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1898183630London: Leonard Smithers 1898. For he who lives more lives than one more deaths than one must die First edition one of 800 unnumbered copies printed on handmade paper; a further 30 copies on japon were published simultaneously. The first edition sold out rapidly and a second edition was issued within weeks. Octavo. Original white quarter cloth spine lettered in gilt light brown cloth sides edges untrimmed leaves unopened. Housed in a custom yellow cloth chemise and quarter calf with yellow cloth slipcase. Spine lightly toned and bumped at head covers bright text clean. A near-fine copy. Mason 371. hardcover
1898WILDEOSC009699Leonard Smithers London. 1898. Fourth edition. Octavo. 31 leaves printed on rectos only. Two-tone buckram covers. Published anonymously. It was only after the sixth edition that Wilde's name appeared on the title-page. Covers a little marked. Cloth slightly bubbled. Small rustmark at outer edge of front free endpaper. Leonard Smithers, London. hardcover
189823069London: Leonard Smithers 1898. Sixth Edition. Hardcover. Orig. cream cloth and light brown cloth spine darkened. Very good. 31 pages. 23 x 14 cm. One of a 1000 copies on handmade paper. The last edition to identify the author as "C.3.3." -- Wilde was imprisoned in cell block C landing C Cell 3. This narrative a tale of Charles Thomas Woodbridge's 1896 execution at Reading for the murder of his wife. Small owner signature free front endpaper free endpapers toned. Leonard Smithers hardcover
189966272London: Leonard Smithers 1899. 8vo. 31 pp one of the unauthorised editions printed between 1899 and 1907 based on the 7th edition Mason 378 which first identified Wilde as the author. They printed at 137 Dalling Road Hammersmith. Quite heavily foxed first few pages fading and marks to spine. . Very Good. Cloth. 1899. Leonard Smithers 1899 hardcover
189911036London 1899. Flecken auf Einbd. berieben. EA 8°. Hln. Literatur unknown
1898162864London: Leonard Smithers 1898. Written from exile in France First and limited edition one of 800 unnumbered copies printed on handmade paper; a further 30 copies on japon were also issued. Wilde published this work under the pseudonym "C.3.3." after his cell in Reading Gaol the third cell on the third landing of Gallery C. The first edition sold out rapidly and a second edition was printed within weeks. Octavo. Original white quarter cloth spine lettered in gilt yellow cloth sides fore and bottom edges untrimmed. Housed in a custom pink morocco backed slipcase and chemise. Bookplate of Douglass Cooper to front pastedown. Spine ends bumped a little soiling to cloth endpapers lightly browned and foxed else a near-fine copy in unusually nice condition. Mason 371. hardcover
189823817London: Leonard Smithers 1898. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. quarter cream and light brown cloth spine darkened. Very good. 31 pages. 23 x 14 cm. "Of this Edition eight hundred copies have been printed on hand-made paper and thirty copies on Japanese vellum." The last edition to identify the author as "C.3.3." -- Wilde was imprisoned in cell block C landing C Cell 3. This narrative a tale of Charles Thomas Woodbridge's 1896 execution at Reading for the murder of his wife. Three small fade spots front cover and slight crinkling at back cover toward head at fore-edge. Nicks to spine head and foot. Leonard Smithers hardcover
1899140938501London: Leonard Smithers 1899. First Edition. Very Good. First Edition first printing. One of 800 copies originally printed which sold out immediately. Very Good. Covers soiled corners and spine ends softened. Endsheets offset from binder's glue. Previous owner name partially effaced from front paste down. Slight odor to pages. Clipping with apparently forged signature of Oscar Wilde tipped in on recto of final blank sheet by no means assumed to be authentic. Leonard Smithers unknown
1898004339London: Leonard Smithers 1898. Wilde used his prisoner's number as his nom de plume for the early printings. This is a Very Good copy of the "Fourth Edition" Printing. Tan and cream-coloured binding with gilt titling on the spine. Clean text; 31 pages text printed only on the recto. There is a contemporary 22 May 1898 previous-owner signature only three letters on the front free endpaper. There is a tiny bookseller label Brentano's Paris on the rear paste-down. The paste-downs and free endpapers are typically tanned. The corners are bumped; surfaces soiled; and there is a crease on the rear cover. The spine has darkened but the lettering remains readable. Within this rather used-looking exterior the textblock is wonderfully fresh and bright. A solid copy of this rare edition. Fourth Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Leonard Smithers Hardcover
