Stories / Plays and Poems / Essays and Letters
by WILDE, Oscar
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Galena, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: The Folio Society, 1995. Hardcover. Edited and introduced by Merlin Holland. Illustrations by Ian Archie Beck. Complete 3-volume set. Small 4to. Beige cloth with gilt spine lettering and decoration, slipcase. xxii, 456pp; x, 492pp; viii, 576pp. Color frontispieces, illustrations. Fine/very good. All volumes tight and pristine, while slipcase shows touch of rubbing and bit of archivally mended edgewear. A handsome third printing of this large trio of all of the controversial Irish poet and playwright's work, as edited by his one and only grandson.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 50067
- Title
- Stories / Plays and Poems / Essays and Letters
- Author
- WILDE, Oscar
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Folio Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1995
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books; World Literature;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA
Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts accepts most major credit cards and PayPal. Checks are welcome. Institutions will be accommodated as their procedures require. Every effort has been made to describe each book and any defects accurately. If an item proves unsatisfactory for any reason, it may be returned within seven days. We would appreciate a courtesy call if an item is being returned. Member ABAA, ILAB, MWABA, The Manuscript Society.
About the Seller
Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Galena, Illinois
About Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA
Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts has been serving book lovers, collectors and institutions since 1991. Our inventory of quality out-of-print books spans 50 subjects, while the extensive autograph holdings have a decidedly historical bent, reflecting personages from every field of human endeavor.
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,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.