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Wilde, Oscar. Ravenna.
Thos. Shrimpton and Son, Oxford, 1878. First edition.
12mo. 16pp. Original grey-green printed wrappers. Ex-
ceedingly scarce first edition with the publisher’s printed
crest appearing on the cover of the wrappers as well as
on the title page. and a vignette woodcut appears on
the last page. The prestigious Newdigate Prize, Oxford’s
top award for poetry, dates to early 1800s and the win-
ner for 1878 was Oscar Wilde. Wilde’s first publication in
book form. In gilt calf and mauve silk slip case.
Estimate €800-€1,200 £590-£880
424
Wilde, Oscar. The Happy Prince and Other Tales
Nutt., London., 1889. Book Condition: Good. Illustrat-
ed by Walter Crane & Jacob Hood (illustrator). Second
edition. Wilde, Oscar. The Happy Prince and Other Tales.
Small 4to. p.p. 116. Illustrated by Walter Crane & Jacob
Hood. Org. cream pictorial cloth with attractive red print.
Estimate €250-€300 £180-£220
425
Wilde, Oscar. The Importance of Being Earnest:
A Trivial Comedy for Serious People. By the Author of
Lady Windermere’s Fan. Leonard Smithers, London,
1899. Hardcover. First edition, trade issue. No. 370 of
1000 copies. Quarter calf bound, decorated in gilt.
Hinges repaired.
Estimate €800-€1,200 £590-£880
426
Wilde, Oscar. An Ideal Husband
Leonard Smithers and Co., London, 1899. Hardcover.
First Edition of 1,000. Small quarto (7-1/4 x 8-7/8”) in
original gilt-stamped and decorated cloth with gilt de-
signs by Charles Shannon. The pages un-cut.”
Estimate €800-€1,200 £590-£880