OSCAR WILDE - A Summing Up (First Edition)
Book Description
This is an uncommon book of reflections & memoirs by Lord Alfred Douglas, long-time & intimate friend of Oscar Wilde.
Douglas' initial reticence to write this book was overcome by his belief that his was a voice that needed to be heard in the public literary domain for the sake of justice and as an antidote to prejudice.
Author
Lord Alfred Douglas
Date
1940
Binding
Purple cloth with green titles on the spine
Publisher
Duckworth (London)
Illustrator
Frontispiece (black/white portrait of Oscar Wilde + 2 other illustrations
Condition
G/VG (Fading through light exposure along spine & 3cm panels around outer edges of covers. Otherwise contents & covers tight & clean. Owner's name & part address on half-title page)
Pages
144
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