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De Profundis
de WILDE, Oscar
- Usado
- very good
- Estado
- Very Good
- Librería
-
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Sobre este artículo
London: Methuen and Co, 1905. Very Good. London, Methuen and Co., 1905 [Colonial Edition]. Crown octavo, [iii]-151 pages (bound without the half-title and advertisements). Later half roan and marbled boards; spine lettered and ruled in gilt; covers sunned and a little worn; a few spots of foxing to the the preliminaries; a couple of light pencilled emphases; one opening tanned from an acidic insert; trifling splits to a few leaves near the gutter; a very good copy nevertheless. The Colonial issue of the first edition. Edited by Robbie Ross, this edition omits any explicit reference to Wilde's relationship with Lord Alfred Douglas, the addressee of the letter. The complete unexpurgated text was not published until 1962.
This copy has the ownership signature (dated 1905) of Kenneth Binns, sometime Australian Commonwealth Parliamentary Librarian.
Mason/Millard 418; see Mikolyzk A108.
Sinopsis
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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Detalles
- Librería
- Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers
(AU)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 134240
- Título
- De Profundis
- Autor
- WILDE, Oscar
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Editorial
- Methuen and Co
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1905
Términos de venta
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Sobre el vendedor
Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers
Miembro de Biblio desde 2006
Adelaide, South Australia
Sobre Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers
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