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“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all": The Works of Oscar Wilde; complete with the rare 15th volume issued in 1922
WILDE, Oscar.
The Works of Oscar Wilde.
London: Methuen & Co, Ltd./Paris: Charles Carrington, 1908-1922.
Complete set of the works of Oscar Wilde, including For Love of a King issued in 1922 and often missing from this set. Octavo, 15 volumes in the publisher's original gilt-decorated full buckram, top edge gilt with others uncut. One of 1000 copies issued on handmade paper. The Picture of Dorian Gray bears the imprint of Charles Carrington of Paris while the rest bear Methuen and Co. In near fine condition. Very rare with the inclusion of the 15th volume.
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 139028
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First edition of Rennell Rodd's Rose Leaf and Apple Leaf
RODD, Rennell. Introduction by Oscar Wilde.
Rose Leaf and Apple Leaf.
Philadelphia: J. M. Stoddart & Co, 1882.
First edition of Rodd's first book of verse which was published with the assistance of Oscar Wilde. 12mo, original publisher's vellum with gilt inner dentelles, silk watered endleaves, top edge gilt with others untrimmed, illustrated. In near fine condition. Neat ownership inscription. Rare.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 140655
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Scarce First edition of Oscar Wilde's Lord Arthur Savile's Crime & Other Stories
WILDE, Oscar.
Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime & Other Stories.
London: James R. Osgood, 1891.
First edition of this collection of Wilde's humorous mystery stories, published the same year as the first edition in book form of The Picture of Dorian Gray. Octavo, original stiff paper-covered boards. In good condition. Very rare.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 139780
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First edition of Oscar Wilde's Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
WILDE, Oscar.
Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime. A Study of Duty.
[London]: Privately Printed, 1904.
First separate edition of Wilde's classic collection of of mystery tales; a pirated edition produced by Leonard Smithers. Octavo, bound in three quarter morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine, original wrappers bound in. One of 300 numbered copies, this is number 125. In fine condition. A very rare Wilde title.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 140581
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First illustrated edition of The Ballad of Reading Gaol by Oscar Wilde
WILDE, Oscar. With Woodcuts by Frans Masereel.
The Ballad of Reading Gaol.
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1925.
First illustrated edition of this rare Wilde title. Royal octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with woodcuts by Frans Masereel. One of 450 numbered copies, this is number 16. Fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 139325
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"To be witty is to be found out": First edition of Oscar Wilde: Recollections by Jean Paul Raymond & Charles Ricketts
WILDE, Oscar.
Oscar Wilde: Recollections by Jean Paul Raymond & Charles Ricketts.
Bloomsbury: The Nonesuch Press, 1932.
First edition of Ricketts' recollections of Wilde, published posthumously with a design reminiscent of the Vale Press. "The only Nonesuch book linked in a personal way with the private press movement of those years" (Dreyfus, 81). Royal octavo, original publisher's cloth decorated in gilt, top edge gilt with others untrimmed. One of 800 numbered copies, this is number 556. Near fine with the majority of the rare original dust jacket laid in.
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 139784
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First edition of Oscar Wilde's Impressions of America; one of only 50 copies printed
WILDE, Oscar.
Impressions of America.
Sunderland: Keystone Press, 1906.
First edition of Wilde's report on his lecture tour throughout America in 1882. Octavo, original stiff paper wrappers. One of fifty numbered copies, this is number 24. Very good with the majority of the original dust jacket.
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 140212
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First edition of Oscar Wilde's For Love of the King
WILDE, Oscar.
For Love of the King: A Burmese Masque.
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1923.
First edition of the infamous fifteenth volume of Metheun's Collected Works of Oscar Wilde which caused a legal dispute between Wilde's bibliographer, Christopher Millard and the publisher. Octavo, original publisher's white linen cloth. One of 1000 copies printed on handmade paper. Publisher's "Presentation Copy" stamp to the title page. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in good condition.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 139527
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"Set in this stormy Northern sea, Queen of these restless fields of tide, England! what shall men say of thee, Before whose feet the worlds divide?" Rare first edition of Oscar Wilde's Ave Imperatrix!
WILDE, Oscar.
Ave Imperatrix! A Dirge of Empire by Oscar Wilde.
Washington: Snohomish, 1902.
First edition of Wilde's classic Hellenic poem. Octavo, original boards, illustrated with engravings and hand painted initials embellished in gilt, frontispiece by John Dennis Clancy. In very good condition.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 140214
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"Tread lightly, she is near Under the snow, Speak gently, she can hear The daisies grow": Rare first Bosschere edition of the poems of Oscar Wilde
WILDE, Oscar.
The Poems Oscar Wilde.
New York: Boni & Liveright, 1927.
First Bosschere edition of the poems of Oscar Wilde. Quarto, original publisher's cloth, top edge gilt with other untrimmed, illustrated with 8 color plates and 8 black and white plates. One of 2,000 numbered copies, this is number 1647. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket with a large loss to the front panel.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 139758
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First edition of Oscar Wilde's A Critic in Pall Mall: Beings Extracts From Reviews and Miscellanies
WILDE, Oscar. Selected by E. V. Lucas.
A Critic in Pall Mall: Beings Extracts From Reviews and Miscellanies.
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1919.
First edition of this selection of Wilde's literary criticism. Octavo, original publisher's cloth. In near fine condition. Ownership inscription.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 139580
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Stuart Mason's Bibliography of Oscar Wilde
MASON, Stuart.
Bibliography of Oscar Wilde.
London: T. Werner Laurie Ltd., n.d..
Later printing of Mason's renowned bibliography of the works of Oscar Wilde. Octavo, bound in full cloth, illustrated. With a note by Robert Ross. In very good condition.
Price: $80.00 Item Number: 140208