first edition
1893 · London
by WILDE, Oscar
London: Elkin Mathews and John Lane at the Sign of the Bodley Head, 1893. First Edition. Small quarto (21.75cm.); original reddish-brown gilt-embossed cloth; [14],132,14[ads]pp. Straight and tight, with the boards slightly faded at margins as is typical, and a few spots where cloth has begun to lift. The text is slightly tanned, but foxing is contained to endpapers. In all, a pleasing and well-preserved copy of a fragile book. 500 copies issued (MASON 357). (Inventory #: 50532)