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| BENTLEY, JOYCE. The Importance of Being Constance: A Biography of Oscar Wilde's Wife. London: Hale, 1983. First edition Hard Cover. 0709005385. 160pp. A number of black and white plates. A biography of Constance Wilde (nee LLoyd) reassesing a life spent in her husband's literary shadow and the shadow of the scandal of his imprisonment for homosexuality. A number of newspaper reviews tucked loosely inside. Lightly sunned to spine of dw. Minimal edge wear. A near fine copy. Near fine copy. GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.99 | JP¥ 1778] Book number: 592 Click here to order or inquire at C L Hawley. | ||
| ELLMANN, RICHARD. Oscar Wilde. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1987 repr. . H/b, 9.5" x 6.5", 632 pp. Major biography of Oscar Wilde that deals critically with Wilde's writings and aesthetic philosophy as well as recounting Wilde's eventful life and tragic early death. 63 black and white photographs. Very detailed index. Appendices include a chronology of the writings of Wilde's parents. Very clean and bright. Minimal wear. A near fine copy in like d/w. GBP 9.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 US$ 14.99 | JP¥ 1334] Book number: 1336 Click here to order or inquire at C L Hawley. | ||
| HYDE, H. MONTGOMERY. Oscar Wilde: a biography. London: Quality Book Club, 1977. . H/B roy 8vo, pp. 410. 41 bl/wh phots or illustr. No dust jkt. Blue cloth cover slightly & unevenly faded with slight rubbing and bumping. End page corner clipped. Sound, very clean copy. GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.33 | JP¥ 741] Book number: 12 Click here to order or inquire at C L Hawley. | ||
| MELVILLE, JOY. Mother of Oscar: The Life of Jane Francesa Wilde. London: John Murray, 1994. First edition Hard Cover. 0719551021. 308pp. Biography of the Irish writer 'Speranza' mother of Oscar Wilde. Fifteen black and white phototgraphs. Slightest of finger marks to fore-edge of pages. Near fine copy in near fine dust wrapper. GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.99 | JP¥ 1778] Book number: 643 Click here to order or inquire at C L Hawley. | ||
| WILDE, OSCAR. Salome. London: Folio Society, 1957. Hard Cover. H/b, 8" x 5.5", 62pp. Bound in an exquisite blue silk shot with emerald green and showing an attractive repeated peacock design. Gilt lettering to spine. Illustrated by a number of full page colour printed engravings by Frank Martin. Translated into English from Wilde's original french by Vyvyan Holland (Wilde's son) who has also written a foreword. The black slip case is slightly rubbed and bumped but the actual book is clean and bright both internally and externally. A near fine copy of a beautifully presented book. GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.99 | JP¥ 1778] Book number: 310 Click here to order or inquire at C L Hawley. | ||
| WILDE, OSCAR. The Soul of Man under Socialism. London: Arthur Humphreys, 1912. Hard Cover. 99pp. Wilde's inimitable politcal assessment. With a preface by Robert Ross. Blue paper covered boards rubbed to edges. Much loss of paper from spine. Red label with black titles to front. Previous owner's gift inscription to prelim. Fair copy. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 10 | JP¥ 889] Book number: 4875 Click here to order or inquire at C L Hawley. |
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