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The Works of Oscar Wilde Author: Wilde, Oscar Place: New York Publisher: Lamb Publishing Co. Date: [1909] Description: 15 volumes. Illustrated by Aubrey Beardsley and other artists including frontispieces with captioned tissue guards. 20x13.5 cm (8x5¼"), bound by Brentanos in half morocco over buckram boards, ruled in gilt, raised bands, spines tooled in gilt; top edges gilt, marbled endpapers. One of 1000 copies. Sunflower Edition. A nicely bound collection of Wilde's writings. Bookplate of previous owners Edwin and Else Schiffer on front pastedowns. Includes: The Picture of Dorian Gray. A Woman of No Importance, An Ideal Husband. Salome, The Duchess of Padua, Vera. Lord Arthur Savile's Crime, The Portrait of Mr. W.H. and Other Stories. Essays and Stories by Lady Wilde (Speranza). Epigrams. Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young. De Profundis. From the original unexpurgated German Edition, translated by Henry Zick. Poems. With an introduction by Richard Le Gallienne. Intentions. D'Aurevilly, Barbey. What Never Dies. Translated into english by Sebastian Melmoth (Oscar Wilde) Poems in Prose. Essays, Criticisms, and Reviews. A House of Pomegranates, The Happy Prince and Other Tales. Lady Windermere's Fan, The Importance of Being Earnest. His Life with a Critical Estimate of His Writings. Additional shipping charges may apply Lot Amendments Condition: Light wear to morocco at joints and extremities, a few stains to boards; many hinges tender or cracked, some endpapers torn or loose; very good. Item number: 350250a