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Poems. 1908
The poetical works of Oscar Wilde, including poems in prose : with notes, bibliographical introduction, index and facsimiles of title-pages.
Portland, Maine : Thomas B. Mosher, MDCCCCVIII [1908]
xxiv, 394, [2] p., [7] leaves of plates : ill., facsims., port. ; 19 cm.
"Seven hundred and fifty copies printed on Van Gelder hand-made paper and the type distributed in the month of September MDCCCCVIII." - colophon.
With a half-title.
Includes indices.
Bookplate of Shane Leslie with ms. inscription in Shane Leslie's hand: "Shane Leslie - a wedding present 1912".
Bookplate of Vyvyan Holland.
Bookseller's stamp (Brentano's, Washington D.C.).
Early 20th century green morocco with gilt decoration on boards and gilt lettering and decoration on spine, gilt on turn-ins, and marbled endpapers ; bound by J. W. Meyer & Co., New York (binder's stamp).
Three ms. letters (dated 1926, 1927, and 1945) to Shane and Marjorie Leslie from Vyvyan Holland pasted onto front endpapers.
Fragment of a ms. letter in Oscar Wilde's hand and signed by him and Constance Wilde pasted onto back endpaper, with loose fragment of Oscar Wilde's envelope.
Ms. letter (dated 1895) to Mrs. Robinson signed from Constance Wilde pasted onto back endpaper.
Envelope pasted on front endpaper with ms. caricatures of Oscar Wilde in an unknown hand.
Ms. annotations throughout text in Shane Leslie's hand.
Periodical clipping and other ephemera relating to Oscar Wilde pasted onto back endpapers.
Ms. note on front endpaper in Iris Leslie's hand.
Leslie, Iris Carola, ? - d. 1993 former owner.
Leslie, Shane, 1885 - 1971 former owner.
Leslie, Marjorie former owner.
Holland, Vyvyan Beresford, 1886 - 1967 correspondent.
Wilde, Oscar, 1854 - 1900 correspondent.
Wilde, Constance, 1858 - 1898 correspondent.
Thomas B. Mosher (Firm) publisher.
Brentano's bookseller.
J. W. Meyer & Co. binder.
United States Maine Portland.
B28541