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ref. 1441730982.Gmp3_cd. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. unknown
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2020ref. BN219481PRINCE CLASSICS 2020. 2020. Softcover. A Woman of No Importance & An Ideal Husband A Woman of No Importance & An Ideal Husband Oscar Wilde PRINCE CLASSICS paperback
ref. Bloomsbury-9781474261050Methuen Drama. Hardback. New. 176 pages Methuen Drama hardcover
ref. Bloomsbury-9781474261050Methuen Drama. Hardback. New. 176 pages Methuen Drama hardcover
ref. 330428New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons N.D. Ravenna Edition. Softcover. Very Good in leatherbound wraps. Light shelfwear on spine crown and panel corners.; The Works of Oscar Wilde; 24mo 5" - 6" tall. G. P. Putnam's Sons unknown
1912ref. mon0000973364Methuen 1912. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Sixth edition. rnPages clean and bright no markings wear to edges. Methuen hardcover
ref. ria9781474261050_inpHardcover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Staged in 1893 when Wilde had already achieved fame wealth andnotoriety A Woman of No Importance was another attempt to fuse comedyof manners with high melodrama. Gerald Arbuthnot is a young man on themake with an American heiress a hardcover
1908ref. 231112PBUPC084London: Methuen 1908. Hardcover. Very Good Condition. One of a limited edition of 1000 copies on handmade paper. Green cloth with titles in gilt to spine. Top edge gilt other edges untrimmed. One or two minor surface marks on cover. Text clean and unmarked with slight age-fading. An excellent used copy with no major flaws. 191 pp. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Theatre & Plays; Drama; Vellum printed books; Aristocracy Social class; English drama; Man-woman relationships; Add. Inventory No: 231112PBUPC084. . Methuen hardcover
ref. 9353853702.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
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1910ref. mon0000141049Methuen & Co 1910-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. in x in x in. NOT ex-library. Hardback/Hardcover with dust cover. Well read copy with some spine wear but still very useable. Methuen & Co hardcover
1909ref. 004563London: Methuen 1909 early edition states as " F'cap 8vo " green cloth with gilt decoration rubbed to edges and joints scattered lightt foxing to closed edges and pages top edge gilt others untrimmed 182pp. third edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6 - 7 tall. Methuen hardcover
1894ref. 194868London: John Lane at the Sign of the Bodley Head 1894. One of 50 deluxe copies First edition large paper issue one of 50 copies attractively printed on handmade paper with wide margins and bound in tan buckram. The trade issue consisted of 500 copies that were printed on smaller machine-made paper and bound in pink linen. The play's premiere at the Haymarket Theatre on 19 April 1893 was met with applause for the actors and boos for the playwright causing Wilde to announce from behind a curtain "Ladies and gentlemen I regret to inform you that Mr Oscar Wilde is not in the house" Ellmann p. 381. Wilde's opulent production used "the market forces of luxury dressmaking to comment upon the worlds of his Haymarket patrons. Audiences in the stalls and boxes continued to be both flattered and vexed by the antics of their on-stage doubles while viewers in the upper galleries enjoyed the additional spectacle of fashionable Society catching its likeness in Wilde's cunningly set mirrors" Kaplan p. 252. Small quarto. Original tan buckram over bevelled boards with gilt floral decorations by Charles Shannon spine lettered in gilt fore and bottom edges uncut. Bookseller's ticket of James Parker & Co. Oxford. Spine and cover edges toned as usual surface scratch to front cover light rubbing to edges endpapers browned but contents bright. A very good copy. Mason 365. Richard Ellmann Oscar Wilde 1988; Joel Kaplan "Wilde on the Stage" The Cambridge Companion to Oscar Wilde ed. by Peter Raby 1997. hardcover
