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First edition. Hardback. Quarto. 312pp. Original vellum-effect paper covered boards with gilt spine titles, top edge gilt. Covers slightly worn and faded, slight nicking at head of spine, otherwise very good. 1st illustrated edition with 1908 on title page. 7 plates with captioned tissue guards.

The Picture of Dorian Gray is a novel by Oscar Wilde that follows a young man named Dorian Gray, who becomes the subject of a painting. As Dorian engages in a hedonistic and amoral lifestyle, he finds that the portrait reflects the consequences of his actions on his soul, while he himself remains young and beautiful.