. London: Leonard Smithers 1899. Limited First Edition. Some fading soiling & shelf-wear on the binding; old heraldic bookplate on end-paper which has offset onto front flyleaf still a very good clean copy of this exceedingly rare book.<br/><br/> One of Wilde's most frequently produced plays. Number 38 of only 100 large-paper copies signed by Wilde.<br/><br/> Smithers unknown books
189912241JLondon: Leonard Smithers 1899. First Edition. One of 1000 numbered copies. Original lavender gilt-stamped and decorated cloth. Ownership inscription and bookplates of Chauncey Lawrence Williams and Scott Cunningham on the front pastedown. A little trace of sunning to spine with some rubbing near bottom of spine some dust-soiling to the boards else a very good copy. Leonard Smithers hardcover books
189996121London: Leonard Smithers and Co 1899. First signed limited edition of Wilde's classic comedic stage play. Octavo original lavender publisher's cloth with gilt titles to the spine and gilt flourishes to the spine and front panel. One of 100 large paper copies signed by Oscar Wilde this is number 85. In near fine condition with a touch of toning. A superior example. Wilde's play premiered in January 1895 to an audience that included the Prince of Wales and was an immediate success. Together with The Importance of Being Earnest An Ideal Husband is often considered Wilde's dramatic masterpiece. After Earnest it is his most popularly produced play. It has been adapted to film several times first in 1935 most recently in 1999 starring Julianne Moore Minnie Driver Cate Blanchett and Rupert Everett. Leonard Smithers and Co hardcover books
189916085London: Leonard Smithers and Co 1899. First edition signed limited edition. Octavo original lavender publisher's cloth. One of 100 large paper copies signed by Oscar Wilde. In very good condition with some light rubbing and darkening to the extremities. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Wilde's play premiered in January 1895 to an audience that included the Prince of Wales and was an immediate success. Together with The Importance of Being Earnest An Ideal Husband is often considered Wilde's dramatic masterpiece. After Earnest it is his most popularly produced play. It has been adapted to film several times first in 1935 most recently in 1999 starring Julianne Moore Minnie Driver Cate Blanchett and Rupert Everett. Mason 385. Leonard Smithers and Co hardcover books
191931863New York: Boni & Liveright 1919. First Modern Library edition. Limp leather lightly rubbed. Fall 1919 publisher's catalogue. Initialled by Ira Gershwin on endpaper. <br/><br/> Boni & Liveright hardcover books
19307583NY DUTTON 1930 1930. DUST JACKET VERY GOOD. Hardcover. NY, DUTTON, 1930 hardcover books
7584NY DUTTON 1930. NY, DUTTON, 1930 unknown 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
192844546Paris: Black Sun Press Editions Narcisse 1928. Of an edition limited to 113 this is # 23 of 100 copies on Van Gelder Zonen paper. Softcover. Very good/Very good. Paris: Black Sun Press Editions Narcisse 1928. Of an edition limited to 113 this is # 23 of 100 copies on Van Gelder Zonen paper. Frontispiece and 8 plates in color and metallic inks by Alastair. 30 pp. Softcover. 4to. Cream stiff wrappers. Light scattered foxing else very good in a glassine wrapper with a small chip at the heel and the tip of the corners worn through. Errata slip tipped-in at back. Housed in a completely restored silver chemise and slipcase. Very good/Very good. Insurance required to ship this item. Black Sun Press, Editions Narcisse paperback books
198634259Natick: Picture Book Studio. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1986. Hardcover. 0887080278 . Illustrated by Lisbeth Zwerger. First printing. "Picture Book Studio Journal 2" laid in. Fine in a very near fine price clipped dust jacket. . Picture Book Studio hardcover books
1898183426London: Murdoch & Co 1898. Pamphlet. 16p. first separate appearance plain printed softbound stapled as issued in textured buff wraps. Covers are split along the spinefold and detached and show mild dust- and handling-soil; the single staple is rusted without significant migration. Text is clean except for earlier booksellers' notes on titlepage. As is; should be quite amenable to restoration. This letter originally appeared in "The Daily Chronicle" on May 28 1897 and is here reprinted with an additional publisher's note; Wilde's name appears at the end of the letter not in the titling. Murdoch & Co unknown books
1898WRCLIT69507London: Murdoch & Company 1898. 16pp. Printed wrappers. Early cellotape backing along wrapper spine a bit dusty otherwise about very good. First printing in booklet form of Wilde's letter about the Warder Martin case first published in THE DAILY CHRONICLE on 28 May 1897 - Martin had been dismissed as warder at Reading Prison for having shown kindness and giving food to a hungry child prisoner. The publisher included a prefatory note to this printing of the text seeking relief and assistance for Martin who was at that time still unemployed. The text was later reprinted with similar documents in DE PROFUNDIS. MASON/MILLARD 26. Murdoch & Company unknown books
1921258789New York: Bigelow Brown & Co 1921. Authorized edition. Frontispiece to each volume. 10 vols. 8vo. Bound in three quarters red morocco and cloth sides. Some toning to spines else VG. Authorized edition. Frontispiece to each volume. 10 vols. 8vo. Bigelow, Brown & Co unknown books