"There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. "
— Oscar Wilde

London: Frederick Warne and Co., no date [circa 1880s]. [Poetical Works] FINELY BOUND AND ILLUSTRATED. Octavo (20 x 15cm), pp.xii [2]; 653 [3]. With 12 engraved plates, and a frontispiece engraving of the author. Contemporary red full morocco, with raised bands, gilt titles and decoration to spine, and blind ruling to boards. All edges gilt, and marbled endpapers with gilt dentelle to turn-ins. Illustrated bookplate to front pastedown, name blacked-out. Black ink gift inscription to verso of fly-leaf. A light tobacco scent. Very gently sunned to spine, with light wear to binding. Very good. Item #60152
Price: £48.00