Published by New York : Crescent, 1995, 1995
ISBN 10: 0517142546 ISBN 13: 9780517142547
Seller: Joseph Valles - Books, Stockbridge, GA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st edition, 1st printing ; 57 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color) ; 19 cm. ; ISBN: 0517142546; 9780517142547 ; LC: PR5812; Dewey: 828 ; OCLC: 35247516 ; green boards in color photographic dustjacket ; quotes from contemporaries and Oscar Wilde's own writings frame a surprisingly detailed portrait of the man for the small canvas painted upon ; contemporary art from the period, many by Wilde's associates, make this a must-have item in a Wilde collection. The colored cover photograph of Wilde in a slouch hat is worth the price of the book. ; FINE/FINE. Book.
Published by John W. Luce & Company, Boston and London, 1908
Seller: Ziern-Hanon Galleries, Frontenac, MO, U.S.A.
First Edition
Full Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. First American Edition. FIRST AMER. EDITION, first printing. This is volume IV of the "Plays of Oscar Wilde" series. Full purple cloth with gilt lettering on the front cover. Light wear to the top & bottom of the spine. Price sticker removal abrasion to the front free endpaper. No previous owner's names, not exlibrary. Overall in EXCELLENT condition. A good gift. A Florentine Tragedy is a fragment of a never-completed play by Oscar Wilde. The subject concerns Simone, a wealthy 16th century Florentine merchant who finds his wife Bianca in the arms of a local prince, Guido Bardi. After feigning hospitality, Simone challenges the interloper to a duel, disarms, and strangles him. This awakens the affection of his wife, and two are reconciled. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover.