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1937021166New York: Limited Editions Club 1937. Hardcover. Wear to spine mostly at tips and along front edge with some loss; contents clean. Near Very Good in a Very Good slipcase. Zhenya Gay. Quarto 7-1/2" x 11" bound in full granite-gray sheepskin leather embossed to resemble a jail cell wall; 76 pages. Copy #473 of 1500 illustrated with 8 full-page ORIGINAL LITHOGRAPHS by Zhenya Gay and SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. One of the more unusual bindings of the press. <br/><br/> Limited Editions Club hardcover
1925139325London: Methuen & Co. Ltd 1925. First illustrated edition of this rare Wilde title. Royal octavo original half cloth illustrated with woodcuts by Frans Masereel. One of 450 numbered copies this is number 16. Fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition. Wilde’s “theme is not as is often supposed art’s divorce from life but its inescapable arraignment by experience. His creative works almost always end in unmasking. The hand that adjusts the green carnation suddenly shakes an admonitory finger. While the ultimate virtue in Wilde’s essays is in make-believe the denouement of his dramas and narratives is that masks have to go. We must acknowledge what we are. Wilde at least was keen to do so. Though he offered himself as the apostle of pleasure his created world contains much pain†Ellmann xvi. Methuen & Co. Ltd hardcover
19371251331937. New York: Printed for members of the Limited Editions Club at the Harbor Press 1937. <br /> <br /> Large 8vo 42 pp. Illustrated with lithographs. Printed in red and black. Original gray leatherette with embossed brick design on upper board. Backstrip and tips worn pastedowns with a couple spots otherwise very good internally; in the red card slipcase lightly shelf worn.<br /> <br /> § Limited edition of 1500 copies signed by the illustrator Zhenya Gay. Introduction by Burton Rascoe. unknown
1937WILDEOSC004552The Limited Editions Club New York. 1937. First edition with these illustrations. Introduction by Burton Rascoe. Quarto. pp xii 44. 8 full-page original lithographs by Zhenya Gay. Full grey-green sheepskin with a bas-relief design of a brick wall and a barred window. Top edge gilt. Printed by John S. Fass at the Harbor Press New York. One of 1500 numbered copies signed by the artist.Head and tail of spine a little rubbed otherwise very good indeed in the publisher's red cloth slipcase. The Limited Editions Club, New York. hardcover
190326726NY: E. F. Clode. Good with no dust jacket. 1903. Hardcover. Cream boards stamped in gilt TEG rough cut edges. Limited edition 249/259. Covers stained corners frayed backstrip paper about half gone; PO pencilled names. A few minor lightly pencilled notations in text. Hinges sound. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . E. F. Clode hardcover
1903005212New York: E.J. Clode 1903. Perhaps Wilde's most well-known poem originally published with his prisoner number "C.3.3." as a pseudonym by the publication of this version his name had been revealed and used by other publishers. This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition which was LIMITED to 259 copies. An uncommon to scarce edition. Bound in vellum with titling in gilt on the spine and front cover. Clean text; printed in red and black with edges deckle. Not paginated; Quercus counts 57 and the limitation page. Period 1906 previous-owner signature on FFEP with the notation "her wedding day." Rubbed at the margins with soiling or darkening definitely showing due to nature of the binding. The spine is darkened and has some tiny tears; while the gilt is bright it is a bit of a chore to read without a squint or two. Limited. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. E.J. Clode Hardcover
1928010791New York: E. P. Dutton 1928. Upper cover corners very slightly worn. Original Cloth-backed Boards. Very Good. Illus. by Conceptions By John Vassos. E. P. Dutton Hardcover
1937000128New York: Limited Editions Club. Zhenya Gay illustrator. Quarto 7-1/2" x 11" bound in full granite-gray sheepskin leather embossed to resemble a jail cell wall; 76 pages. Copy number 721 of 1500 illustrated with 8 full-page ORIGINAL LITHOGRAPHS by Zhenya Gay and SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. In original slip case. Ware to spine and extremities. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1937. Limited Editions Club hardcover
