Lot 143
  • 143

[Wilde, Oscar]

Estimate
500 - 700 GBP
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Description

  • [Wilde, Oscar]
  • Collection of 7 works by members of his family or circle, or otherwise associated to Wilde:
  • paper
Wilde, Lady. Poems by Speranza. Dublin, 1864, autograph letter by author affixed to endpaper, rebound in crushed green morocco gilt, book-label of Mary Pinkerton Carlisle, preserved in case and quarter morocco slipcase; Social Studies. Ward & Downey, 1893, cloth; with a copy of Sidonia the Sorceress, 1894, translated by Lady Wilde (2 volumes)--Wilde, William R. The Closing Years of Dean Swift's Life; with an Appendix... Dublin: Hodges and Smith, 1839, presentation copy inscribed by the author to Dr. Sichel, original cloth, slightly worn and sunned; Practical Observations on Aural Surgery and the Nature and Treatment of Diseases of the Ear. With Illustrations. Philadelphia, 1853, in calf, rubbed--Wilde, Mrs Oscar. There was once. Grandma's Stories. New York: E.P. Dutton and (London:) E. Nister, n.d., pictorial boards, repaired; 8vo, chiefly first editions (7)

Condition

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