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Oscar Wilde Recollections
by Ricketts, Charles & Jean Paul Raymond
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Orig. gilt decorated white cloth in classical motifs, gilt title. Teg. Fine in very good, spine nicked black cloth dust wrapper,
- Seller
-
ardsley, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Nonesuch Press, 1932. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. gilt decorated white cloth in classical motifs, gilt title. Teg. Fine in very good, spine nicked black cloth dust wrapper, spine printed in gilt.. Ricketts, Charles. 60 pages. 26 x 16 cm. A fictitious character, Jean Paul Raymond, created by Ricketts enabling him to reveal his displeasure at the fate of his friend, Oscar Wilde. Decorative title page in red and black. Limited edition, copy 512 of 800. The cover was designed by Charles Ricketts, the typography by Francis Meynell. Introductory Note by Thomas Lowinsky. Front and back free endpapers toned, otherwise fine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Royoung bookseller, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21677
- Title
- Oscar Wilde Recollections
- Author
- Ricketts, Charles & Jean Paul Raymond
- Illustrator
- Ricketts, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Orig. gilt decorated white cloth in classical motifs, gilt title. Teg. Fine in very good, spine nicked black cloth dust wrapper,
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Nonesuch Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1932
- Keywords
- Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Private Press; Books Arts;
Terms of Sale
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All books returnable 10 days of invoice date with prior notification
About the Seller
Royoung bookseller, Inc.
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ardsley, New York
About Royoung bookseller, Inc.
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- Cloth
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