A Woman of No Importance
by Wilde, Oscar
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Original mauve cloth decorated in gilt. Spine faded, cloth at extremities frayed, corners bumped, some soiling to cloth, front f
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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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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- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 304822
- Title
- A Woman of No Importance
- Author
- Wilde, Oscar
- Format/Binding
- 154, [1] pp. 1 vols. 4to
- Book Condition
- Used - Original mauve cloth decorated in gilt. Spine faded, cloth at extremities frayed, corners bumped, some soiling to cloth, front f
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, one of 500 copies
- Publisher
- John Lane at the Sign of the Bodley Head in Vigo Street. Printed by T. and A. Constable, Edinburgh
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1894
- Keywords
- British | Oscar Wilde
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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