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Lot 430

The Writings of Oscar Wilde, Oxford Uniform Edition.

Estimate: $600 - $800

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[Fine Binding] Wilde, Oscar. The Writings of Oscar Wilde, Oxford Uniform Edition. London and New York: A.R. Keller & Co., 1907. 15 volume set. First edition thus. Limited to 250 copies, this being No. 103. Original full calf embossed with a floral and ribbon motif bearing a central gilt ornament of a nightingale from ?Nightingale and the Rose,? spine titled in gilt, t.e.g. Illustrated with 48 engraved plates by various artists, all with printed tissue guards. 8vo. Extremities gently rubbed with occasional staining; contents clean and fine.