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THE RISE OF HISTORICAL CRITICISM by Oscar Wilde - 1905

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THE RISE OF HISTORICAL CRITICISM by Oscar Wilde - 1905

THE RISE OF HISTORICAL CRITICISM

by Oscar Wilde

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Hartford, Conn, 1905. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Limited Edition of The Rise of Historical Criticism, Oscar Wilde's submission to the Chancellor's English Essay context at Oxford in 1879; privately printed by the Sherwood Press, numbered 167 of 225 copies. Precedes the first trade edition by three years. Bookplate of Cortlandt F. Bishop on the front pastedown; Bishop purchased America's premier auction house in 1923, American Art Association, and was known as an avid aviator and book collector. Spots of loss to the front pastedown near the gutter. Quarter green cloth over pink marbled paper boards, with a paper label on the spine. 45, [3] pp. Very Good. Very Good binding.

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  • Place of Publication Hartford, Conn
  • Date Published 1905

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CT: Privately Published, 1905. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Limited.. Book has green cloth spine which is somewhat soiled, paper label fully intact, marbilized boards has minor wear at corners. # 50 of 225..
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The Rise of Historical Criticism

by WILDE, Oscar

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(Hartford, CT): Privately printed (Sherwood Press), 1905. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Good +. Octavo, 45pp. A good or better copy in the publisher's marbled boards with green cloth spine and paper spine label. Corners and spine ends worn, with some fading and edge chips to the spine label (but no loss). Contents fresh and clean. This is number 136 of 225 limited copies. This essay by Wilde was first written very early in his career, in 1879, but the manuscript was considered lost until after his death. Ultimately either sold or otherwise recovered in 1905, it was subsequently printed here. For the full story, see Mason 434.
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The Rise of Historical Criticism

by Wilde, Oscar

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[Hartford, Conn]: Privately Printed, 1905. Written in 1879 and submitted by Wilde to the Chancellor's English Essay Prize contest at Oxford. An interesting Wilde item - the manuscript in its entirenty was presumed to be lost. This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of the First Edition Thus, which was LIMITED to 225 copies (precedes the First Trade Edition). Marbled paper-covered boards with a green cloth spine; paper label titling on the spine. Clean text; 45 pages, deckle, with a Limitation Page at the end. Privately printed (by the Sherwood Press). Charming contemporary bookplate on the front paste-down that features an angel, cliffs, and ships at sea. Light rub to the margins. No dustjacket; in an archival plastic protector.. Limited. Hard Cover. Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Hartford Ct: Hartford Ct: Privately Printed By Sherwood Press, 1905, 1905 Cloth/ Marble. Very Good. First Edition. Essay. Green cloth, marbled boards, slight edge rubbed, tan paper title plate spine. Limited edition # 930 ? in ink top inside rear board. 45 pgs. last page has tape repair- perhaps by binder as the page was cut short? Scarce Wilde work.. First Edition.. Cloth/ Marble. Very Good.
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