192427716NY: H. S. Nichols. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1924. 1st thus. Hardcover. Full black leather stamped in gilt all edges gilt. Pocket-sized edition of "Precious Tomes." Light rubbing to leather at points few small rubbed spots to covers. Frontis photo with facsimile autograph. Tight unmarked copy in lightly sunned publisher's box. ; 24mo 5" - 6" tall . H. S. Nichols hardcover
19487357London:: Castle Press 1948. First Edition. Castle Press, unknown
1905005702Greenwich Conn.: The Literary Collector Press 1905. Book. Very Good Minus. Paper Covered Boards. Limited and Numbered Edition. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. The Third Edition of this poem. Collector Reprints No. 3. # 66 of 275 copies printed on American hand-made paper. In the original gray paper boards with black lettering and red ruling on paper labels at cover and spine. Very Good Minus bottom 3 1/4" of paper at spine is gone. Internally clean and tight last page uncut. 39 pages. SCARCE. The Literary Collector Press Hardcover
1937140342N Y: Limited Editions Club 1937. Oversize Hardback. Fair/No Jacket. Gay Zhenya. Limited edition number 594 of 1500. Lithographs by Zhenya Gay. Signed by Zhenya. Bound in gray leather with brick and barred window pattern; worn at edges. Front board and leather spine are completely detached and only a completely separated fragment remains. 7 3/8""w x 11 1/4""h. 42 pages. Decorative red chapter numbers. In Very Good red slipcase. Keywords: Signed Zhenya Gay Limited Edition Irish Poet De Profundus Reading Gaol Dandy Letter Limited Editions Club hardcover
1937018551New York: Limited Editions Club 1937. Hardcover. The spine is very worn with the leather all but rubbed away although the gilt is still clear and bright and the covers are in nice shape; contents clean. Good only in a Good slipcase with the top edge partly detached. Zhenya Gay. Quarto 7-1/2" x 11" bound in full granite-gray sheepskin leather embossed to resemble a jail cell wall; 76 pages. Copy #393 of 1500 illustrated with 8 full-page ORIGINAL LITHOGRAPHS by Zhenya Gay and SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. One of the more unusual bindings of the press. <br/><br/> Limited Editions Club hardcover
1905004431New York: Brentano's 1905. This is a Very Good Plus copy of an early printing 1905 of Wilde's poem. Gray-green paper-covered boards with paper labels on the front cover and spine. Clean text; 39 pages. Nicely bright and clear printed on quality laid paper. There is some rubbing and darkening around the margins. The fragile spine label is chipped vertically with about 50% loss. In an archival plastic protector. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Brentano's Hardcover
1928s00027104New York: E. P. Dutton & Co 1928. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good/fair. First edition 1928. Cloth-backed boards in original dust jacket illustrated 124 pp. clean unmarked text Very Good in Fair dust jacket light soiling or discoloration to the pages and the page-edges a bit of wear to the edges of some pages some age-toning to the edges of the book's covers flaps of the dust jacket are clipped dust jacket with some soiling and discoloration wear to the dust jacket including chipping tearing and loss to the edges of the dust jacket. Still dust jacket is mostly present. Dust jacket housed in archival dust jacket protector. Uncommon first edition with its original dust jacket. E. P. Dutton & Co hardcover
1928164757New York: E.P. Dutton & Co. Inc 1928. Hardcover. VG/G significant remnants of dust jacket remaining. Blue boards with black and gold stamped design and black spine. Black blue and gold dust jacket. 124 pp. Illustrations. Poetry by Oscar Wilde illustrations by John Vassos. E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc hardcover
193752410New York: The Heritage Press. Very Good. c1937. Hardcover. Very Good condition with mild sunning to the upper board edges and some shelfwear; The Ballad of Reading Gaol is a beautiful and heartbreaking poem about Oscar Wilde's time spent in prison. Wilde writes about the loneliness and sadness he feels while incarcerated and how reading and writing can keep him sane. The poem is a great reminder that even though life can be difficult it's always worth trying to find beauty in the world.; 4to ; 42 pages . The Heritage Press hardcover
