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**FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING FROM THE MODERN LIBRARY'S "FIRST CATALOG" OF ITS FIRST 12 BOOKS EVER PRINTED IN MAY, 1917** Here we have a "FIRST CATALOG" Modern Library book of the first 12 books printed by The Modern Library in May of 1917 with all the points indicating a FIRST PRINTING: * Type 1 spine * Marbled end papers * "Just Issued" catalog - Type C1 of the first 12 books in The Modern Library The book is in NEAR FINE condition. Blue binding is tight and solid with slight wear to the top spine. Gilt bright and nice. Top stain present and nice. No writing or marks, contents are clean and bright. GORGEOUS! **EXTREMELY HARD TO FIND MODERN LIBRARY FIRST CATALOG, FIRST PRINTING!!** **I WILL BE LISTIING OVER 400 COLLECTIBLE, RARE, OR SIGNED MODERN LIBRARY EDITIONS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS FROM 30 YEARS OF ACTIVE COLLECTING AROUND THE WORLD - PLEASE VISIT MY SELLERS PAGE TO VIEW THEM ALL**.

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.