Charles Carrington

First edition of the French translation and preface by Charles Grolleau.
Bradel binding in full red cloth, smooth spine decorated with gilt floral motif, gilt date and double fillet at foot, brown shagreen title-label with scratches, small black spots at head of first cover, contemporary binding signed in blind by Pierson.

First edition of the French translation by Hugues Rebell, one of 30 numbered copies on Japon, the tirage de tête.
Full morocco, cover and spine preserved, all edges gilt, chemise in half morocco, slipcase lined with morocco, elegant contemporary binding signed Huser.
Illustrated, as frontispiece, with a photographic portrait of Oscar Wilde.
Provenance : from the library of Henri Thuile with his ex-libris pasted to head of a pastedown.
A very nice copy elegantly bound by Huser in lined morocco.

Poems in Prose First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Japon paper, the only grands papiers (deluxe) copies.
Burgundy morocco binding, spine in five compartments set with black fillets, gilt heraldic eagle at the bottom, heraldic coat of arms stamped in the centre of the boards, endpapers with geometric motifs, bordered with a burgundy morocco strip on the inner covers, gilt top edge, contemporary binding signed by Creuzevault.
Some small foxing on the endpapers and some very fine tears in the margin of the final endpapers.
Beautiful copy...

First edition printed in a small number of copies on Hollande paper.
Three small stains, not serious, to upper cover, otherwise a rare and good copy.

First edition of the French translation of which there were no deluxe copies.
Rebound in full Bradel binding in floral-patterned paper, smooth spine, light rubbing to headcaps, original wrappers preserved, top edge gilt, contemporary binding.

First edition, one of 75 numbered copies on Pure White Rag paper, the only deluxe copies with 75 on Japan paper.
With frontispiece photographic portrait of C. Lemonnier.
The work is illustrated with an autograph facsimile and illustrations.
Some foxing, pale angular dampstain at foot of final pages.

First edition, one of 600 numbered copies on deluxe paper, the only issue.
Autograph inscription by L.G. Toraude.
Work illustrated with plates.
Spine sunned, one joint very slightly cracked at foot, pale dampstain to top margin of second board.