WILDE OSCAR De profundis LETTERS AND IMPRESSIONS IN PRISON translated by R. Centerszwerowa

Warsaw 1922, VITA VUOVA, 3,500 pieces were rebound at Waclaw Baker's printing house, p XX, (missing VII-XVII), 161, dimensions 12 x 17.5, booklet cover, lightly rubbed at edges and spine. Cover proj. EDWARD GŁOWACKI. Missing 6 pages in biographical sketch by Robert Ross. DE PROFUNDIS complete.

De profundis is a book that lies on the borderline between a confession of a broken man and an essay on the essence of art. In his letters to a friend, Wilde dissects his life to date, writes in an uncompromising manner about the culture and art of the 19th century, and describes the English prison - particularly moving and containing many interesting insights are the letters on prison reforms. For anyone interested in this great author, this is a must-read item.