A Woman of No Importance
by WILDE, Oscar
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- very good
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: John Lane, 1894. Limited. hardcover. very good. Tall 8vo ,lavender cloth, faded to tan, with gilt designs, considerably browned on the spine and edges; pages untrimmed, London: John Lane, 1894. Limited First Edition.<br/><br/> Mason, 365. One of only 50 copies, printed simultaneously with the first trade edition. Internally fine and clean.<br/><br/>
Synopsis
Oscar Wilde's audacious drama of social scandal centres around the revelation of Mrs Arbuthnot's long-concealed secret. A house party is in full swing at Lady Hunstanton's country home, when it is announced that Gerald Arbuthnot has been appointed secretary to the sophisticated, witty Lord Illingworth. Gerald's mother stands in the way of his appointment, but fears to tell him why, for who will believe Lord Illingworth to be a man of no importance?
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Details
- Bookseller
- Argosy Book Store (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 282902
- Title
- A Woman of No Importance
- Author
- WILDE, Oscar
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited
- Publisher
- John Lane
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1894
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- Gilt
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- Fine
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