with faded gilt and stains on cloth

Oversize hardcover with stains to boards

Inscribed for Richard (Dalby) and signed by author's daughter Mary

Stanley Paul & Co

Creases and worn to edges of covers

Oscar Wilde - The Picture of Dorian Gray, Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1908, Copyright Edition For Men Only with faded gilt and stainsOscar Wilde The Picture of Dorian Gray, Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1908, Copyright Edition Oscar Wilde's novel The Picture of Dorian Gray is a Gothic tale about a handsome young man who sells his soul to preserve his youth and beauty. The story explores themes of vanity, aestheticism, and the corrupting influence of hedonism, and its perceived immorality caused a public scandal upon its release. The Preface by Oscar Wilde. Hardcover in fine condition.