oscar wilde

Buchbeschreibung: London: Ward, Lock, 1891, 1891. First English Edition; trade issue. Publisher's vellum-backed boards; an exceptional copy; fine in the rare dust jacket. There are some small chips and tears. Six old tape mends have been removed from inside the corners and edges of the dust jacket, leaving stains that have bled through to the surface. We have previously either had two copies in dust jacket, or a single example twice. Whichever is the case, it certainly is a rarity in dust jacket. In a custom quarter-morocco slipcase. Buchnummer des Verkäufers 26950

Buchbeschreibung: London, Leonard Smithers, 1898., 1898. Hardcover. Buchzustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 3rd Edition. Third edition (so stated). 8vo. Half white over purple linen, gilt stamped spine, upper cover with gilt stamped floral design by Charles Ricketts, uncut. Very good-fine. 31 pages. Enclosed in a 1/2 brown morocco slipcase with folding chemise. Number 69 of 99 copies, printed March 4, 1898, signed by Wilde in black ink on limitation page, with characteristic paraph to the final "e." Mason #374. Bookplate of Chauncey Lawrence Williams on the front free endpaper and a signed pencil notation by Paul Lemperly noting he received the book from Williams. Williams (1872-1924), former member of Way and Williams, publishers and the F.W. Dodge Corp. With his memorial booklet laid in loose. Lemperly (1858-1939), noted American book collector. Signed by Author(s). Buchnummer des Verkäufers 303630

Buchbeschreibung: Ward Lock, 1891. First edition, large paper issue, number 199 of 250 copies, signed by the author. Original parchment spine with grey paper covered boards with gilt titles and vignette to spine and upper cover. Top edge gilt, others uncut. A very good copy indeed that has splits to front and rear joints at the base of the spine and minor wear to the spine ends, but is a generally clean and bright and by the standards of this fragile book, unusually well preserved. Housed in a custom made clamshell cloth box. Wilde's only novel, and longest work of prose, was written as a result of a commission in 1889 from J. M Stoddart, the managing editor of Lippincott's Monthly Magazine, and first published in his magazine in 1890. Critical reaction was generally unfavourable, with comments of depravity, corruption and that the book was suitable only for "perverted telegraph boys". Wilde made various alterations to the first edition and added a preface attempting through a series of epigrams to justify the book's literary merit. Running through the book are the themes of the gothic novel, perhaps owing something to Wilde's great uncle Charles Maturin and his gothic masterpiece, Melmoth, in its psychological manipulation of the subjects. Underlying the plot is the theme of duality encapsulated by Dorian's unchanging public face and deterioration of his hidden portrait, but also the relationship between ethics and aesthetics and how the pursuit of pleasure leads to increasing desensitisation to evil. "The Picture of Dorian Gray is a vindication of the power of literature. a unique form of fiction that fuses gothic, decadent, and melodramatic modes of writing to produce a haunting story that has entered the mythic imagination of subsequent generations." (Anne Markey). Buchnummer des Verkäufers 23167

Buchbeschreibung: Librairie d'Art Independent, Paris, France & Mathews & Lane, London, UK., 1893. Soft cover. Buchzustand: Fine. 1st Edition. Softcover. 8vo. Near fine condition. Text in French. 84 pages. Stiff purple wraps. Inscribed and signed by Oscar Wilde to Catulle Mendes (1841–1909), French poet, critic, and novelist of the Parnassian school who founded the Revue fantaisiste (1861), contributed to the Parnasse contemporain, and wrote volumes of verse, including Philoméla (1863) and La Grive des vignes (1895). L’Evangile de l’enfance (1894). It was rumoured that Oscar Wilde and Catulle Mendes were lovers at one time. Tipped to the front endpaper is a small, short telegram from Marcel Schwob to Catulle Mendes. Marcel Schwob's (1867–1905) work is associated with the decadent and symbolist movements. His volumes of tales include Le Roi au masque d'or/The King with the Golden Mask 1892, Le Livre de Monelle/The Book of Monelle 1894, Vies imaginaires/Imaginary Lives 1896, La Croisade des enfants/The Children's Crusade 1896, and La Lampe de Psyche/Psyche's Lamp 1903. He also wrote essays and various works on the 15th century. Covers sunned to the edges. Light stain to the top edge of the back cover. Top and bottome corners of the front cover lightly creased. Title and ornament in silver to the front cover lightly rubbed. Spine edges look to have been professonally repaired but are fragile. Light, small brown spot to the title page, else internally in fine condition. A most excellent association copy in near fine condition. Inscribed by Author(s). Buchnummer des Verkäufers JPH1058

