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WILDE, OSCAR. The Picture of Dorian Gray. 8vo, original printed wrappers, lower corner repaired with tape mend on verso, light chipping to edges, mild rubbing to joints; contents clean; LMS bookplate laid-in; preserved in collector's felt-lined buckram folding case. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, July 1890
first appearance of Wilde's longest prose narrative in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine. The less common American issue, identified by the Lippincott imprint printed in larger type on the front wrapper. Comprises 13 chapters, later enlarged by a further 6 chapters and with many revisions or deletions.
