The Poems of Oscar Wilde. Ravenna, Poems, the Sphinx, The Ballad of Reading Gaol, Uncollected Poems. Portland Main: Mosher, 1903. First Edition, Limited Issue. Publisher’s titled wrappers over cream boards, pages unopened, silk ribbon marker. A fine bright copy.

Limited Edition of 50 Copies, on Japan Vellum, Signed by the Publisher (Thomas B. Mosher).

Thomas Bird Mosher (1852-1923) was a influential American publisher based in Portland, Maine, renowned for his exquisite and affordable fine press editions in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His publishing house, Thomas B. Mosher, was famous for its pirated yet beautifully crafted reprints of European literature and decadent works that were often difficult to find in the United States.

He had a keen eye for quality, focusing on authors like William Morris, the Rossettis, Walter Pater, and Oscar Wilde.