Buchbeschreibung: London: Leonard Smithers, 1898, 1898. Octavo. Original vellum-backed mustard cloth, titles to spine gilt, top edge gilt others untrimmed. Housed in a red quarter morocco solander box made by The Chelsea Bindery. Vellum spine a little dusty, cloth a touch thumbed but an excellent copy. First edition, first impression. The limited issue being one of just 30 numbered copies printed on japon. On the verso of the title page is a hand written, 16-line poem titled "In Memoriam Oscar Wilde" and signed George Ives. The verses allude to those who had betrayed Wilde and ends "Some day on history's page / Shall his mournful fate be told / Young eyes in a better age / Shall weep at this tale of old". Ives was a minor poet and founder of the Order of Chaeronea, a secret society for homosexuals. He was to be one of the very few of Wilde's friends who visited him during his imprisonment. Buchnummer des Verkäufers 35071

Buchbeschreibung: London: Ward, Lock, 1891, 1891. Hardcover. Buchzustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. First English Edition; deluxe, large-paper issue; one of 250 numbered copies, signed by Wilde. Additionally, this copy has been inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Lancelot from his friend: the author. Nov 94." Recently bound in full green morocco with raised bands, top edge gilt; other edges untrimmed; original paper cover bound in; in a matching slipcase. Rarely found inscribed. Signed by Author(s). Buchnummer des Verkäufers 22911

Buchbeschreibung: Leonard Smithers, 1898. Hardcover. Buchzustand: Fine. 1st Edition. SIGNED/LIMITED EDITION. This edition is limited to 99 numbered copies SIGNED by Oscar Wilde. The book is in nice condition. The binding is tight, and the boards are crisp with some wear to the panels. The pages are clean with no writing marks of bookplates in the book. Overall, an attractive copy SIGNED by the author. We buy Oscar Wilde First Editions. Signed by Author(s). Buchnummer des Verkäufers ABE-7218978449

Buchbeschreibung: Ward, Lock & Company, 1891. Hardcover. Buchzustand: Fine. 1st Edition. SIGNED/LIMITED EDITION. This edition is limited to 250 numbered copies SIGNED by Oscar Wilde. The book is in excellent shape for being over 100 years old. The binding is tight, and the boards are crisp with minor wear to the edges. The pages are exceptionally clean with no writing marks of bookplates in the book. Overall, a lovely copy SIGNED by the author. We buy Oscar Wilde First Editions. Signed by Author(s). Buchnummer des Verkäufers ABE-7218978257

Buchbeschreibung: London: Leonard Smithers, 1898. Hard Cover. Buchzustand: Fine. Third edition, limited to 99 copies signed by Wilde. Bound in publisher's original cream cloth-backed mauve linen, with gilt lettering to spine and leaf design by Charles Ricketts to front cover. A very good or better copy with light scattered foxing to white cloth, front hinge cracked and secure, and the bookplate of the early Wilde collector, Arthur Chester Rhodes to front endpaper. Housed in a custom cloth case with maroon label to spine. Gaol was inspired by the author's prison experience and they contain, in part, a plea for penal reform. This was the last work Wilde completed before his death in 1900. Mason 374. Signed by Author. Buchnummer des Verkäufers OW008

Buchbeschreibung: 1891. WILDE, Oscar. The Picture of Dorian Gray. [2], [viii], 334 pp. 4to., bound in contemporary full vellum, gilt extra, with gilt-lettered spine and ornamental stamps gold-tooled on front cover. In half-morocco protective box. London: Ward, Lock & Co., 1891. First Edition, Limited Issue on Large Paper, one of 250 copies signed by Wilde. Printed on handmade Van Gelder paper and beautifully bound in contemporary vellum by Morley of Oxford. The Picture of Dorian Gray was Oscar Wilde's only novel, a monumental and scandalous Gothic melodrama which aroused howls of public protest when it first appeared in Philadelphia's Lippencott's Magazine during the year of 1890. In the preface, which contains Wilde's most celebrated aphorisms on art, the author challenged his critics by stating that: "There is no such thing as a moral or immoral book. Books are well written or badly written. That is all" (p. vi). It is widely recognized that The Picture of Dorian Gray became the Bible of the aesthetic movement. Ellmann claims that: "In the eighties, aestheticism suffered for lack of example: Dorian Gray filled the need." Fine copy in a special contemporary deluxe binding. Mason 329. Stetz & Lasner, England in the 1880's 121. Buchnummer des Verkäufers 115363

