WILDE, Oscar (1854-1900). The Importance of Being Earnest. A Trivial Comedy for Serious People. London: Leonard Smithers and Co., 1899.

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WILDE, Oscar (1854-1900). The Importance of Being Earnest. A Trivial Comedy for Serious People. London: Leonard Smithers and Co., 1899.

8vo. Half-title. 20th-century purple calf gilt, stamp-signed by Bayntun (upper joint starting); cloth slipcase.

FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, number 3 of 1,000 copies of Wilde's "last and greatest play" (Ellman,...

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