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First Mosher edition (1901). One of 450 copies printed on Van Gelder hand-made paper. Fine in original two-tone white and powder blue boards, title label affixed to spine, and near fine dust jacket. Presented in very good slipcase for its age, with soiling on the lower portion and small chips on the edges. Very uncommon in slipcase. Small octavo. 5.25 x 8.5 in. 220 pp. A wonderful copy.

First Edition, First Printing (precedes the American edition). Fine in a fine dust jacket. As new. Inscribed by Vollmann on the title page. His first novel. Octavo. A lovely copy.

First Edition thus, with Introduction by John Updike, and signed by Updike on the title page. Illustrated by Sandro Nardini and Enrico Bagnoli. Folio. Cloth. Fine in fine dust jacket with a little rubbing along the top extremities. Also issued in glossy boards without jacket, this issue is much less common. A very nice copy of this volume of Wilde's fairy tales, prepared for children.

First Edition, First Printing. Fine in original illustrated boards. Includes wall-mountable display case featuring a glittery paper-engineered beetle (Australian Stag Beetle). Presented in publisher's original plastic casing. Fully illustrated with 6 vibrant pop-ups engineered by Sabuda and Reinhart. Small octavo. 5.25 x 7.25 in. [14] pp.

First American Edition. Green cloth with raised wavelike decorations and titling. No jacket. 381 pp. A classic collection of stories, featuring 'The Heart of Darkness,' 'Youth: A Narrative,' and 'The End of the Tether.' Conrad stated that this edition was 'printed from unrevised proofs, and is probably much nearer the Maga text than the first English edition.' (Ahearn: Joseph Conrad Author Price Guide). Overall, very good condition. Black pen mark to upper spine. Light general fading and rubbing to the cloth, most noticeable at the corners and head and tail of the spine. Prior own signature on title page. Interior clean and solid with a few pages bearing dog-ear creases.