Buchbeschreibung: London: Leonard Smithers and Co., 1899, 1899. Octavo. Original pink cloth, titles and decorative flourishes to spine and boards gilt. Inscribed by the author and presumably the recipient on the front free endpaper. Spine a little sunned, a few spots to uncut edges and occasionally elsewhere: a very good copy. First edition, one of 1,000 copies printed of the regular trade issue, inscribed copy, signed by Oscar Wilde on the front free endpaper, and inscribed in another hand above his signature, "Spencer Grey, from". The barrister Egerton Spencer Grey (1863–1950) was Assistant Official Receiver at the Bankruptcy Court, Carey Street, when Wilde was bankrupted in 1895. (In De Profundis, Wilde movingly recalls Robert Ross's kindness in doffing his hat to him amid the thronged corridors of Carey Street.) Grey had been promoted to Official Receiver in Bankruptcy by the time Wilde's estate was discharged from bankruptcy in July 1906, and had some correspondence with Methuen at that time. Under the circumstances, it is unlikely in the extreme that Wilde presented this copy to Grey. More likely is that Grey obtained a previously signed copy from Wilde's chattels, either at the time of the bankruptcy or at its discharge, and added his own name as if he were its recipient. Buchnummer des Verkäufers 73647

Buchbeschreibung: Elkin Mathews and John Lane, 1892. Hardcover. Buchzustand: Fine. 1st Edition. SIGNED/LIMITED EDITION. This edition is limited to 220 numbered copies SIGNED by Oscar Wilde. The book is in excellent shape for being over 100 years old. The binding is tight, and the boards are crisp with minor wear to the edges. The pages are exceptionally clean with no writing marks of bookplates in the book. Overall, a lovely copy SIGNED by the author. We buy Oscar Wilde First Editions. Signed by Author(s). Buchnummer des Verkäufers ABE-7218977377

Buchbeschreibung: Elkin Mathews and John Lane, London, 1892. Hardcover. First edition. Octavo. 234pp. Decorative light brown cloth and endpapers designed by Charles Ricketts. Hinges with light professional tissue repairs, a tiny frayed spot at the crown, but a superior copy of a book rarely found in this condition. Copy number 76 of 220 numbered copies Signed by Wilde. The author's first collected volume of poetry. See this book in 3D on our site. Buchnummer des Verkäufers 349220

Buchbeschreibung: London: James R. Osgood, McIlvaine, 1891, 1891. First Edition. Publisher's cloth; cloth soiled and with some wear; only a good copy. Signed by the author in the month of publication on the leaf opposite the title, "Oscar Wilde/ May Ô91." The inscription is faintly blotted onto the title page. The book was published on May 2, 1891 in an edition of 1500 copies, 600 of which were issued with the American Dodd, Mead imprint. Buchnummer des Verkäufers 26199

Buchbeschreibung: London: David Bogue, 1881. Hard Cover. Buchzustand: Fine. First Edition. First edition. Signed and dated by Wilde in Philadelphia in January 1882 during Wilde's celebrated visit to the U.S., as a lecturer for Major Ponds, he spent some weeks in Philadelphia; where an American edition of his Poems was published in 1881. One of 250 copies. Original japan vellum by Matthew Bell, gilt blossom design within rectangular border to covers, gilt-decorations and lettering to spine, top edge gilt. Lightly rubbed, light toning to endpapers, and some minor occasional minor spots, else near fine. Some of Wilde's best known poems were first published in this collection, many of which had not been published in periodicals. Included are "Helas," "Ave Imperatrix," "Sonnet to Liberty," "Requiscat" and "The Grave of Shelley." Mason 304-5. Signed by Author. Buchnummer des Verkäufers OW010

Buchbeschreibung: London, David Nutt. Number 60 of only 75 numbered copies signed by the publisher and Oscar Wilde., 1888. Hardcover. Buchzustand: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Size of the binding: 7 3/4 inches x 11 1/4 in., signed limitation page; half-title; title-page in red and black; 116 pp. + printer's page. With the three Crane illustrations mounted and in two states, other smaller illustrations and decorations. Bound in full, brown, crushed morocco by Stikeman with their stamp, featuring five raised bands on the spine, gilt titling, and a richly gilt design on the covers; inner green morocco doublures, dentelles, gray silk endpapers, top-edge gilt. An extremely fine copy in a brown cloth-covered slipcase. The slipcase edges show light wear. [Limitation Statement]: "Seventy-five copies of this Edition have been printed, sixty-five of which are for sale. All are numbered and signed by the Publisher." [signed]: Oscar Wilde. This Copy is No. 60 [signed]: D Nutt. Signed by Author(s). Buchnummer des Verkäufers L-39

Buchbeschreibung: Methuen & Co & Charles Carrington, London, 1908. Vellum. Buchzustand: About Fine. 1st. Octavo. Limited to 80 copies only. Fourteen (14) volumes in original limp vellum with yapp edges. Gilt lettering to spine and front panel. Top edge gilt. Designs by Charles Ricketts. Based on last issues of each book approved by the author and some material printed here for the first time. A beautiful and exquisite set. Buchnummer des Verkäufers 17682

Buchbeschreibung: London: Chiswick Press for Elkin Matthews & John Lane, 1892, 1892. Hardcover. Buchzustand: Fine. Limited Edition. LIMITED EDITION, one of 220 copies SIGNED BY WILDE. A bright copy. Elegant signed limited edition using the sheets from David Bogue’s fifth edition of 1882 which incorporated many significant changes. London: Chiswick Press for Elkin Matthews & John Lane, 1892. Octavo, original gilt-decorated cloth designed by Charles Ricketts. Mason 309. Chip at top of spine, wear at base of spine; a little foxing to boards. A bright, unusually nice copy of a book often found in poor condition. For more information and images, please visit our website. Signed by Author(s). Buchnummer des Verkäufers ABE-4817926104

Buchbeschreibung: 1890. No Binding. Buchzustand: Very Good. ("Oscar Wilde") in black ink on 16, Tite Street, Chelsea letterhead, watermarked "Ivory vellum wove, John Walker, Co. London", London, January 3, 1890. 4 7/8" x 6 5/8", 3 pages on bifold leaf. Together with the original holograph mailing envelope stamped and postmarked "London, January 3 90" To novelist and poet George Herbert Kersley: "Of course you have behaved dreadfully in not coming to see us-but I need hardly tell you that you will always be welcome-If you have nothing better to do, come in this evening at 9 oc[lock]- or Wednesday afternoon will always find us-it is ages since we met, and I want to hear all about your. . ." There are seven letters from Wilde to Kersley listed in the Complete Letters. There is a typescript of this letter listed as being in an institution. George Herbert Kersley, artist, poet and friend of Oscar Wilde; published five volumes of verse between 1885 and 1897; the first of these "Early Flight" 1885, was dedicated to Wilson Barrett; in his preface Kersley wrote "For the idea of writing simple impressions, I am partly indebted to my noted friend Oscar Wilde". Signed by Author(s). Buchnummer des Verkäufers 605355

Buchbeschreibung: No Binding. Buchzustand: Very Good. ("Oscar Wilde") in black fountain pen ink. 7 3/8" x 8 1/4", 1 page, on paper watermarked "Royal Irish Linen, Marcus Ward Co." tipped to a gilt edged album leaf. [April 21, 1882]. Very good. Four lines from his poem, "The Garden of Eros." "creamy - meadow sweet whiter than Juno's throat' and odorous as all Arabia - Garden of Eros" Oscar Wilde April 21. Wilde arrived in America on January 2, 1882 ("too too" some reporters said in their account of the event) at the invitation of Richard D'Olyly Carte, to lecture as a spokesman for the Aesthelic Movement. He was 28 years old, but he told the American public he was 26. Ten months of intense media followed his every move. Audiences from coast to coast turned out to hear his sold out lectures. Although there is no year or place noted, this is believed signed on his 1882 American/Canadian tour. Signed by Author(s). Buchnummer des Verkäufers 605356

