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Woodstock & New York: The Overlook Press, 1998. "The definitive text of the impassioned letter Wilde sent from prison, with notes by Rupert Hart-Davis and an essay by W.H. Auden. Also includes The Ballad of Reading Gaol" 219 pages.. First Edition Thus. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York:: Brentano's, , 1904.. An early American edition.. publisher's boards with printed paper labels.. Boards rubbed at extremities and a little soiled.. 12mo,.

Famous industrial designer John Vassos is also known for his book conceptions. Oscar Wilde's long poem about his incarceration is a terrific read, but greatly enhanced by the many amazing art-deco full-page designs of Vassos.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

East Aurora, NY: The Roycrofters (1905) Original brown suede covers w/ gilt title on front cover. Few short tears to spine ends. Small chip to outer margin of front blank endpaper. Contents nice.. Very Good-/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Limited Editions Club. Good+ with No dust jacket as issued. 1937. Limited Edition. Hardcover. #593 of 1,500 copies, signed by illustrator to limitation page. Gray embossed sheepskin leather with moderate rubbing at corners and along spine, which is also browned. Top edge gilded. Solid binding and clean text. No ownership marks, ex-lib marks, stamps or stickers. Red slipcase equally rubbed, with small splits starting at rear corners. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 42 pages .

London:: Leonard Smithers,, 1899.. Seventh edition.. publisher's white and gold cloth, gilt-lettered on the spine.. Bookplate; same owner's old ink ownership signature on front free endpaper; endsheets a bit tanned. The original binding is dust-soiled; spine quite tanned with shallow chipping at its extremities; tight and sound. . 8vo,.

London:: Castle Press,, 1948.. First Edition.

New York: Heritage Press, 1937. Hardcover. Near Fine. hardcover with cover embossed like a jail wall and barred window. From the Limited Editions Club edition. Bookplate of prior owner on inside front cover, Near Fine in red slipcase, slipcase with some edge wear.

London: Castle Press, [1947] First edition thus. Cloth. Octavo. Black and white illustratioins. Very good in dust jacket with several chips around the edges and a couple of short tears. The illustrations are grim and excellent. The illustrator contributes an introduction.

E-373. Very Good. Eleventh Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover. 12mo. Published by Methuen, London, UK. 1911. Viii, 320 pgs. 11th Edition. Bound with ornamental orchid on front cover with titles present to the spine. Boards have light scuffed and worn present to the extremities of the boards. Previous owner's name present to the title page. Name stamped to the half-title page and on the bottom edge of some of the text block. Bookstore stamp present to the reverse of the front and rear boards. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. An important omnibus of Wilde's poetry. Includes the complete "Poems" (1881) , "Uncollected Poems" (1876-1893) , "The Sphinx" (1894) , "Ravenna" (1878) , and "Reading Gaol" (1898). Uncommon. First issued by Methuen in 1908; this is a Near Fine copy of the Eleventh Edition (stated) from December 1911. Notes by his friend and literary executor, Robert Ross (1869-1918). ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London: Methuen & Co. LTD. (1910). VIII+320 pages. NearFine Hardcover (Green cloth, Gilt lettering and stamping, Gilt top edge, no dj). No Wear. Signature on the Flyleaf otherwise Clean Unmarked throughout. Strong Tight original binding, perfect hinges. 6.9"x4.4"x1.2". be14429.

New York:: Brentano's, , [1901].. First US edition, second printing.. publisher's cream cloth decorated in colors. . January, 1901 ink ownership signature on front free endpaper; shallow chipping at extremities of spine; a few tiny losses to cloth at edges; slight dust-soiling. Contents fine.. 12mo,.

New York: The Platt & Peck Co, 1900. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition by this publisher. 16mo. 79pp. Tan decorated paper-covered boards. Fragile binding has started to split at edge of spine, lightly bumped at tips of corners, else a near fine copy in attractive custom chemise of three-quarter black morocco stamped in gold with red paper-covered boards and slipcase.

New York:: E. P. Dutton,, 1928.. First of this illustrated edition.. publisher's cloth-backed boards in dust jacket.. A few slight spots to cloth and very slight tanning to the lower edge; otherwise a fresh unworn copy in a dust jacket with small chips at the extremities of the spine (not affecting any lettering) and a little other slight use. . 8vo,. Illustrated by John Vassos.. Inscribed and signed by John Vassos on the half-title page.

New York (Limited Editions Club), 1937.. xii, 42pp., 9 plates. 4to. Decorative embossed sheepskin binding resembling jail cell. Slipcase. Edition printed by John S. Fass at the Harbor Press, New York, and limited to 1500 copies, hand-numbered and signed “Zhenya” in the colophon.

NY: Limited Edition Club, 1937. 1st thus Limited edition, copy #811, numbered and signed by the artist; dark olive green decorative c w/gilt spine titles; lite rubbing at spine edges; in very good lite shelf rubbingr 43 clean, unmarked pages. SIGNED By Illustrator. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Zhenya Gay. folio.

New York: E. P. Dutton. 1928. First John Vassos edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in boards. Edge wear and soiling. Corners rubbed. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

New York: E. P. Dutton. 1928. First John Vassos edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in boards. Soiling, small owner inscription. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

New York : C.N. Potter : Distributed by Crown Publishers, 1982, 1982. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st American edtion, 1st printing ; 487 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm ; ISBN: 0517547457; 9780517547458; National Library: 014878580 LCCN: 82-12196 ; LC: PR5812; Dewey: 828/.809 ; OCLC: 8587824 ; purple cloth in pictorial dustjacket ; Contents: Poems -- Requiescat - Ravenna -- Wasted days -- Madonna mia -- Sonnet to liberty -- The arlot's ome -- On the sale by auction of Keat's love letters -- The new remorse -- To my wife, with a copy of my poems -- The Sphinx -- The ballad of Reading Gaol -- Poems in prose -- The disciple -- The artist -- Prose fiction -- Lord Arthur Savile's crime -- The happy prince -- The nightmare and the rose -- The remarkable rocket -- The selfish giant -- The birthday of the Infanta -- The picture of Dorian gray -- Plays -- Lady Windermere's fan -- Salome -- The importance of being Earnest -- The Gribsby episode -- Lectures and essays -- The Irish poets… Read More