[Collected Edition of Oscar Wilde's works, comprising] Lord Arthur Savile's Crime, The Portrait of Mr. W. H. and Other Stories; [together with] The Duchess of Padua : A Play; Poems : with the Ballad of Reading Gaol; Lady Windermere's Fan : A Play About a Good Woman; A Woman of No Importance : A Play; An Ideal Husband : A Play; The Importance of Being Earnest : A Trivial Comedy for Serious People; A House of Pomegranates; Intentions; De Profundis; Essays and Lectures; Salomé, La Sainte Courtisane, A Florentine Tragedy; The Picture of Dorian Gray; Salomé : A Tragedy In One Act . . . with sixteen drawings by Aubrey Beardsley [offered with:] Oscar Wilde and His Mother : A Memoir

WILDE, Oscar (1854-1900)

Published by Methuen [through 1912], London, 1909

A superb set of the First Foolscap Octavo Edition (Second Collected Edition) of Wilde's works, in 14 matching publisher's bindings, issued as separate volumes beginning in 1909 (twelve by Methuen, one by Charles Carrington of Paris, and one by John Lane). Publisher's bright green cloth, spines titled in gilt, upper covers with gilt lettering and Charles Rickett's star above the "Great Waters" vignette, top edges gilt, sides uncut, printed on thick wove paper. Contemporary ownership inscription of W. W. S. Escott of Magdalen College [Wilde's college], Oxford, to some volumes. Lord Arthur Savile's Crime (3rd edn., Mason 481`): [6],196pp. Duchess of Padua (2nd edn., Mason 485): vi,[6],183,[1]pp. Poems (10th edn., Mason 491): viii,320pp. Lady Windermere's Fan (3rd edn., Mason 494): [12],157,[1]pp. Woman of No Importance (3rd edn., Mason 497): [12],182,[2]pp. Ideal Husband (5th edn., Mason 503): [12],246pp. Importance of Being Earnest (Alexander Souvenir Edition, Mason 506): x,[6],181,[1]pp. House of Pomegranates (3rd edn., Mason 510): [8],179,[1]pp. Intentions (4th edn., Mason 513): [8],263,[1]pp. De Profundis (14th edn., 516): xv,[1],156pp. Essays and Lectures (2nd edn., Mason 519): xii,244pp. Salomé, La Sainte Courtisane, A Florentine Tragedy (New Edition, Mason 522): xix,[1],180pp. Picture of Dorian Gray (First Carrington Edition, Mason 525): xi,[1],352,[2]pp. Salome . . . with sixteen drawings by Aubrey Beardsley (First John Lane Edition, Mason 527): xxiii,[3],82,[6]pp. Occasional light foxing, very slight spine lean to several volumes, but an exceptionally handsome collection, tightly bound, with bright gilt, crisp and fresh throughout. Offered with a fifteenth volume, bound to match: Anna, Comtesse de Bremont, Oscar Wilde and His Mother : A Memoir (London: Everett & Co, 1911). Text based on limited edition published by Methuen in 1908, with bibliographical notes to reverse of each title page. A fifteenth volume, the Memoir of Oscar Wilde and his Mother by Anna, Comtesse de Bremont, was published in 1911 by Everett & Co. and bound to match. N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition, carefully preserved in archival, removable mylar sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association, and we subscribe to its codes of ethics.). Seller Inventory # BB2170

Bibliographic Details

Title: [Collected Edition of Oscar Wilde's works, ...
Publisher: Methuen [through 1912], London
Publication Date: 1909
Binding: Decorative Cloth
Condition: Fine-
Edition: 1st Edition