Buchbeschreibung: Ward Lock, London, 1891. hardcover. Buchzustand: fine. First. Portion of the original gray boards with 10 gilt butterfly designs by Charles Ricketts is bound in. Ricketts also designed the title page. First published in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine in July 1890, this first edition in book form contains six new chapters, many alterations and much additional material. It is inscribed by Wilde on the verso of the title page to Malcolm Brown. Mason, 328. 8vo, re-bound in full purple morocco with gilt decorated spine, g.t., uncut. London: Ward Lock, (1891). First Edition. Fine. Buchnummer des Verkäufers 202734

Buchbeschreibung: London, James R. Osgood McIlvaine & Co., 1891, 1891. Octavo. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in full green morocco, gilt titles and box design to spine, raised bands, gilt rules to boards, gilt inner dentelles, white silk liners, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Housed in a green cloth covered protective slip case. . Lightly browned throughout, otherwise a fine copy. First edition. Of 1,500 copies printed, this copy one of 900 for UK (600 printed for US). Inscribed by Wilde on the copyright page "Roy, from his friend the author. June 91.". Buchnummer des Verkäufers 19764

Buchbeschreibung: Methuen and Co., London, London, 1908. Hardcover. Buchzustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Complete set. First published in London by Methuen and Co. in 1908, first collected edition thus, only 1000 issued. Original white cloth bindings, gilt titles and gilt designs to upper boards, of a bird singing in a cage, and a bird freed, printed on handmade paper, TEG, others uncut. Slighly rubbed,spines slightly darkened, gilt titles slightly faded, endpapers darkened, uncut edges spotted, occasional few spots within, gilt top edges tarnished, spines/corners minutely bumped, otherwise excellent. A lovely set with uniform age effects, in original condition. Free from previous gift inscriptions. A rarity. Photos essential in addition to description. Very collectable and sought-after. A note: Whilst there are a few volumes occasionally available from some dispersed sets, it is known that these are generally very damaged and also that it does not seem possible to collect a complete set from single dispersed volumes, as the cloth is too unevenly discoloured and importantly, The Portrait of Dorian Gray is known to be generally unavailable for sale as a single volume. Collected works. Original bindings. Please enquire. Buchnummer des Verkäufers 000331

Buchbeschreibung: Thomas Shrimpton, Oxford, 1878. paperback. Buchzustand: very good(+). First. The Newdigate Prize Poem. First issue of Wilde's first book, with the crest on the front wrapper & title page, and autographed- "with the author's compliments". As with the other very small number of inscribed copies, this one has a vertical crease down the middle as if once folded to fit in the pocket of someone who attended the reading. Now housed in a half morocco slipcase. Recited in The Theatre, Oxford, June 26, 1878. 16p., grey-green wrappers, faded at the edges, with one short closed tear, and a tiny chip at the lower corner. Oxford: Thomas Shrimpton, 1878. Buchnummer des Verkäufers 208364

Buchbeschreibung: London: Petersburg Press, 1968, 1968. London: Petersburg Press, 1968, first Jim Dine edition, edition "C" (the preferred deluxe edition), number 33 of 100 copies ill'd by Jim Dine with 12 original color lithographs + the extra suite of 10 additional color prints: 6 signed lithographs (as in edition A) and 4 signed etchings (as in edition B); each sheet circa 44.5 x 30 cm; 17.5 x 12 in. Presented as a bound book + a folder with the 10 loose signed prints + a panel with the original sculpture. The bound book contains 12 original lithos and lithographed text by Dine, inscribed "Edition C" and signed by Jim Dine in blue crayon on the justification page. All housed in publisher's elaborate velvet-lined solander box. The book, the folder, the panel and the box all bound separately in red calf by Rudolph Reiser, screenprinted with snakeskin patterns on all surfaces. The front cover of the box with a central excision, revealing below a large leather-sculpted multiple "heart dripping blood", signed and numbered by Dine on the back. The "heart" sculpture is only included in the edition C. In fine condition, come with publisher's mailing wooden box. References: Galerie Mikro 47 A-J; Castleman p. 71; "From Manet to Hockney" 142. This masterpiece by Jim Dine is one of the most visually striking and one of the most important livre d'artistes of all times by an American artist. Buchnummer des Verkäufers 1258

