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The Picture Of Dorian Gray

by Oscar Wilde

(Ward, Lock and Co. - First Edition, First Printing, April 1891)

Thank you for your interest but this book has now been sold

Asking Price: £2,750.00 (excl. post & packing)

A good First ("authorised" and expanded) Edition, April 1891 first printing of Oscar Wilde's controversial and highly acclaimed novel with the following First Edition, first printing points - thick, grey paper-covered and beveled boards, no publishing history, typographic error at the beginning of line 23 of page 208 ("nd" instead of "and" - this was corrected for the July 1891 signed limited edition), publisher displayed as "Ward Lock AND Co London New York & Melbourne" (no reference to "Bowden"), no publisher's imprint or advertisements at rear.

Following initial publication in Lippincott's magazine (1890) and an unauthorised US edition the same year Wilde revised his work and added six new chapters for this first authorized edition.

Previously owned by Elizabeth Sherman Cameron niece of General William Tecumseh Sherman and subject of “Henry Adams In Love: The Pursuit Of Elizabeth Sherman Cameron” by Arline Boucher Tehan - please click here for further biographical details).

Book Condition - Good-: Hardback, 8vo, vii + 334 pages. Significant general wear and bumping (board exposed at corners) to the original vellum spine and gilt decorated grey boards (Charles Ricketts' 10 gilt "butterfles" design), spine toned with gilt spine lettering faded, securely bound but front hinge paper split with webbing becoming exposed, plain grey endpapers, Elizabeth Sherman Cameron's armorial bookplate on front pastedown and signature on the front free endpaper, fore and bottom edges rough cut, some very light foxing to the prelims, otherwise internally beautifully clean and clear in an excellent condition throughout. No dust jacket.

Total weight with packaging just under 750g.

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The Picture Of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (Ward, Lock and Co. - First Edition, First Printing, April 1891)