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Wilde, Oscar
Estimate
400 - 600 GBP
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Description
- Wilde, Oscar
- Lady Windermere's Fan. A Play about a Good Woman. Elkin Mathews and John Lane, 1893
- paper
4to, FIRST EDITION, ONE OF 500 COPIES, publisher's advertisement at the end, original light brown-red linen boards, both covers with gilt designs by Charles Shannon, collector's specially made folding box, offsetting to endpapers, slightly browned, covers heavily worn, nicked at head and base of spine
Provenance
Edgar F. Leo, morocco book-label on front endpaper
Literature
Mason 357
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
Attached to the upper paste-down is the original folding programme for the opening night of Lady Windermere's Fan at the St. James's Theatre on 20th February 1892. The first edition was published on 9 November 1893.