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From the Collection of Steven Berkoff

WILDE | 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine, July 1890 [UK issue]

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August 4, 03:41 PM GMT

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1,500 - 2,000 GBP

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From the Collection of Steven Berkoff

WILDE, OSCAR


'THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY' IN LIPPINCOTT’S MONTHLY MAGAZINE. LONDON: WARD, LOCK & CO., JULY 1890


8vo, FIRST PUBLICATION OF WILDE'S NOVEL, 14pp. publisher's catalogue at end, printed wrappers, collector's black cloth box, some dampstaining, occasional tears, soiled upper wrapper strengthened, new spine and lower wrapper


The novel in this, its original published state, comprised only thirteen chapters. Six additional chapters were later added and a number of personal connotations or references were removed or amended. This is the UK issue.


LITERATURE:

Mason 81


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