WILDE'S LAST STAND; DECADENCE, CONSPIRACY & THE FIRST WORLD WAR.
by HOARE, Philip" - [MOORE, Patrick Kevin Philip, 1958- ] :
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- Hardcover
- first
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About This Item
London : Gerald Duckworth & Co., (1997). First edition. The story of the sensational libel trial brought against the famous dancer Maud Allan (1873-1956) in 1918, a case which threatened to bring down the British establishment. "This is a story of judges and prejudice, of aesthetes and admirals, of MPs and dancing girls, of sex and conspiracy". Medium 8vo (25cm). vi,250pp. Plates. Portraits. Original red boards, lettered in gilt; a very good copy in a just lightly used dust-jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Ash Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 46246
- Title
- WILDE'S LAST STAND; DECADENCE, CONSPIRACY & THE FIRST WORLD WAR.
- Author
- HOARE, Philip" - [MOORE, Patrick Kevin Philip, 1958- ] :
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London : Gerald Duckworth & Co., (1997).
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Biography, Social History, Dance
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