WILDE, Oscar "The Picture of Dorian Gray" [Charles Carrington, 1909] Bayntun Fine Binding

WILDE, Oscar. The Picture of Dorian Gray.

Paris: Charles Carrington, 1909. Crown octavo, 7.25" x 5". 312pp. Copyright Edition, published in February 1909 from the plates of the 1908 edition. Bound by Bayntun in smooth, light blue calf with marbled papers, gilt page/board edges, gilt ruling/dentelles, five raised bands, and red/green title labels on spine. Front hinge barely starting. Light scuffing. Very Good+.

An early and attractively printed Continental edition of Wilde’s most enduring novel, produced before Methuen's authorized collected works. Elegantly bound by Bayntun, this copy offers both bibliographic interest and shelf appeal. Mason 336.