The Harlot's House and Other Poems by Oscar Wilde - 1925

E.P. Dutton, 1929. Hardcover. Fair Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Vassos, John. Considerable wear to the covers and edges; pages tanned; a little staining but a good reading copy of an old book. No jacket. Illustrator: Vassos, John. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Poetry; Inventory No: 199586. .

This collection of poems by Oscar Wilde is accompanied by art deco black x white toned imaginative illustrations by John Vassos. They border on surreal and have the experimental feel of art of the gay twenties.Binding is tight, but front board cover is torn a bit and spine cover is missing. Back board similarly worn. Inside, though, the book is clean, tight, and unmarked.

Girard, Kansas: Haldeman-Julius Publications. 1925. Softcover. Good+ with no dust jacket; Edgewear. Pages yellowing. Front cover has staining, creases in cover, Previous owner's name; Little Blue Book; Vol. 787; 64 pages .

NP: P.A.L.. Fine/Near Fine. ND. 1st. hardcover. 8vo . 256pp . Signed by the author. Inscribed "To Jim! Hope you enjoy my entry into the literary area! Paul A. Luscombe" .

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1929. 102pgs.frontispiece. green boards with woman design on lower right hand corner. Covers are very scuffed, Backstrip is missing. spine intact. a 3/4 chip near the upper right corner of the front panel. Caricature of Oscar Wilde laid in to the inside cover.16 poems accompanied by a surreal drawing by John Vassos in each poem. Size: Ocavo. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Illus. by John Vassos.

New York: EP Dutton, 1929. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good. This is a First Edition. This copy is Good+ in original boards. Moderate scuffing and wear to boards, some fading to gilt on spine.

E.P. Dutton, January 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Good - Cash/No Jacket. Green hardboards with gold and black emblem in lower corner; black linen backstrip with gold lettering. Rubbing along edges, color faded, corners, ends and spine. Scratches on back cover. Pages and illustrations are clean and unmarked. Illustations by John Vassos Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

New York: E. P. Dutton. Very Good. 1929. First Thus. Hardcover. Gift inscription on front free endpaper. Spine sunned and covers toned in places - see image. ; Inscribed and Signed by the illustrator on the half-title page. Book is in very good condition - tight binding and clean, unmarked text and illustrations. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 102 pages; Signed by Illustrator .

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1929. 1st thus . Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. John Vassos. Very good first such edition. Clean, square, binding tight. 16 poems by Wilde, each accompanied by a wildly evocative full page black & white illustration by Vassos. All plates present. Dark green boards with black cloth to spine. Gilt stamped to spine. Gilt and black icon to bottom right corner of front cover. General wear to boards with sticker pull top right corner or front cover. Enigmatic gift inscription to front end paper: "To our darling from Her." Very light pencil sketches to last page.

New York, Dutton, 1929., 1929. First edition thus. Small 4to. 16 full-page b/w illustrations, title vignette and jacket design by John Vassos. Dust jacket (large chip center of spine). Very good. Small neat signature of Ruth Seoan on the front free endpaper. Text of 16 poems of Wilde, "interpreted" in art by Vassos (famous for his previous efforts with "The Ballad of Reading Gaol" and "Salome").. 1st Edition. Hardcover.