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1899réf. 1411385London: Leonard Smithers and Co 1899. First Trade Edition Limited #208/1000. Hardcover. Octavo 151 pages. In Good plus condition. Bound in publisher's pale purple cloth with gilt leaves to boards gilt lettering to spine. Fading to spine and boards. Some general shelfwear. Chipping to head and tail of spine. Bumping to corners and extremities. Spine cocked. Front pastedown with glue stains from a removed bookplate. Front free endpaper with bookplate. Shelved showcase. 'The Importance of Being Earnest' was a success on stage when it opened in 1895 but closed after 86 performances due to Wilde's arrest. It is generaly considered one of his best works. This Trade edition was published in 1899 after he was released from Reading Gaol and residing in France. He died the following year. 1411385. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Leonard Smithers and Co hardcover
réf. 123475London Leonard Smithers & Co. 1899. . First edition limited issue unmarked number of 1000 copies; small 4to 22 x 16.5 cm; slight offsetting to half-title and final page some general marginal soiling and age-toning to pages as expected with age occasional minor spot or mark otherwise good condition; mid-twentieth century brown calfskin over marble boards spine in 6 compartments with red morocco lettering piece to second and fourth lettering and rose decal tooled in gilt some general signs of wear primarily to extremities else good; xvi 151pp 1pp. One of 1000 copies of Wilde's most celebrated play. First performed on 14th February 1895 The Importance of Being Earnest marked the zenith of Wilde's career and followed on from the success of Lady Windermere's Fan An Ideal Husband and A Woman of No Importance. However as his professional star rose so did the escalation of his feud with Lord Queensberry father of his lover Lord Alfred Douglas Bosie. Only four days after the opening of the play Lord Queensberry left his card at Wilde's club scrawled with the words 'For Oscar Wilde posing somdomite' sic. Wilde despite the advice of his friends but egged on by his lover sued Queensberry for libel and the rest his history. On 25th May in the ensuing trial brought by the Crown Wilde was convicted of gross indecency and sentenced to two years in prison with hard labour. Mason 381. London, Leonard Smithers & Co., 1899. hardcover
réf. 11171192-6Avon. Used - Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Avon unknown
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1899réf. 186847London: Leonard Smithers and Co 1899. Wilde's greatest play in the original cloth First edition out of series from an issue of 1000 numbered copies. Wilde's last play opened to great acclaim on Valentine's Day 1895 but was withdrawn after Wilde's failed libel suit against Lord Queensberry led to his arrest in April of that year. It was not published in book form until February 1899 after Wilde's release from prison. The play was published in a standard issue of 1000 unsigned copies 100 signed large paper copies and 12 signed copies on japon. Quarto. Original pink cloth spine lettered in gilt stylised leaf motifs by Charles Shannon in gilt to spine and covers edges uncut and untrimmed. Spine toned and a little bumped nick to head of spine occasional foxing mostly to outer leaves. A very good copy. Mason 381. hardcover
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2005réf. 2-9626343427Naxos Audiobooks 2005. Audio CD. New. abridged edition. 2 pages. 4.75x5.50x0.50 inches. Naxos Audiobooks unknown
1899réf. 140949181London: Leonard Smithers and Co 1899. First Edition. Near Fine. First edition first printing. One of 1000 copies unnumbered. xvi 152 pp. printed on laid paper. Bound in publisher's lavender cloth with gilt spine lettering and decorations by Charles Shannon. Near Fine with sunning to spine and extremities and fading to spine gilt light soiling and scattered foxing to cloth light rubbing to extremities and slight bumping to lower corners. Binding starting at p. 105 offsetting to front endsheet bookplate to front pastedown. A very nice copy from the library of the American naval officer and book collector Charles John Muto. Mason 381. The first edition of the most delightful play in the English language. Wilde's last play opened on Valentine's Day 1895 to almost unanimous praise. Two weeks later he received a card at his club accusing him of sodomy to which he responded with an ill-judged libel lawsuit that led to his downfall and imprisonment. By the time this book was published by Leonard Smithers one of his few remaining friends Wilde was dying in Paris his health broken by Reading Gaol. There are now statues to him in London and Dublin. Leonard Smithers and Co unknown
1960réf. 52238London: The Folio Society 1960. First edition thus 8vo 78 pp. 6 full page coloured illustrations plus black and white illustrations in the text. Gilt titled green silk moiré boards spine sunned slipcase again slightly faded. [London]: The Folio Society unknown
réf. 9353838681.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
2000réf. 22803Hamburg MannerschwarmSkript Verlag 2000. 2000. First German printing. 4to. 78 pp. Continuously illustrated graphic novel/comic by Tom Bouden. Original glossy illustrated wrappers. Text in English. This is a tight fine book. Very uncommon. 1st Edition. Soft cover. As New. (Hamburg) MannerschwarmSkript Verlag (2000). paperback
1899réf. 182434London: Leonard Smithers and Co 1899. An unusual binding First edition number 373 of 1000 copies. This copy is in a contemporary vellum binding in a style that was popular at the end of the nineteenth century similar to those produced by both the Kelmscott Press and the Riccardi Press. This copy was part of the standard issue in cloth; a further 100 signed large paper copies and 12 signed copies on japon were produced. Wilde's last play opened to great acclaim on Valentine's Day 1895 but was withdrawn after Wilde's failed libel suit against Lord Queensberry led to his arrest in April of that year. The play was not published in book form until February 1899 after Wilde's release from prison. Quarto 210 x 155 mm. Contemporary limp vellum spine lettered in gilt green silk ties top edge gilt others untrimmed. Natural variation to vellum light foxing mostly to edges. A very good copy. Mason 381. hardcover
1899réf. 355490724400London 1899. First Edition. Hard Cover. London: Leonard Smithers 1899. First Edition. First Printing. This is the first impression which was limited to 1000 copies this being # 33. Publisher's original pale salmon binding with gilt leaf stamping to panels. 152 pages. This copy is about VG with the usual slight fading to the gilt leaf. Boards clean and tidy with no noteworthy issues. There is a book-plate to the front paste-down of "Richard Buckle". No previous owner inscriptions. The spine has been sympathetically and skilfully re-backed in brown morocco with the title and author in gilt with leaf stamps blind-stamped in three places. The interior of the book is clean tidy and tightly bound with minor foxing to several pages. Photographs/scans available upon request. hardcover
réf. 1350551570.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
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réf. 1998667146.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1923réf. WILDEOSC016367Methuen London. 1923. Seventeenth edition. Octavo. pp x 131.Loosely inserted is the original typescript about 1000 words on five sheets by John Drinkwater of his introduction to volume VIII of the 1925 edition of Wilde's complete works. He makes a strong case for this being by the greatest of Wilde's plays. There are several fairly minor corrections in Drinkwater's hand as is the title 'Introduction to ''The Importance of Being Earnest'' '.Insert: held with a rusting paperclip; some creasing and a few edge-nicks. Book: some sporadic foxing; free endpapers lightly tanned; covers a bit rubbed; very good. Methuen, London. unknown
2011réf. SKU0653490Concord Theatricals 2011-03-22. paperback. New. 5x0x8. New Textbook Ships with Tracking Concord Theatricals paperback
2022réf. SKU0653492W. W. Norton & Company 2022-06-30. paperback. New. 5x0x8. New Textbook Ships with Tracking W. W. Norton & Company paperback
2009réf. SKU0653489Broadview Press 2009-11-13. paperback. New. 8x0x5. New Textbook Ships with Tracking Broadview Press paperback
réf. 3387002661.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
