The Portrait of Mr. W.H.
by Wilde, Oscar
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
[London]: Privately Printed, 1904. Wilde essay on the mysterious dedication in Shakespeare's sonnets was first published in Blackwood's Magazine in 1889. This is a Very Good copy of an edition LIMITED to 200 copies, A scarce title. Softbound, with stapled green paper wraps.Titling and decorations in blue on the front cover. Clean text; 48 pages. "Privately Printed," most likely by Smithers. No publication date, but per COPAC, considered to be 1904. The textblock is fresh as when first published, but the paper covers are frgile, with splits along the spine. The front cover shows edgewear and has a triangular chip to the lower edge (the chip is present). A worthy addition to a Wilde collection, in need of minor repair work.. Limited. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006574
- Title
- The Portrait of Mr. W.H.
- Author
- Wilde, Oscar
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Limited
- Publisher
- Privately Printed
- Place of Publication
- [London]
- Date Published
- 1904
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Literature (Irish Authors);
Terms of Sale
Quercus Rare Books
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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