The Life of Oscar Wilde
by Pearson, Hesketh
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Methuen & Co Ltd, 1947. 3rd Edition. Decorative Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Delightful Biography of a great writer and even greater wit. Illustrated with some B&W Photos. Frontis is a portrait photo of Wilde. Yellow cloth cover with central floral design in green. Smaller version onspine with brown lettering. 8 3/4" Tall. Previous owner's inscription, dated 1948 on ffep. Rear hinge partly cracked. Spine tanned. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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Details
- Bookseller
- Cornish Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006274
- Title
- The Life of Oscar Wilde
- Author
- Pearson, Hesketh
- Format/Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Methuen & Co Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1947
- Keywords
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY/LITERARY/OSCAR WILDE
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About the Seller
Cornish Books
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About Cornish Books
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....