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The Sphinx
by WILDE Oscar 1854-1900
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Llandudno, Conwy, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: The Bodley Head New York: John Lane Company: John Lane, 1920. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. ALASTAIR [i.e. VOIGT Hans H.] 1887-1969. Superb illustrations! First limited edition, in gilt printed cream buckram, gilt title to spine, light edge finger marking. Internally, half title, frontis, [1], 36 pp, 12 pls (each with a printed guard), 13 large initial letters, all coloured in black & teal, t.e.g., remainder uncut, cover designed design by Charles Ricketts, pencil name to fpd (B Wood 1921), some light offsetting to fep. (299*226 mm). Wilde first published the Spinx in 1894, and this edition is limited to 1,000 copies & cannot be reprinted, as the stones from which the offset plates were printed were in Belgium at the time of the German invasion, and were destroyed.
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- Bookseller
- Madoc Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007789
- Title
- The Sphinx
- Author
- WILDE Oscar 1854-1900
- Illustrator
- ALASTAIR [i.e. VOIGT Hans H.] 1887-1969
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- John Lane
- Place of Publication
- London: The Bodley Head New York: John Lane Company
- Date Published
- 1920
- Size
- Folio - over 12 - 15" tall
- Weight
- 1.54 lbs
- Keywords
- poetry verse illustrated Wilde
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrations and more;
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About Madoc Books
We are close to the beach and the wonderful Snowdonia National Park. Dealing in Fine & Rare Antiquarian books in the heart of North Wales. We have a general stock of rare books, which include, but are not limited to: history, topography, private press and items with a Welsh interest.
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Offset
- A technique of printing where the inked image or text is ...
- Remainder
- Book(s) which are sold at a very deep discount to alleviate publisher overstock. Often, though not always, they have a remainder...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
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