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POEMS

POEMS by (BINDINGS - ZAEHNSDORF). WILDE, OSCAR

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Seller: Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts
Title
POEMS
Author
(BINDINGS - ZAEHNSDORF). WILDE, OSCAR
Seller
Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts (United States)
Description
London: David Bogue, 1881. FIRST EDITION, First Issue. 192 x 126 mm. (7 1/2 x 5"). ix, [1], 236, [1] pp. EXTREMELY ATTRACTIVE CRIMSON MOROCCO, INTRICATELY GILT, BY ZAEHNSDORF (stamp-signed and dated 1909 on front turn-in), covers framed in gilt, with delicate pointillé cornerpieces surrounding inlaid green morocco drawer handles and oblique floral tools, raised bands, spine panels densely gilt in the pointillé style of Bozerian, with stems of flowers radiating from pairs of inlaid green drawer handles, turn-ins gilt-ruled, red silk endleaves, top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed. Original (slightly soiled) gilt limp vellum binding bound in at rear. Mason 304. A few trivial spots internally, but A VERY FINE COPY--the leaves fresh, clean, and wide-margined, and the binding lustrous and virtually unworn. This is a finely bound copy of the first edition of Wilde's first book of poetry, and his first substantial work of any kind. The collection is made up of 61 poems, 31 of which appear here for the first time. Many reflect Wilde's delight in his visit to the art towns of Italy; other poems, such as the tender "Resquiescat," written in memory of Wilde's sister Isola, who had died at the age of eight, show a more personal emotional sentiment. According to Mason, "the first printing (June 1881) consisted of 750 copies, of which only 250 copies were used for the first edition, the remaining 500 being equally divided between the second and third editions." Wilde himself oversaw the layout and design of the book, choosing the handmade Dutch paper on which it is printed, and the design of prunus blossoms on the vellum binding, here bound in at the rear. The only published books by Wilde to appear before the present work were his student poem "Ravenna," which was named the "Newdigate Prize Poem" at Oxford for 1878 (issued in wrappers), and his drama "Vera; or, the Nihilists," printed in 1880, of which Mason had knowledge of only two copies. Our attractive binding is a fine example of the work of the Zaehnsdorf firm, long a top-ranked English bindery. Born in Pest, Hungary, Joseph Zaehnsdorf (1816-86) served his apprenticeship in Stuttgart, worked at a number of European locations as a journeyman, and then settled in London, where he was hired first by Westley and then by Mackenzie before opening his own workshop in 1842. His son and namesake took over the business at age 33, when the senior Joseph died, and the firm flourished under the son's leadership, becoming a leading West End bindery. Over the years, Zaehnsdorf employed a considerable number of distinguished binders, including the Frenchman Louis Genth (who was chief finisher from 1859-84), and trained a number of others, including Roger de Coverly and Sarah Prideaux. A family-run business until 1947, the Zaehnsdorf bindery continued to produce consistently attractive and innovative designs executed with unfailing skill..
Chace, The Turf, and the Road, The

Chace, The Turf, and the Road, The by ALKEN, Henry; NIMROD; APPERLEY, Charles J.

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Seller: David Brass Rare Books, Inc.
Title
Chace, The Turf, and the Road, The
Author
ALKEN, Henry; NIMROD; APPERLEY, Charles J.
Seller
David Brass Rare Books, Inc. (United States)
Description
London: John Murray, 1837. Alken Off To The Races With Apperley In The Saddle First Edition [ALKEN, Henry, illustrator]. NIMROD (pseud. of Charles J. Apperley). The Chace, The Turf, and the Road. With Illustrations by Henry Alken, and a Portrait by D. Maclise. London: John Murray, 1837. First edition in book form, originally serially published in the Quarterly Review. Octavo (8 3/4 x 5 3/8 in; 223 x 135 mm). xx, 301, [1, printer's slug], [18, publisher's catalogs] pp. Thirteen hand-colored plates, some in aquatint, with tissue guards, and plain, stipple-engraved portrait frontispiece. Publisher's original pictorial green cloth with gilt vignette and borders blocked in blind, expertly recased. Gilt decorated spine. Spine very slightly faded, still an excellent copy. Housed in a later green cloth clamshell case. Charles James Apperley (1777-1843), English sportsman and sporting writer, better known as Nimrod, the pseudonym under which he published his works on the chase and on the turf. A devoted fox-hunter, around 1821 Apperley began to contribute a series of articles to The Sporting Magazine, under the pseudonym of "Nimrod," that covered horse races, hunt meets and other sporting events. His references to the personalities of the people he knew or met at such events helped to double the circulation of the magazine within a few years. Mr. Pittman, the proprietor of The Sporting Magazine, gave Nimrod a handsome salary and defrayed all the expenses of his tours. He also gave Nimrod a stud of hunters. After Pittman's death, the proprietors of the magazine sued Apperley for the money that had been advanced. To avoid imprisonment, Apperley moved to Calais in 1830, where he supported himself by writing. Apperley is best known for his two books, The Life of a Sportsman, and Memoirs of the Life of John Mytton, both of which were illustrated with colored engravings by Henry Thomas Alken. Apperley eventually returned to England and died in Upper Belgrave Place, London, on 19 May 1843. The Plates: 1. Preparing to Start. 2. Getting Well Off. 3. The Race - Epsom. 4. The Melton Hunt. 5. Getting Away. 6. A Queerish Place. 7. A Pull Up. 8. The Lane. 9. Whissendine Brook. 10. The Death. 11. It's The Comet, &c. 12. The Regulator. 13. The Quicksilver Mail. Podeschi 152. Siltzer. p. 73. Schwerdt I, p. 36.
Wholphin: DVD Magazine of Rare and Unseen Short Films, No. 7

Wholphin: DVD Magazine of Rare and Unseen Short Films, No. 7

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Seller: Books Tell You Why, Inc.
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Wholphin: DVD Magazine of Rare and Unseen Short Films, No. 7
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Books Tell You Why, Inc. (United States)
ISBN
9781934781128
Condition
As New
Description
As New. 2008. 1934781126 . As New copy, still in original shrinkwrap .

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