De Profundis
by Wilde, Oscar
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
New York and London: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1905. Book. Illus. by sketch frontispiece by J.F. Kelly during Wilde's 1882 tour in the U.S. . Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Original grey paper boards over black cloth, with bright titlle and author on the front cover. Edgewear and bumped corners and edgewear to the paper label on the black spine. But inside, very clean and tight, no prior owner marks, no stains or foxing. Book plate on the inside front board is "private library of Jeanne Wertheimer" Published posthumously, this is Wilde's last published work..
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Craftsbury Antiquarian Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 079827
- Title
- De Profundis
- Author
- Wilde, Oscar
- Illustrator
- sketch frontispiece by J.F. Kelly during Wilde's 1882 tour in the U.S.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York and London
- Date Published
- 1905
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Keywords
- Oscar Wilde
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About the Seller
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont
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Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 12mo
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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....
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
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