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Westminster, : Beaumont Press, 1921. Limited Edition. Hardcover - as published. 397 of 400. Good++ decorative boards. Grey cloth spine, gilt letters, decorative endpapers. 59pp. some water staining to page edges. Boards slightly warped.
After Reading; Letters of Oscar Wilde to Robert Ross by Oscar Wilde - 1921
by Oscar Wilde
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After Reading; Letters of Oscar Wilde to Robert Ross
by Oscar Wilde
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Leicester, England: Beaumont press, 1921. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Printing 1 Copyright date 1921, limited edition, first printing. This is the 12 book issued by Beaumont press 75 copies (five of which are not for sale) have been printed on Japanese vellum numbered 1 to 175 and 400 copies (10 of which are not for sale) on handmade paper numbered 76 two 475 this is number 234. Brown cloth and paper over boards with guilt lettering and design on the spine. No tears, bent pages, nor any writing (previous owners label on the inside front cover). All page edges are deckled. No Dust Jacket. Book is now enclosed in a clear glassine cover.
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- Edition Limited Edition
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- Publisher Beaumont press
- Place of Publication Leicester, England
- Date Published 1921
- Pages 59
- Size 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Keywords History
- Size 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾\" tall
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After Reading : Letters of Oscar Wilde to Robert Ross.
by WILDE, Oscar
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After Reading - Letters of Oscar Wilde to Robert Ross.
by WILDE, Oscar
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Beaumont Press, London., 1921. First edition. Octavo. 65 pages. Cover and decorations designed by Randolph Schwabe. Linen-backed patterned boards.Out of a total edition of 475 copies this is one of 400 printed on handmade paper.Small nameplate in corner of front pastedown. Covers a bit rubbed at the edges. Very good.
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After Reading: Letters of Oscar Wilde to Robert Ross
by Wilde, Oscar
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Westminster: Beaumont Press, 1921. First edition. Hardcover. g+ to fine. 440/475, Large Octavo. 59 (1)pp. Original gray half cloth over decorative boards with gilt lettering on spine. Illustrated endpapers and title page. 'Letters written by Oscar Wilde during the summer of 1897 after his release from prison to Robert Ross, who had approached Beaumont about publication. After Ross's sudden death in 1918 Vyvyan Holland, Wilde's son, had renewed the offer. Ethelbert White, the illustrator, was unable to go to France to do the drawings on the spot, therefor photographs were used, borrowed from Wilde's bibliographer Stuart Mason, who also gave details for the coloring. The title page illustration depicts the Chalet Bourgeat where Wilde had written most of the letters. It is printed in four colors: blue-green, pink and brown, but in trying to obtain the misty effect which Beaumont wanted, the colors were softened to make the image indistinct and inferior to the original design. much more successful are…
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