Lot 105
Wilde (Oscar) The Picture of Dorian Gray, first edition in book form, first issue, 1891.
Hammer Price: £2,200
Description
Wilde (Oscar) The Picture of Dorian Gray, first edition in book form, first issue with misprint 'nd' for 'and' line 23, page 208, spotting to half-title, pencil name to endpaper, original parchment boards with cover design in gilt by Charles Ricketts, lacking spine, corners bumped and worn, extremities bumped and worn, uncut, [Mason 328], 8vo, [1891].
⁂ The first trade edition of Wilde's classic novel, published three months prior to the signed limited and seemingly much scarcer.
Description
Wilde (Oscar) The Picture of Dorian Gray, first edition in book form, first issue with misprint 'nd' for 'and' line 23, page 208, spotting to half-title, pencil name to endpaper, original parchment boards with cover design in gilt by Charles Ricketts, lacking spine, corners bumped and worn, extremities bumped and worn, uncut, [Mason 328], 8vo, [1891].
⁂ The first trade edition of Wilde's classic novel, published three months prior to the signed limited and seemingly much scarcer.
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