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In 1882, when only twenty-six years old, his lecture tour of Amenr':’ Retied hilm aver 350,000 He was undoubtedly the greatest it of his time. his only complete authorized edition de luxe is now for the frst time made accessible for Am.nn readers art with Wilde's literary executor thuen & Co. which_only “d iy to Americd o be quklly bml¢ht up by bnbhop’ulrn at mlld r :Tim permits mention of only a few more important titles, s a8 The Dichess of Fadoa st complete' dition), Intentions and other nuga complete, Poems, Ravenna, The Sphinx, Ballad of R e Harlots House, and all poetns completeincludin m-ny never before published indermere’s Fan. A Woman Ly =y o i y, A House of Pome- portance, Florentine Vera, other plays complete; The Picture u! 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Edited by Joux Ricitamp Grexx, M.A., LL.D. » The Meditations of the Emperor % Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Translated by Geosce Lowg, M.A. Jfl.‘:&m:"' sketch and a view of the philosophy of Antoninus Bacon’s Essays Counsels, Civil and Moral e R R & BT aphiaa: TntraSacuims oy Hroney Moene™ <! Chesterfield’s Letters "’"“fl‘.‘fi.‘.‘,‘g tences and Maxims, with a prefatory note by us d2 Luxe’ in each Essayby C. A. S‘hl-lnn del ‘academie De’Luxe Class1cs' f Pres. Eliot's Recommendations for his *'Five-foot book-shel{'—admittedly. the most readable classics deservis Each volume of thm ‘eight de Juxe classics is printed from large clear The title pages are printed on Japan vellum and the an vellum. The bind! 1111 Three-Quarter Levant grain leather, of a rich old rose s| act Volumt is boxed Published by The Chesterfield Society. edges. The tions include superb photogrevures add half tones. CHARLES LAMG Sub. Price, $35.00. Sdo Price, $8.26 - Sub. 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