De Profundis
by Wilde, Oscar
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Grayslake, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
15th Edition. Good. 3/4 Red leather covers. Top edge gilt. Marbled end papers. Leather shows cracking along outer joints. Moderate edge wear and rubbing to covers; especially at head/tail of spine. Interior clean. Corners bumped and worn. Binding sound. #LGL/I6/AB/B
Synopsis
Oscar Wilde wrote this while in prison to his friend and lover Lord Alfred Douglas. This love letter is a profound look into the personal life of Oscar. Please Note: This book has been reformatted to be easy to read in true text, not scanned images that can sometimes be difficult to decipher. The Microsoft eBook has a contents page linked to the chapter headings for easy navigation. The Adobe eBook has bookmarks at chapter headings and is printable up to two full copies per year. Both versions are text searchable.
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- Bookseller
- This Old Book (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 897474920
- Title
- De Profundis
- Author
- Wilde, Oscar
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Methuen and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1911
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...