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Wilde, Oscar
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description
- The Writings. New York: Gabriel Welles, 1925
- leather, ink,gilt, paper
12 volumes, 8vo (8 5/8 x 5 5/8 in.; 219 x 142 mm). Title-pages printed in blue and black with a vignette profile portrait of Wilde, paper watermarked ow. Contemporary red morocco, covers gilt-stamped with a fanfare design, spines gilt in six compartments, gilt dentelles, pink endpapers, top edges gilt, others uncut; some light offsetting of dentelles to free endpapers, occasional very light rubbing to extremities of a few volumes.
Condition
12 volumes, 8vo (8 5/8 x 5 5/8 in.; 219 x 142 mm). Title-pages printed in blue and black with a vignette profile portrait of Wilde, paper watermarked ow. Contemporary red morocco, covers gilt-stamped with a fanfare design, spines gilt in six compartments, gilt dentelles, pink endpapers, top edges gilt, others uncut; some light offsetting of dentelles to free endpapers, occasional very light rubbing to extremities of a few volumes.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Large Paper Edition, number 49 or 575 sets.