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The Duchess of Padua
by Wilde, Oscar
- Used
- fair
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Woodstock, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Methuen and Co, 1908. First Edition Thus. Paperback. Fair. About Near Fine. Cream cloth, lightly soiled, with gilt lettering and designs on the spine and front board. Square and firmly bound with a gilt top edge, errata slip tipped-in after the copyright page. A well-preserved copy in a custom slipcase of this lesser-known play from the author of The Importance of Being Earnest and The Picture of Dorian Gray.
Synopsis
The Market Place of Padua at noon; in the background is the great Cathedral of Padua; the architecture is Romanesque, and wrought in black and white marbles; a flight of marble steps leads up to the Cathedral door; at the foot of the steps are two large stone lions; the houses on each aide of the stage have coloured awnings from their windows, and are flanked by stone arcades; on the right of the stage is the public fountain, with a triton in green bronze blowing from a conch; around the fountain is a stone seat; the bell of the Cathedral is ringing, and the citizens, men, women and children, are passing into the Cathedral.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8132
- Title
- The Duchess of Padua
- Author
- Wilde, Oscar
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Publisher
- Methuen and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1908
- Keywords
- Irish Literature, Modern Literature, 19th Century Literature, 20th Century, Literature, Theatre, Drama, Plays
Terms of Sale
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
All items are returnable for a refund within 30 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2018
Woodstock, Illinois
About Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
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