1899004441London: Leonard Smithers 1899. First published in 1898 anonymously under Wilde's Prisoner identification number this is a copy of the Seventh Printing which was the first to identify him by name. This copy also states "Entered at the Library of Congress Washington U.S.A." indicating an American issue; a bit uncommon thus. Ochre cloth binding with gilt lettering on a linen spine. Clean text; 31 pages. This is a Very Good copy but there are some issues. The corners are bumped; there is a spot on the front cover and a few stains on the rear. Some cracking to the hingesgive it a shaken feel. Also there is a long inscription in Latin also done into English on the FFEP and a signature on the Dedication Page. A decent-enough place-holder but certainly not for the advanced collector. . Later Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Leonard Smithers Hardcover
189823925Leonard Smithers. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1898. Stated 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Slim 8vo. London: Leonard Smithers 1898. Slim 8vo 4. 31pp. Printed on hand-made paper on one side of the page with deckle finish. Original quarter white linen mustard boards backstrip lettered in gilt a very good copy slightly soiled and backstrip lightly tanned. . Leonard Smithers hardcover
1898282548London: Smithers 1898. First. hardcover. very good. Slim 8vo mustard cloth backed in white with gilt lettering. London: Leonard Smithers 1898. Limited First Edition.<br/> <br/> One of 800 copies printed on hand-made paper on one side only. Inscribed on title page; "I.O. from F.A.S. Guilsborough Hall." A very good copy with some bubbling of the cloth and light soil. Irene Osgood later the wife of R.H. Sherard author of the life of Oscar Wilde was a novelist. This book was given to her by Sir Frank Athelstane Swettenham Preserved in an attractive1/4 leather slipcase with an elaborately gilt spine.<br/> <br/> Smithers unknown
189915144JNew York: Benj. R. Tucker 1899. First American Edition. Three pirated editions of Wilde’s classic poem were issued in America in 1899 the Tucker edition. precedes the other two and is the True First American Edition. Issued in paper wrappers and cloth this copy is the rare hardbound state. Gilt-stamped blue cloth with white cloth spine. Hinges cracked. Some minor foxing to the preliminaries at little darkening at spine very good. Rare. Benj. R. Tucker hardcover
189954608NY: Benj. R. Tucker 1899. Early US edition. 44 pp. Small tear to the fore-edge of one leaf else very good plus in two part gilt-stamped cloth with darkened spine. NY: Benj. R. Tucker, hardcover
1898882015London: 1898. First Edition. 8vo. One of 800 copies on handmade paper. White lined-backed cinnamon cloth in a later cloth slipcase. Binding lightly soiled. Mason 371. Original White Cloth Gilt. Good. Hardcover
1899284591United Kingdom: Leonard Smithers 1899. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. hardback slim octavo the seventh edition with copyright date facing the half-title and name of Wilde in brackets beneath the title. Bound in quarter white cloth darkened and soiled to spine dark yellow cloth sides shelf soiled. Rubbed at the head and foot of the spine endpapers with some mild foxing the body of text clean and unmarked. . Leonard Smithers Hardcover
1890231H017818 East 17 St. New York: R.F. Fenno & Company 1890. Book. Good. Paperback. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 19pp plus three blank leaves at back. 20 x 12.5cm. Illustrations on front cover inside each cover and upon title page. Undated but appears to be circa 1890. Unmarked. Binding intact. Average wear. A sound copy. R.F. Fenno & Company Paperback
1894191144London: Chapman and Hall Limited July 1894. First edition and first appearance of Wilde's "Poems in Prose". The poems are printed on pages 22-29 and comprises "The Artist" "The Doer of Good" "The Disciple" "The Master" "The House of Judgment" and "The Teacher of Wisdom". Two previously appeared in The Spirit Lamp edited by Lord Alfred Douglas. Octavo. Early 20th-century grey cloth red morocco spine label bound with original wrappers. Red morocco booklabel of Alfred Sutro 1863-1933 English dramatist and translator; bookplate of William Roughead 1870-1952 designed by Robert Home and dated 1907; bookseller's ticket of William Brown Edinburgh; "Butteris" bookseller stamp to front wrapper. Spine ends bumped abrasion to spine label and first ad leaf minor nicks and marks to some pages. A very good copy. Mason 56. hardcover
