The Importance of Being Earnest
by Wilde, Oscar
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Synopsis
Set in England during the late Victorian era, the play's humour derives in part from characters maintaining fictitious identities to escape unwelcome social obligations. It is replete with witty dialogue and satirises some of the foibles and hypocrisy of late Victorian society. It has proved Wilde's most enduringly popular play. - [*Wikipedia*][1] [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Importance_of_Being_Earnest
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Details
- Bookseller
- Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 67473
- Title
- The Importance of Being Earnest
- Author
- Wilde, Oscar
- Illustrator
- Beaton, Cecil
- Format/Binding
- Silk Over Boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Folio Society 1960
- Place of Publication
- [ London ]
- Date Published
- 1960
- Size
- Small 4to.Illustrated
- Keywords
- Farce,Folio Society,comedy,play,Oscar Wilde,Cecil Beaton,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated; Modern First Editions; Performing Arts - Theatre / Dance;
Terms of Sale
Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA
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About the Seller
Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA
About Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA
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