The Life of Oscar Wilde

Pearson, Hesketh [Oscar Wilde 1854-1900]

Verlag: Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd., 36 Essex Street, Strand, London First Edition . 1946., 1946

Beschreibung

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original lemon cloth covers, maroon title and author lettering to the spine, green carnation to the front cover. As anyone who knew the Decadent Movement would see, Wilde was playing with one of his favourite ideas: that nature should imitate art, and not the reverse, in that sense, the green carnation was symbolic, a flower of an unnatural colour embodied the decadent and the unnatural. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains [vii] 389 printed pages of text with 15 monochrome photographs throughout. Small ink message dated 1946 to the top of the front free end paper. Very Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with small piece of paper missing to the bottom front corners, rubs to the spine ends and corners, not price clipped 16s. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. We currently hold in stock 15 other titles by Oscar Wilde. Member of the P.B.F.A. BIO (Résumé, Memoir). Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 94293

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Life of Oscar Wilde

Verlag: Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd., 36 Essex Street, Strand, London First Edition . 1946.

Erscheinungsdatum: 1946

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Schutzumschlag

Auflage: 1. Auflage