Lady Windermere's Fan: A Play About A Good Woman
by Oscar Wilde
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1911. Cloth. Very Good. 7" by 4.5". None. A smart fifth edition of this four-act comedy from Oscar Wilde. Fifth edition, 1911. Originally published, 1893. Scarce edition. A comedy following Lady Windermere, who suspects her husband is having an affair and, following a series of events, decides to leave her husband for another lover. Written by Oscar Wilde, an Irish poet and popular playwright remembered for his epigrams and plays. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, smart with light shelf wear to the extremities. Fading to the spine and the odd mark to the board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot. Age toning to the endpapers. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 871T15
- Title
- Lady Windermere's Fan: A Play About A Good Woman
- Author
- Oscar Wilde
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Methuen & Co. Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1911
- Size
- 7" by 4.5"
- Keywords
- Lady Windermere Fan Wilde Windermere
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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