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Ward Lock & Bowden Ltd, London, New York & Melbourne, 1895....First UK edition, Second Printing:: Scarce Second printing in Book form with the title page showing “Ward Lock & Bowden Ltd”, instead of Ward Lock & Co. The most popular of Wilde’s books, The Picture of Dorian Gray appeared first in Lippincott’s magazine in 1890. The story, as published in book-form, contains six new chapters, many alterations and much additional matter. After the 1891 famous trial the publishers, although inundated with orders for copies, withdrew the book from circulation. The second printing was not until 4 years later in 1895. |