Ravenna. Newdigate Prize Poem. Recited in the Theatre, Oxford, June 26, 1878. by Wilde, Oscar - 1878

Burton Salmon, Yorkshire: Now at last printed for The Foundling Press, 2002 Book. Very Good. Full leather. Numbered 33 of 150 copies. xiii, [i], 126, [2] pages. Bound in full leather and with the slipcase. Just light signs of wear. Bookplate to the front pastedown of Christopher Rowe. His pencil note re acquisition to the rear end paper. The colophon gives the address of the press as Tunbridge Wells..

Evesham: W & H Smith, 1885 Book. Good. Hardcover. 34 pages. In the original decorated terracotta cloth, now darkened and with some stains. Author's presentation inscription at the head of the title page - John Edgar Esq with Herbert New's sincere regards. First and final pages are spotted as are the end papers. Ink stamp of a slightly later owner to the title page - Walter& Edith V Reid 19 May 1887 JE. Two single sheets with printed poems are also loosely inserted - To my sister + The two rivers. These also have the ink stamps on them..

Oxford: Printed by W. Jackson, 1781 Book. Good. Disbound. viii, 192 pages. ESTC N20994. Disbound, no boards, remains of leather to the spine. Stain to pages 22/3. A few ink corrections. Some pages spotted..

Longmans, Green, and Co. London. 1885. FIRST EDITION. Small 8vo. (6.5 x 4.5 inches). One small area of loss (finger nail sized) to the bottom inner margin of one page, well away from the printed text, and a few finger marks but otherwise a very good copy. Finely bound in recent full dark blue morocco leather. Spine with raised bands. Compartments ruled and decorated in gilt. Twin red labels, gilt. Single gilt ruled border to both boards. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. An attractive copy of this charming book.

Macmillan and Co. Ltd. London. 1908. Reprint of the 1885 edition. Small 8vo. (6.1 x 4.1 inches). Engraved image to title page by G. Stodart. Finely bound, by Ramage of London, in beautiful early full brick red morocco, gilt. The spine with raised bands. Compartments ruled, decorated and lettered in gilt, including dark green dyed central dots. Elaborate floral centre design to boards with gilt tooling over green and fawn leather onlays. Floral corner decorations with green morocco onlays. Board edges with partial ruled gilt lines. Inner Dentelles fully decorated with gilt ruled lines and floral designs, surrounding fawn Moire silk centre pieces. Silk endpapers. All edges gilt. Spine just very slightly toned. A light mark to the top outer corner of the rear silk endpaper. Neat school prize label, from St. George's school Harpenden and dated 1913, to the front blank free endpaper and gilt coat of arms stamp to the front inner board but otherwise the pages are clean and bright throughout. A beautiful copy.

Blue Wind Press, Berkeley, 1980, 1980. Very Good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes Several pages bumped bottom edge, cover a bit dusty else very good. First edition. Inscribed presentation copy signed by the author "For ---and-----, my friends and constant support, blessings, Ted Berrigan". * Reportedly one of an unknown number of author's copies. for Ted's use.RM

Extremely Rare Book Publication! The only library that has a copy of this book is the: Bayerishe Staatsbibliothek. Le Lacrime di San Pietro di Luigi Tansillo Poema Sacro con Gli Argomenti, ed Allegorie Di Lucrezia Marinella ed Un Discorso Di Tommaso Costo. Giuntavi in Questa nuova Edizione la Raccolta delle sue Rime notabilmente accredsciuta. In Venezia Appresso Francesco Piagentini. MDCCXXXVIII (1738). ConLicenza De Superiori, E Privilegio.In Venice: Francisco Piacentini 1738, 1738. 3 parts in a volume in-4° (255x185mm), pp. (1), XXIV, 160, XXXII, 83, Nice mottled calf leather binding with gold filigree in bands on the spine. Original multi-colored internal boards with edging blue swirls decorate with an arabesque style. Text on two columns of the ten songs of the "Tears of Saint Peter" similar to the compositions of a religious character of the same Cost ("spiritual Rhymes over the effusion of the blood of Our Gentleman", "Sonetti to the image of the Crocifisso"), sonetti and the songs of the… Read More

Burton Salmon, Yorkshire: Now at last printed for The Foundling Press, 2002 Book. Very Good. Full leather. Numbered 33 of 150 copies. xiii, [i], 126, [2] pages. Bound in full leather and with the slipcase. Just light signs of wear. Bookplate to the front pastedown of Christopher Rowe. His pencil note re acquisition to the rear end paper. The colophon gives the address of the press as Tunbridge Wells..

Evesham: W & H Smith, 1885 Book. Good. Hardcover. 34 pages. In the original decorated terracotta cloth, now darkened and with some stains. Author's presentation inscription at the head of the title page - John Edgar Esq with Herbert New's sincere regards. First and final pages are spotted as are the end papers. Ink stamp of a slightly later owner to the title page - Walter& Edith V Reid 19 May 1887 JE. Two single sheets with printed poems are also loosely inserted - To my sister + The two rivers. These also have the ink stamps on them..

Oxford: Printed by W. Jackson, 1781 Book. Good. Disbound. viii, 192 pages. ESTC N20994. Disbound, no boards, remains of leather to the spine. Stain to pages 22/3. A few ink corrections. Some pages spotted..