1888170816London: David Nutt 1888. If you want a red rose. you must build it out of music by moonlight and stain it with your own heart's-blood First edition of Wilde's first and best-known collection of children's stories including "The Selfish Giant" "The Nightingale and the Rose" "The Devoted Friend" and "The Remarkable Rocket". Wilde's "reputation as an author dated from the publication of the Happy Prince and Other Tales in London in May 1888. The Athenaeum compared him to Hans Christian Andersen and Pater wrote to say that 'The Selfish Giant' was 'perfect in its kind' and the whole book written in 'pure English' - a wonderful compliment" Ellmann p. 282. Small quarto. Frontispiece with tissue guard and 2 plates by Walter Crane 12 head- and tailpieces by Jacomb Hood. Original cream paper-covered boards spine lettered in black front cover lettered in red with vignette design in black and publisher's device in red. Head of spine lightly worn boards rubbed a couple of bumps to extremities short split to front inner hinge endpapers and outer leaves lightly foxed contents otherwise clean and unmarked. A very good copy of this fragile production. Mason 313 "1000 copies". Richard Ellmann Oscar Wilde 1987. hardcover
1899127644David Nutt 1899. Hardcover. Very Good. 6x0x9. 1899 David Nutt second edition illustrated by Walter Crane and Jacomb Hood including tissue guarded frontis. Tight binding ownership ink to front paste down. Illustrated front board shows water spots. Please email for photos. David Nutt hardcover
1889111349David Nutt. London. 1889. David Nutt. London. 1889. Second edition. There were only 1000 copies of the first edition published in 1888. Printed cream paper covered boards. soiled and rubbed lacks spine. Endpapers browned inner hinge visible contents slightly shaken a few margins thumbed. Pages toned. All three plates present but two of them - The Selfish Giant and The Remarkable Rocket coloured in. One headpiece also coloured and another headpiece partially coloured in. The frontis. of The Happy Prince remains untouched. Rear endpapers carelessly opened along top edge not affecting any text. Please contact us for more information. hardcover
1888111490David Nutt 1888-01-01. First Edition. hardcover. Good. 9x6x1. 1888 David Nutt first edition in paper covered boards spine is chipped shows age tone and fox binding is tender.Plate of the Happy Prince loose and laid in. Bookplate to front paste down. F34 Please email for photos. David Nutt hardcover
1890972Boston: Roberts Brothers 1890. Hardcover. Very Good. Illustrated by Walter Crane and Jacomb Hood Very Good condition with water marks and soiling to original gray cloth cover. Interior text as new no markings binding tight Roberts Brothers hardcover
1899022513LONDON : Leonard SMITHERS and Co. 1899. Not Stated . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Leonard SMITHERS and Co. B00K: Very G00D/ 1899 . B00K: Very G00D/ $3985.O3 Reduced from. the IMP0RTANCE of BEING EARNEST: a TRIVIAL C0MEDY for SERI0US PE0PLE by the Author of Lady Windermere's Fan. WILDE 0scar Leonard SMITHERS and Co. 1899 There is no limited or edition statement. H/c Brown Top And Balance Of Tan Spine With Title And Design In Polished Gold Letters Hard Cover B00K: Very G00D/ Shelf Edge And Corner Wear. 151 Numbered Pages Printed On Tan Paper Browning And Spotting From Aging In Very Good/ Condition Clean And Tight To The Spine Slight Wear. The Exterior Covering Of The Boards Are Not Decorated. D/j: None. = Description Applies To This B00K Only Which Is A Historically Significant Treasure From The Past Hard To Find Will Be Packaged And Shipped = Carefully To Avoid Shipping Damage And Will Make It An Excellent Addition To Your Own Personal Library Collection Or As A Gift For The Discriminating Reader / Collector/. = WORLD WIDE SHIPPING AVAILABLE. <br/> <br/> Leonard SMITHERS and Co. hardcover
1899355490724400London 1899. First Edition. Hard Cover. London: Leonard Smithers 1899. First Edition. First Printing. This is the first impression which was limited to 1000 copies this being # 33. Publisher's original pale salmon binding with gilt leaf stamping to panels. 152 pages. This copy is about VG with the usual slight fading to the gilt leaf. Boards clean and tidy with no noteworthy issues. There is a book-plate to the front paste-down of "Richard Buckle". No previous owner inscriptions. The spine has been sympathetically and skilfully re-backed in brown morocco with the title and author in gilt with leaf stamps blind-stamped in three places. The interior of the book is clean tidy and tightly bound with minor foxing to several pages. Photographs/scans available upon request. hardcover