The Plays of Oscar Wilde
by Wilde, Oscar
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- very good; light fading to top of spine; minor rubbing to corners; red dye on top of text block; all else-clean, tight, & at/poor; moderate chipping & rubbing to edges; bottom 1" of spine absent; top 1/2" of spine absent. dj protected by n
- Seller
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Golconda, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Modern Library, circa 1934. Hardcover. very good; light fading to top of spine; minor rubbing to corners; red dye on top of text block; all else-clean, tight, & attractive./poor; moderate chipping & rubbing to edges; bottom 1" of spine absent; top 1/2" of spine absent. dj protected by new Mylar wrap.. 16 mo; maroon boards with gilt Modern Library logo on front board; gilt spine lettering; boards are flexible; 220 pp + 5 pages of complete listing of other M.L. titles ending with Amok (collected German Stories #108); dj tan and red with art deco illust. of running man; rear of dj has order form (2 1/2" x 3") and price of 95 cents, Modern Library Giants $1.25 in a red circle; reverse side of dj is filled with 262 titles with heading of "Which of these 262 outstanding books do you want to read?" This title is listed as # 83.
Scarce title to be in this good condition. Introduction by Edgar Saltus.
Scarce title to be in this good condition. Introduction by Edgar Saltus.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rosebud Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1.19425
- Title
- The Plays of Oscar Wilde
- Author
- Wilde, Oscar
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - very good; light fading to top of spine; minor rubbing to corners; red dye on top of text block; all else-clean, tight, & at
- Jacket Condition
- poor; moderate chipping & rubbing to edges; bottom 1" of spine absent; top 1/2" of spine absent. dj protected by n
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Modern Library
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- circa 1934
Terms of Sale
Rosebud Books
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About the Seller
Rosebud Books
Biblio member since 2007
Golconda, Illinois
About Rosebud Books
Rosebud Books is located in the heart of the Shawnee National Forest in the "Land Between the Rivers". We are an internet shop, open by appointment to the public. Our inventory contains a litte bit of everything from vintage technical to modern first eds. We have a nice collection of vintage and collectible children's literature and all types of poetry, art, & drama.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.