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Wilde, Oscar
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description
- Wilde, Oscar
- A Woman of No Importance. London: John Lane at the Bodley Head, 1894
- Paper
4to, first edition, one of 500 copies, presentation copy inscribed in the month after publication to his brother-in-law Otho Holland Lloyd ("Otho Holland Lloyd | with the | author's best wishes | on his birthday. | Nov. 10. 94"), 16-page publisher's catalogue at end, original light brown-red linen boards, designs in gilt by Charles Shannon on covers and spine, uncut, with two early newspaper clippings inserted, some light spotting, offsetting from newspaper clipping pp.154-[155], lower cover slightly scuffed, binding slightly faded, spine chipped at head and foot
Literature
Mason 364
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, when appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The critic and translator Otho Holland Lloyd (1856-1943) was a contemporary of Wilde's at Oxford and the only brother of Wilde's wife Constance (like her he changed his name to Holland). He read for the bar but never practised, preferring to spend his life reading and translating the classics. He was twice married and had five children. Although he seems to have felt some concern initially about Wilde's interest in his sister, Otho wrote warmly to Wilde once the engagement was announced: "I am pleased indeed: I am sure that for my own part I welcome you as a new brother ... if Constance makes as good a wife as she has been a good sister to me your happiness is certain; she is staunch and true" (Letters, ed. Holland and Hart-Davis, p.222, n.1).