DE PROFUNDIS (ML# 117.1, First Modern Library Edition, 1926, 125+ Titles Listed at back)

WILDE, OSCAR, Written by (1854-1900) Irish Poet, Playwright, also Wrote The Picture of Dorian Gray; Edited with a Prefatory Dedication by Robert Ross; Introduction Essay by Frank Harris.

Published by New York: The Modern Library Publishers. First Modern Library Edition, 1935.

About this Item

DIFFICULT TO FIND BOOK: Dark Green Leathette; Spine 4; Bernhard Endpaper in excellent condition; green topstain. NO DJ. ABOUT De Profundis (Latin: "from the depths") It is a letter written by Oscar Wilde during his imprisonment in Reading Gaol, to "Bosie" (Lord Alfred Douglas). In its first half, Wilde recounts their previous relationship and extravagant lifestyle which eventually led to Wilde's conviction and imprisonment for gross indecency.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: DE PROFUNDIS (ML# 117.1, First Modern Library Edition, 1926, 125+ Titles Listed at back)
• Publisher: New York: The Modern Library Publishers. First Modern Library Edition, 1935.
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Modern Library Edition