Wilde, Oscar--Letters by friends, family, collaborators, and enemies.

Florence Marryat, two letters, one to Oscar Wilde, praising a sonnet and discussing the possible publication of other works, and one to Lady Wilde, 6 pages, 8vo, London, 22 September 1875 and 4 June n.y.; Canon John Gray, the inspiration for Dorian Gray, three letters, two typed, 5 pages, 8vo, 1 February 1931-33; Max Beerbohm, to Mr Carter, explaining that "I rate Oscar Wilde's writings infinitely higher than James Agate does", 1 page, 8vo, London, 6 May 1947; Charles Ricketts, 11 letters and postcards, comprising three letters and four postcards to T.S. Moore and his wife, personal and friendly letters asking for the return of a manuscript, on a visit to Germany, on acting as godfather to their son, and describing the beauty of flowers, 9 pages, 1914-30 where dated, two postcards to his partner Charles H. Shannon, 1930-31, one letter to the printer Charles McCall, on the bibliography of the Vale Press, 1 page, 4to, London, n.d., and one card to Miss Bradley, 1922; Charles H. Shannon, founder of the Vale Press and partner of Charles Ricketts, two letters, one to Charles McCall ("...I cannot help wondering how you can muster up courage to print on anything so perfect..."), and one to Mrs Knight, on Ricketts's costume designs, altogether 3 pages, London, n.d.;  Mortimer Menpes, to Oscar Wilde, sending a proof, 2 pages, 8vo, London; W. Allingham, 1 page, 8vo, 2 January 1886; George Alexander, 1 page, St James's Theatre, London; Vyvyan Holland, Wilde's second son, to Mr Pickles, 1 page, 4to, 29 July 1966; the Marquess of Queensberry, arranging an appointment, 2 pages, 8vo; Edward Carson, Queensberry's barrister in the libel trial, three letters, to different correspondents, 1911-1912, and a signed photograph; and one other

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