The Picture of Dorian Gray

by Oscar Wilde

$31,000 · Offered by Whitmore Rare Books · No longer available

First edition

London: Ward, Lock, and Co., 1891. First edition. First edition in book form, first issue, in beautiful condition. The first issue has the imprint of Ward Lock and Co., and the misprint “nd” for “and” on p. 208. Octavo. Publisher’s 8 pp. adverts at end. Original quarter parchment, spine and front cover lettered and decorated in gilt after designs by Ricketts, grey

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