19282221806<p>First edition thus. 9 1/4" x 7 1/4". 16 illustrations by John Vassos. Original black cloth over blue boards t.e.g. Dust jacket clipped; small chips. Very good. 124 pages. No signatures or bookplates.</p><p>No. 33 of 200 copies. This copy is not signed.</p><p>Printed by Knudsen Process.</p> E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc. hardcover
1937002840New York: Heritage Press 1937. George Macy conceived of the Heritage Press as a way to offer less-expensive versions of his publications with the Limited Editions Club. They are beautiful productions in their own right; here is Macy's offering of Oscar Wilde's most famous poem. Bound with a smooth polished cloth in a design of a prison's barred window set in a brick wall. Clean text; xii 43 pages page edges are stained red. With an Introduction by Barton Rascoe and illustrated with eight black-and-white lithographs by Zhenya Gay. Lacking a slipcase the book remains in Fine condition. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First Thus. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Zhenya Gay. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Heritage Press Hardcover
196340563New York: Ernest Rathenau 1963. First edition. Hardcover. vg to fine. 385/600. Large Quarto. Unpaginated. Original gray cloth with black reproduction of Erich Heckel's title page on cover and black lettering on spine housed in a plain cardboard slipcase. Second title page woodcut by Erich Heckel with German text. Wilde wrote this ballad in Berneval-le-Grand France where he spent time with Robert Ross. The poem narrates the execution of Charles Thomas Wooldridge who had been a trooper of the Royal Horse Guards and was convicted of murdering his wife. Illustrated with 12 impressive etchings including title page after woodcuts by Erich Heckel from 1907. Printed in Walbaum Antiqua on Hahnemühlen handmade paper at the letterpress of the Brothers Hartmann Berlin. Text in English. Light sunning of slipcase and spine. Slipcase and binding in very good interior in fine condition. Ernest Rathenau hardcover
192847487New York: E.P. Dutton & Co. Inc 1928. First edition illustrated by John Vassos. Hardcover. Very good/very good. John Vassos. 124pp. Small quarto 24 cm 1/2 black cloth over blue striped paper covered boards. The title is stamped in gilt on the backstrip and there is an ornamental design stamped in black and gilt on the lower fore edge corner of the front board. With a slight lean to the spine and mild bumping and fading at the extremities. Age-toned pages. The jacket has periodic short closed tears and chips in the edges and there is a small loss from the paper at the foot of the jacket's spine measuring 1" wide by 3/4" deep. Includes sixteen black and white illustrations with tissue guards by John Vassos. From the dust jacket- "Vassos' interpretation of Wilde's masterpiece illustrating the emotional experiences of a condemned prisoner in his last days. E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc hardcover
19304964to. New York. E.P. Dutton and Co. 1930. Uncut bright and clean copy includes DJ in fine condition. Quarterbound coated black cloth spine gilt lettering and decorative elements patterned blue paper boards frontispiece tissue guards. 124pp. Illus. b/w plates. Conceptions by John Vassos. Vassos second work following his breakthrough work with Salome in 1927. E.P. Dutton and Co
1937400New York: Limited Editions Club 1937. Hardcover. Very Good/good. Very Good in Good slipcase. Quarto 7-1/2" x 11". Brown leather embossed to resemble a jail cell wall laid stones and criss cross bars in the window. Limited eiditon of 1500 copies of which this is numbered 286 and signed by Zhenya Gay who did the original lithographs. Some slight wear to corners and slight wear to top and bottom of spine. Slipcase is red showing wear to edges and a piece about 1.5 inches missing at bottom edge from spine. Bookplate. Limited Editions Club hardcover
1905978East Aurora NY: Roycrofters 1905. Very Good. Very Good condition. Full Green Suede cover 8 x 6". The initials have hand applied gold outlines. Roycrofters unknown
1937998New York: Heritage Press 1937. Hardcover. Near Fine. hardcover with cover embossed like a jail wall and barred window. From the Limited Editions Club edition. Bookplate of prior owner on inside front cover Near Fine in red slipcase slipcase with some edge wear. Heritage Press hardcover