An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde
1914. First Edition Thus. 127 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Pencil sketches (of a stage layout!) on the front free end paper. Cracking at the rear hinge reveals the binding netting. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout, binding remains reasonably firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt lettering is darkened.