The Letters of Oscar Wilde de Wilde, Oscar; Hart-Davis (Editor), Rupert - 1962

NY: Oxford University Press, 1979. First Edition, First Printing; dj w/unclipped price; 406 clean, unmarked pages/index. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8 vo.

New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1962. Hardcover. xxv, 958p. + front., 30p. illus., rear free endpaper excised else good first US edition stated in dark blue cloth and sunned & worn, chipped dust jacket. 1,098 letters collected.

New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1962. 1st. Hardcover. Book fine, Dust jacket fine.. The dust jacket has chips and closed tears to the extremities.

New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1962. Hardcover. xxv, 958p. + front., 30p. illus., ownership name, wear else good first US edition stated in black cloth and sunned & worn, chipped dust jacket. 1,098 letters collected.

Soho Square London: Rupert Hart Davis Ltd, 1962. Hardcover. Good. 1962. No Edition Remarks. 958 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white photographic plates. Minor thumb marking, foxing and tanning to pages and plates. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Light cracking to gutters; some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild sunning, staining and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier sunning with soft crushing to ends. Gilt lettering is noticeably darkened and faded.

New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc, 1962. First U.S.? Edition. First? Printing. fair, fair. 958, illus., index, book somewhat worn and shaken, some foxing to text, DJ quite worn, soiled, chipped, and edge tears. Edited by the noted British publisher and more than seven years in preparation, this extraordinary collection consists of 1, 098 letters, written to nearly 300 correspondents, most of which have never been seen before by the public. The letters range in time from Wilde's youth at Oxford to the ultimate decline of his health and fortune in Paris.

Rupert Hart-Davis, 1962. ~Front hinge slightly slack, but endpapers uncracked at gutters. Spine slightly faded. Page edges slightly toned. No ownership marks. ~Robust packaging. Overseas tracking available on request.. 1st edition. Hardback. Very Good. xxv, 958pp., many illus. No dustwrapper. Binding sound, text unmarked.

Harcourt Brace & Co., NY, 1962, 1962. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Small quarto, hardcover, corners and spine extremities bumped else VG in blue boards. No dj. Edited by the noted British publisher and more than seven years in preparation, this extraordinary collection consists of 1, 098 letters, written to nearly 300 correspondents, most of which have never been seen before by the public. The letters range in time from Wilde's youth at Oxford to the ultimate decline of his health and fortune in Paris. 958 pp.

New York: Harcourt Brace. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1962. Hardcover. Dustjacket has a couple of minor spots of edgewear - protected in a Mylar sleeve. Previous owner's name on inside front cover beneath the flap. ; Both book and dustjacket are in excellent condition - minor exceptions noted. "A publishing event of major literary importance, combining great scholarship with enormous interest. 1,098 letters written to nearly 300 correspondents. 38 illustrations. Note: "Letters" is taken to include postcards, telegrams, letters to the press and incomplete letters. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 958 pages .

Rupert Hart-Davis. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1962. Hardback. Purple cloth boards rubbed on corners, lightly sunned at top-edges and on spine, gilt lettering bright; Pages lightly age-toned, previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown, no annotation, B&W plates; Binding tight. ; 6.5 x 9.5"; 958 pages .