Buchbeschreibung: London: Elkin Mathews and John Lane at the Sign of the Bodley Head in Vico Street, 1892. Octavo, 234pp., 1892. Hardcover. Buchzustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. The author's edition, signed by Wilde, number 191 of 220 copies, of which only 200 were for sale. Poems was Wilde's first published volume of poetry. In a letter to Oscar Browning in 1881, Wilde entreated him to review the work, complaining that "books so often fall into stupid and illiterate hands that I am anxious to be really criticised: ignorant praise or ignorant blame is so insulting". This copy belonged to George Cecil Ives, and bears his bookplate on the front pastedown. Below the plate, in Ives' hand, is the following inscription: "George Ives, who was and is a friend of the author of this book, 1898." Ives and Wilde had a long and sometimes tempestuous relationship, but remained friends until Wilde's untimely death. The endpapers, title page and boards all designed by Charles Ricketts. Original light brown cloth, spine and both board printed and decorated in gilt, top edge gilt, foredge rough trimmed, patterned endpapers. Author's signature in black ink to verso of title page. A lovely copy, only very light wear at head and tail of spine, foredge a bit darkened. An important association copy. Buchnummer des Verkäufers ABE-905198953

Buchbeschreibung: Société des amis du Livre Moderne, 1930, 1930. in-4to, 2 ff. + 3 ff. (titre avec vign., frontispice couleur, dédicace, personnages de la pièce) + 95 p. (+ 1) + 6 ff. ( table de gravures, colophon et 3 ff. bl.) avec 26 illustrations en couleurs la plupart en pleine page, feuillets non reliés dans une brochure avec titre en rouge ?Salomé?, chemise demi-daim, dos avec pièce de titre et de l?éditeur rouge, plats en papier fantaisie rouge/or, emboitage bordé. Beautiful Art-Deco illustrations by Orazi.Première édition illustrée par Orazi. Tirage total de 149 exemplaires numerotés, ici un des ex. non num. Célèbre drame d"Oscar Wilde, illustre de 26 bois (frontispice, 25 in-texto dont 1 bandeau et un cul-de-lampe) de Manuel Orazi. (Rome 1860 - Paris 1934), en couleurs, rehaussés à l?or et à l?argent, gravés par Pierre Bouchet, magnifiques illustrations Art-Deco à la beauté vénéneuse en parfaite adéquation avec le texte d?Oscar Wilde, probablement le plus beau livre illustré par ORAZI. Très rare en état pur, non relié.Beautiful Art-Deco illustrations by Orazi, engraved on wood by Pierre Bochet, colour-printed and hightened with gold and silver. 149 copies were printed, 125 for the members of the ?Société? all numb. , 15 reserved copies (one of these offered here) & 9 copies numb. I to IX for collaboraters. Text printed with a hand-press by A Lahure. Loose in orig. wrappers, stiffcovers and slipcase. Fine copy.Please notify before visiting to see a book. Prices are excl. VAT/TVA (only Switzerland) & postage. Carteret XXe s., IV, p. 409. Fanelli & Godoli II, p. 100; Monod 11529. Buchnummer des Verkäufers 83754

Buchbeschreibung: London: Elkin Mathews and John Lane, at the Sign of the Bodley Head, 1894, 1894. Quarto. Original vellum, pictorial decoration to spine and boards gilt, printed throughout in red, green, and black. Small area of very slight natural discolouration to the vellum on the rear cover, clean and fresh throughout, a fine copy. Illustrated throughout by Charles Ricketts. First edition, first impression, one of 200 copies only. Mason 361. Buchnummer des Verkäufers 71429

Buchbeschreibung: Elkin Mathews & John Lane. At the Sign of The Bodley Head. London.,1894, 1894. Hardcover. Buchzustand: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION. 4to. (8.8 x 6.9 inches). Limited Edition. One of only 200 copies published for England, so stated on verso of half title page. Printed, in 3 colours, on hand made paper. Illustrated with 9 full page, and one half page, engravings by Charles Ricketts. Decorative initials to each section. A remarkably bright, clean and tight copy in the original publishers full vellum binding by Leighton, Son and Hodge. Both boards feature full gilt decorations by Ricketts. Spine with rule, Circe and Lamp design in gilt. Page edges untrimmed. A fine, fresh copy of this beautiful and scarce book.: Buchnummer des Verkäufers 7807