Oscar Wilde. A Study
Published by The Holywell Press, Oxford, 1905
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Quercus Rare Books, Chico, CA, U.S.A.Quercus Rare Books
AbeBooks seller since January 26, 2005
Association member: IOBA
View this seller's itemsCondition: Used - Very good
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Oxford: The Holywell Press, 1905. Translated "From the French of Andre Gide" that had been published in 1902 by Christopher Sclater Millard under the pseudonym "Stuart Mason." In 1914 Mason would become the first bibliographer of Wilde. This is a Very Good copy of an edition LIMITED to 500 copies on handmade paper; this being out of series and in a binding. not usually seen. Blue paper-bound covers with tips and spine of vellum; titling in gilt on the spine and front cover. Clean text; 110 pages [plus a final page announcing three titles "In Preparation."] Frontis illustration, a cartoon of Wilde, and four others within. Ten-page Introduction by Mason. Small, attractive bookplate for noted bibliophile Albert Parsons Sachs on the front paste-down. Mild bumps to the tips; soiling to the covers shows in particular to the vellum. Browning to the page ends; tissue guard has offset to the Title Page. Limited. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Oscar Wilde. A Study
- Author
- Gide, Andre & Stuart Mason [Translator]
- Publisher
- The Holywell Press, Oxford
- Publication year
- 1905
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- Limited.
- Seller catalogs
- Modern Literature (Irish Authors)
Quercus Rare Books
Chico, CA, U.S.A.
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Quercus Rare Books has been an online resource for readers and collectors since 1999. We seek to provide noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our main focus is Modern Literature, in particular the great Irish writers of the early 20th Century. We also specialize in Irish History and the Politics of Ireland's liberation. Other areas of interest are American History and significant works of the 18th-and 19th-century. Quercus is a Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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Quercus Rare Books
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