Dorian Gray - no.3

Borders Classics 2003

From: Borders, Salt Lake City

Price: $7.95

Look: It's definitely one of the prettiest. It's hardback, and has the novel idea of placing Basil on the cover. Beneath it, the quote "The artist is the creator of beautful things..., which is very very fitting. Underneath the dust-jacket it's even lovlier - black, plain and textured with the title et al down the spine in silver. And finally, actually reading it is a dream.

Extras: None whatsoever

I'm very very fond of this copy, it's one of my favourites. And it was nice to find there, because I'd been thinking about Oscar Wilde's comments on Salt Lake City from his "Personal Impressions of America" tour all day. Not just because I'm basically a stalker. But because we'd visited the Mormon temple, which he describes, so to be there was surreal. Unfortunately, the Tabernacle, which he describes, was closed.