ref. 0368289869.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1894ref. OW056London: John Lane at the Sign of The Bodley Head 1894 First edition limited large paper copy with "Of this edition 50 copies have been printed" statement on the verso of the fourth preliminary page and no publisher's catalogue at the back of the book. Publisher's yellow buckram boards with gilt decorations by Charles Shannon to covers and spine spine lettered in gilt. Near fine with some toning to spine and board edges light wear to spine ends with a very shallow chip to cloth at foot of spine bottom right corner of front board worn to boards and heavy offsetting to endpapers. Overall a beautiful copy of one of Wilde's four celebrated drawing-room plays. Mason 365. A Woman of No Importance is a four-act play that was first produced in London at the Haymarket Theatre on April 19 1893. Like many of Wilde's plays it satirizes the English upper-class and criticizes Victorian society. The title "a woman of no importance" refers to the character Mrs. Arbuthnot who bears the illegitimate son of Lord Illingworth. Although societal conventions deem her a sinful woman Wilde proves Arbuthnot a respectable widow who is rewarded with a son who treats women respectfully. In contrast Illingworth one of Wilde's archetypal dandy figures is rejected by his son and many of the women in the play making him a "man of no importance." A Woman of No Importance was published simultaneously in two formats: small octavo the standard edition of 500 copies and quarto the "Large Paper" issue of 50 copies. While both constitute the first edition of A Woman of No Importance the large paper copies are decidedly rarer than the octavos; intended to be more exclusive and deluxe publications large paper formats were typically produced using higher quality materials lacked the publisher's advertisements and were printed in small print runs. Because they were intended as collectibles from publication large paper copies of Wilde's plays are exceedingly scarce. First Edition Limited Large Paper Copy. Hard Cover. Near Fine. London: John Lane at the Sign of The Bodley Head hardcover
1894ref. 182536London: John Lane at the Sign of the Bodley Head 1894. Mr Oscar Wilde is not in the house First edition one of 500 trade copies. The play's opening show was met with applause for the actors and boos for the playwright causing Wilde to announce from behind a curtain "Ladies and gentlemen I regret to inform you that Mr Oscar Wilde is not in the house" Ellmann p. 381. Wilde's opulent production used "the market forces of luxury dressmaking to comment upon the worlds of his Haymarket patrons. Audiences in the stalls and boxes continued to be both flattered and vexed by the antics of their on-stage doubles while viewers in the upper galleries enjoyed the additional spectacle of fashionable Society catching its likeness in Wilde's cunningly set mirrors" Kaplan p. 252. The play premiered at Haymarket Theatre on 19 April 1893 and ran until 16 August for 113 performances. A further 50 large paper copies were also issued. Small quarto. Publisher's 16-page catalogue dated March 1894 at rear. Original pink linen with gilt floral decorations by Charles Shannon spine lettered in gilt fore and bottom edges untrimmed. Housed in a custom green cloth slipcase and chemise. Faint marks and fading to spine ends slightly bumped cloth lightly rubbed contents toned as usual. A very good copy. Mason 364. Richard Ellmann Oscar Wilde 1988; Joel Kaplan "Wilde on the Stage" in Peter Raby ed. The Cambridge Companion to Oscar Wilde 1997. hardcover
1894ref. 186848London: John Lane at the Sign of the Bodley Head 1894. Mr Oscar Wilde is not in the house First edition one of 500 trade copies. The opening show of this satirical play on English manners met with applause for the actors and boos for the playwright causing Wilde to announce from behind a curtain "Ladies and gentlemen I regret to inform you that Mr Oscar Wilde is not in the house" Ellmann p. 381. Wilde's opulent production used "the market forces of luxury dressmaking to comment upon the worlds of his Haymarket patrons. Audiences in the stalls and boxes continued to be both flattered and vexed by the antics of their on-stage doubles while viewers in the upper galleries enjoyed the additional spectacle of fashionable Society catching its likeness in Wilde's cunningly set mirrors" Kaplan p. 252. The play premiered at Haymarket Theatre on 19 April 1893 and ran until 16 August for 113 performances. A further 50 large-paper copies were also issued. Quarto. Publisher's 16-page catalogue dated March 1894 bound at the rear. Original pink cloth spine lettered in gilt stylised flower and leaf motifs by Charles Shannon in gilt to spine and covers edges untrimmed. Cloth lightly marked and bumped small spots of wear to extremities faint vertical crease to rear cover contents generally toned some browning to pp. 42-3. A very good copy. Mason 364. Richard Ellmann Oscar Wilde 1988; Joel Kaplan "Wilde on the Stage" The Cambridge Companion to Oscar Wilde ed. by Peter Raby 1997. hardcover
