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1900187548London: Leonard Smithers c. 1900-07. A finely bound copy of Smithers's unauthorized edition with the publisher's address removed from the title page. Mason notes that "there are some misprints in the text but except in one or two places it is a line for line reprint of the earlier editions". Octavo 212 x 133 mm. Mid-twentieth century red morocco by Asprey spine lettered in gilt gilt rule to boards board edges and turn-ins floral endpapers edges gilt. Paper repair to p. 15. An attractive copy. Mason 584 & 585. hardcover
1898188708London: Leonard Smithers 1898. For he who lives more lives than one / More deaths than one must die Signed limited edition number 74 of 99 copies signed by the author. Wilde styled this the "author's edition" and in a letter to his publisher of 28 February 1898 he insisted on the purple binding with a new gilt remarque by Ricketts. Produced at Wilde's request it was the third edition overall appearing two months after the first. Octavo. Original cream quarter linen spine lettered in gilt purple cloth sides flower and leaf design on front cover after remarque by Charles Ricketts edges untrimmed. Ownership inscriptions to prelims of Florence Vanda Cunliffe Thomas 1873-1936 Red House Bicester dated March and April 1898 following publication in March. Spine toned binding a little marked surface scratch on front cover light edge wear intermittent foxing but bright overall. A very good copy. Mason 374. hardcover
189814845London; Leonard Smithers Royal Arcade London W 1898. 1898. First edition first printing; one of 800 unnumbered copies printed on handmade paper; 30 were simultaneously printed on Japanese vellum. Large post octavo pp. viii 31 1 blank. Publisher's original cinnamon-colour linen white linen spine; titles gilt to spine. Printed at the Chiswick Press but not named on the imprint. Soiling to inner edges of boards corners slightly bumped top edge dusty. Contents clean and rather bright. A very good copy. In 1895 Oscar Wilde was sentenced to two years' hard labour for 'gross indecency'. This poem written while Wilde was in exile in France and Naples in 1897 uses the case of his fellow inmate Charles Thomas Wooldridge to highlight the brutality of the prison system and the irony of the state sentencing a man to death for exactly the same crime. Even without Wilde's name on the title-page the first 800 copies sold out within a week. Mikolyzk A91 Mason 371. London; Leonard Smithers Royal Arcade London W, 1898. hardcover
1898183481London: 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. Housed in a custom yellow cloth chemise and quarter calf with yellow cloth slipcase. Bookplate and shelf-label of John Sowden; unrelated contemporary ownership inscription to title page. Spine browned soiling to covers ends and corners bumped damp stain and browning to endpapers spots of foxing to contents. A good copy. Mason 371. hardcover
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
189810493London, Leonard Smithers, 1898. In-8 de [4]-31-[1] pages, imprimées et paginées au seul verso, demi-toile blanche, titre doré au dos. Reliure un peu tachée, rousseurs se limitant aux gardes.
1878CCC-657138. edition leonard smithers january 1898, 1er edition, 3 traches dorees, reliure demi-chagrin creme , dos velin , 2 nerfs titre dore, couverture signee, in-8 (21,5 cm X 13,5 cm), tres bon etat, 31 pages, livre en anglais, photos possibles Edition(Publishing) leonard smithers january 1898, 1st edition, 3 gilded(bronzed) traches, binding half-sorrow cremates, back vellum, 2 nerves(gristle) titles gilds(bronzes), signee cover(blanket), in-8 (21,5 cms X 13,5 cms), very well etat, 31 pages, delivers in English, possible photos no postal charges for metropolitan France, possible of clean(appropriate) discount(delivery) in hands on Paris.
189884632New-York, Barso & Hopkins, undated (1898), in-12 (10,5x17,5cm), soft leather cover, 30p. Some marginal tears without missing paper.
1896124891896 P;, Georges Carré, éditeur, 1896, 1 vol. in-8 (255 x 160) reliure de l'époque 1/2 percaline verte à la Bradel, pièce de tiitre en maroquin noir, fleuron et date en queue dorés, plats de papier "oeil de chat", de (2) ff. (faux-titre et titre) - 372 pp.Bords de la pièce de titre légèrement accidentés, coins émoussés, papier jauni, bel exemplaire par ailleurs.
189469042London: Elkin Matthews and John Lane at the sign of the Bodley Head 1894. RICKETTS Charles. . The Sphinx. With decorations by Charles Ricketts. London: Elkin Matthews and John Lane at the sign of the Bodley Head 1894.<br> <br> Full Description:<br> <br> WILDE Oscar. The Sphinx. With decorations by Charles Ricketts. London: Elkin Matthews and John Lane at the sign of the Bodley Head 1894.<br> <br> First edition. One of 200 copies for Great Britain printed on handmade paper. Small quarto 8 5/8 x 6 3/4 inches; 218 x 172 mm. 4 blank 6 27 1 blank 1 imprint 5 blank pp. Title-page printed in black red and green. Ten illustrations by Ricketts in the text including title-page of which eight are full-page all printed in red. Initial letters one large and twelve medium and guide words printed in green.<br> <br> Original vellum decoratively paneled and pictorially stamped in gilt after designs by Ricketts whose monogram appears in the lower left-hand corners. Gilt is bright and vellum generally clean. Vellum very slightly bowed as usual. Some foxing throughout as usual. Overall about fine.<br> <br> "The Sphinx is his Rickett's best book. The result is a perfect whole as harmonious as it is dazzling." Ray.<br> <br> Mason 361. Ray Illustrator and the Book 262.<br> <br> HBS 69042.<br> <br> $8500. Elkin Matthews and John Lane, at the sign of the Bodley Head unknown
1894218086London: Reeves and Turner 1894. First Edition thus. xxiv 400; xii 425 16 ads pp. 2 vols. 8vo. Green moire silk spines gilt. Near Fine. First Edition thus. xxiv 400; xii 425 16 ads pp. 2 vols. 8vo. Reeves and Turner unknown books
