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Sebastian Melmoth

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First edition of Sebastian Melmoth by Oscar Wilde.

Twelvemo, iv, 222pp. Half title. Rebound in full brown leather, title in gilt on spine, raised bands, decorative gilt design and title on cover. All edges trimmed and in gilt. Some toning to endpapers from leather binding. Reprinted from the Fortnighly Review by permission of Messrs Chapman & Hall statement on pp. [223]. (Mason 633) Binding by Hatchards of Piccadilly. A beautiful copy.

Comments: Contains epigrams and aphorisms from the writing of Oscar Wilde. The first headline is Sebastian Melmoth, the second is The Soul of Man, a reprint of the originally titled The Soul of Man under Socialism (Mason, 52).

Additional information

Location Published

London

Publisher

Arthur L. Humphreys

Edition

First Edition

Date Published

1904

Binding

Full leather

Condition

Fine

Author

Wilde | Oscar