1899, ISBN: 38991b6b06254bb191b87f5883cf18e4

Hardcover, First edition

Near Fine, [ED: 1], Drama|Signed|Gay, Lesbian, & Transgender, Signed limited first edition. [xii], 152 pp. Bound in publisher's original pale lavender cloth with gilt spine lettering and … More...

Near Fine, [ED: 1], Drama|Signed|Gay, Lesbian, & Transgender, Signed limited first edition. [xii], 152 pp. Bound in publisher's original pale lavender cloth with gilt spine lettering and decorations by Charles Shannon. Copy number 82 of 100 large paper copies signed by Oscar Wilde with a flourish. Near Fine with subtle sunning, several barely discernible spots to cloth, short bubble to rear cloth. Typical offsetting to endpapers, and a 5" tear to the rear endpaper. Contents bright and fresh. A beautiful copy. Wilde's masterpiece, which opened to wide acclaim at the St. James's Theatre, London, on February 14, 1895. It was withdrawn after 86 performances following his arrest and imprisonment on charges of gross indecency as a consequence of his failed libel suit against Lord Queensbury, the father of Wilde's homosexual lover, Lord Alfred Douglas. He was outed as gay (a disgrace in Victorian society) and the play was not published in any form until the present edition, following his release from prison. It has been hailed as an exemplary farce, called by poet W.H. Auden "a pure verbal opera." , London, [PU: Leonard Smithers and Co]<

1946, ISBN: 38991b6b06254bb191b87f5883cf18e4

[ED: Taschenbuch], [PU: franz cornelsen verlag berlin], (Englische Originalausgabe). This is how Oscar Wilde described the philosophy of "The Importance of Being Earnest", his most sparkl… More...

[ED: Taschenbuch], [PU: franz cornelsen verlag berlin], (Englische Originalausgabe). This is how Oscar Wilde described the philosophy of "The Importance of Being Earnest", his most sparkling, witty and lighthearted play of aristocratic manners and high society. To avoid family duties, Algernon Moncrieff, a bachelor- about- town, has invented Bunbury, a stick relative who frequently calls him away. His friend Jack Worthing has invented a wicked brother called Ernest to disguise his own misdemeanours. When Algernon poses as Ernest, confusion takes a hold and it takes the discovery of an old black handbag before Jack and Algernon can discover the truth behind the deceit. In a brilliant exposé of social follies, Oscar Wilde has written the most delightful, timeless comedy of them all., DE, [SC: 2.99], leichte Gebrauchsspuren, privates Angebot, 66 S., [GW: 52g], [PU: Rugby Cv23 Owb], Banküberweisung, Internationaler Versand, [CT: Englischsprachige Bücher / Sonstiges - Englisch]<

1970, ISBN: 38991b6b06254bb191b87f5883cf18e4

Avon, 1970. A NICE edition, USEFUL! Light scuff to the paperback cover and the page edge, this book is in PRESENTABLE condition. scuff to the covers. The pages are tanned.. Paperback. Go… More...

Avon, 1970. A NICE edition, USEFUL! Light scuff to the paperback cover and the page edge, this book is in PRESENTABLE condition. scuff to the covers. The pages are tanned.. Paperback. Good., Avon, 1970, 2.5<

1960, ISBN: 38991b6b06254bb191b87f5883cf18e4

Mitwirkende: Moss, Walter, Hirschgraben-Verl. Broschiert, 56 Seiten, Publiziert: 1960T, Produktgruppe: Buch, Schulbücher, Schule & Lernen, Kategorien, Bücher, Hirschgraben-Verl., 1960