For Love of the King: A Burmese Masque.
by Wilde, Oscar
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1923. First edition of the infamous fifteenth volume of Metheun's Collected Works of Oscar Wilde which caused a legal dispute between Wilde's bibliographer, Christopher Millard and the publisher. Octavo, original publisher's white linen cloth. One of 1000 copies printed on handmade paper. Publisher's "Presentation Copy" stamp to the title page. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in good condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 139527
- Title
- For Love of the King: A Burmese Masque.
- Author
- Wilde, Oscar
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Methuen & Co. Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1923
- Keywords
- For Love of the King FIrst Edition, Oscar Wilde First Edition
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Raptis Rare Books
Biblio member since 2012
Palm Beach, Florida
About Raptis Rare Books
Founded by Matthew and Adrienne Raptis, Raptis Rare Books is an antiquarian book firm that specializes in literature, children's books, economics, photo books, signed and inscribed books, and landmark books in all fields. Our business model is simple: we strive to handle books that are in exceptional condition and to provide exceptional customer service.
Glossary
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...