MAKES THE PERFECT GIFT FOR ANY FAN OF GOTHIC HORROR / OSCAR WILDE. Mahalo for taking the time to look at our listing. We truly appreciate it. We always do our BEST to give you the most accurate description of these beautiful books. DESCRIPTION: Easton Press full-leather binding of Oscar Wilde’s gothic horror masterpiece. THIS IS A AN HEIRLOOM EASTON WITH LAVISH GILT IMPRESSIONS TO THE BOARDS AND SPINE with AMAZING ILLUSTRATIONS! IT IS ONE OF THE MOST HIGHLY-PRIZED EDITIONS OF THIS WILDE MASTERPIECE. Written in his distinctively dazzling manner, Oscar Wilde’s story of a fashionable young man who sells his soul for eternal youth and beauty is the author’s most popular work. The tale of Dorian Gray’s moral disintegration caused a scandal when it? Rst appeared in 1890, but though Wilde was attacked for the novel’s corrupting in? Uence, he responded that there is, in fact, a terrible moral in. Just a few years later, the book and the aesthetic/moral dilemma it presented became issues in the trials occasioned by Wilde’s homosexual liaisons, which resulted in his imprisonment. CONDITION: Book is in PRISTINE condition for its age – STILL IN PUBLISHER’S ORIGINAL SHRINKWRAP. Interior/unwrapped pictures above are from a previous listing to give you an idea of the interior (SEE PICS FOR FURTHER DETAILS). NO ATTACHED BOOKPLATES, WRITING FROM PREVIOUS OWNERSHIP, ETC. It is a BEAUTIFUL EDITION. Please check out our other listings of Easton Press, Franklin Library, Limited Editions Club, First Edition Library, Folio Society, Heritage Press, and International Collectors Library editions. Mahalo for looking at our listings! This item is in the category “Books & Magazines\Antiquarian & Collectible”. The seller is “highqualityproducts” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, Korea, South, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Republic of, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos Islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Vietnam, Uruguay.
- Year Printed: 2004
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Topic: Horror
- Binding: Leather
- Region: Europe
- Illustrator: Lucille Corcos
- Author: Oscar Wilde
- Subject: Vintage Leather Bound Book Philosophy
- Original/Facsimile: Original
- Language: English
- Character Family: Rebecca
- Publisher: Folio Society Like
- Special Attributes: Deluxe Collector’s Edition, Dystopian, Gift Edition, Leatherbound, Horror, Vintage Leather Bound Book, 1st Edition, Collector’s Edition, Illustrated, Limited Edition, Luxury Edition