Wilde, Oscar

Senses of humour change like fashion. What was once funny is no longer. There is really only one Edwardian humourist who is still this funny, and it is Oscar.
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1981 Complete Works of Oscar WildeLondon and Glasgow: 1981A lovely copy of this one-volume collection of the works of Oscar Wilde. Found in the original dust wrapper
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1893 Book-SongLondon: 1893First limited edition of this anthology of poems by modern authors, including the first publication of two poems by Oscar Wilde.
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1899 [1908] The Ballad of Reading GaolLondon: 1899 [1908]The final unauthorised edition of Oscar Wilde's anonymously authored poem, inspired by his witnessing of an execution while imprisoned in Reading Gaol.
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1899 [1908] The Ballad of Reading GaolLondon: 1899 [1908]The final unauthorised edition of Oscar Wilde's anonymously authored poem, inspired by his witnessing of an execution while imprisoned in Reading Gaol.
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1905 De ProfundisLondon: 1905Oscar Wilde's famous letter to 'Bosie,' the first trade edition, first impression of this work.
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1949 De Profundis: Being the First Complete and Accurate Version of 'Epistola'London: 1949The 1949 edition of Wilde's 'De Profundis', published by his son Vyvyan Holland and in the original unclipped dust wrapper.
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1922 For Love of the KingLondon: 1922A very smart copy of Oscar Wilde's uncommon play 'For Love of the King'.
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1956 The Importance of Being Earnest A Trivial Comedy For Serious PeopleNew York: 1956A beautiful limited edition printing of Oscar Wilde's famous comedic play, with plates showing facsimile manuscripts.