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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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1955 The Stringed Lute: An Evocation in Dialogue of Oscar WildeLondon: 1955Two copies of the scarce first edition of this work, with extensive amendments and notations throughout both copies. -
1993 The Collected Works of Oscar WildeLondon: 1993A very attractive collection of works from popular Irish poet and playwright, Oscar Wilde, edited by his friend and literary executor, Robert Ross. -
1885 In a Good Cause. A Collection of Stories, Poems, and IllustrationsLondon: 1885The first edition of this scarce anthology of poems and prose, compiled to raise money for the North Eastern Hospital For Children, with contributions by Oscar Wilde and H. Rider Haggard. -
1910 OscarianaLondon: 1910An exceptional copy of this collection of epigrams by Oscar Wilde, in the very scarce dust wrapper, which features beautiful hand embroidery to the rear wrap. -
1920 The Happy Prince and Other TalesLondon: 1920A beautifully bound edition of these charming short tales by Oscar Wilde, illustrated with colour plates from Charles Robinson. -
1911 Lady Windermere's Fan: A Play About A Good WomanLondon: 1911A smart fifth edition of this four-act comedy from Oscar Wilde. -
1917 Salome, La Sainte Courtisane, A Florentine TragedyLondon: 1917The fifth edition of this collection of plays from 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. -
1922 For Love of the KingLondon: 1922A very smart copy of Oscar Wilde's uncommon play 'For Love of the King'.