A House of Pomegranates
by Oscar Wilde
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Bristol, Avon, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Thomas Mosher , Portland, 1906. First Edition. Softcover. Good . 'A faithful reprint of the first English edition' . With the Shannon and Ricketts decoration. An elegant production if somewhat fragile. 925 copies only, on Van Gelder paper. Publishers cream card wraps, yapp edges. Presentable, tight and sound copy. No inscriptions. Engraved bookplate of Eric Phipps to inner front cover. Wrappers are browned, dust soiled and rubbed. [ 8 ] + 158 pages. Size: 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 24361. .
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A House of Pomegranates by Oscar Wilde
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- Bookseller
- Steve Liddle
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24361
- Title
- A House of Pomegranates
- Author
- Oscar Wilde
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Thomas Mosher
- Place of Publication
- Portland
- Date Published
- 1906
- Keywords
- BZDB28 shannon charles ricketts irish Fiction; A House of Pomegranates Oscar Wilde
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
Terms of Sale
Steve Liddle
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About the Seller
Steve Liddle
Biblio member since 2009
Bristol, Avon
About Steve Liddle
Full time bookseller since 1982. Bookshops in Bristol and Bath ( as Patterson & Liddle )1982- 2006. Member ABA ILAB PBFA. Regular exhibitor at major UK bookfairs.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
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