Skip to product information
1 of 3

WILDE, Oscar.

Lady Windermere's Fan.

Lady Windermere's Fan.

A Play About a Good Woman.

Stock Code 116713

London, Elkin Mathews and John Lane, 1893

Regular price $13,021 USD
Regular price Sale price $13,021 USD
Sale Sold
Taxes included. Shipping calculated at checkout.
One of 50 large paper copies. One of 50 large paper copies of Wilde's four-act comedy, first performed on Saturday, 20 February 1892, at the St James's Theatre in London. Like many of Wilde's plays, it bitingly satirises the morals of society.

First edition, one of 50 large paper copies; small 4to (23 x 18 cm); ownership signature to limitation page, some browning to endpapers; publisher's straw coloured buckram with gilt decorations by Charles Ricketts, gilt lettering to spine, spine browned, very slight wear at head and foot of spine; a near-fine copy, housed in custom purple cloth chemise and matching quarter morocco slipcase.

Mason 358.

Provenance

Delivery

We offer secure and express delivery on all local and international orders of rare books, maps and prints placed through this website.

About us

Shapero Rare Books is an internationally renowned dealer in antiquarian & rare books and works on paper.

Our Bookshop and Gallery can be found in the heart of Mayfair at 94 New Bond Street, where most of our stock is available to view and on public display.

We exhibit at major international art fairs, including TEFAF (Maastricht and New York), Frieze Masters, Art Miami and Masterpiece London, as well as antiquarian & rare book fairs including New York, Paris, London, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Hong Kong.

Read more

Ask us a question

View full details

THE BOND STREET EXPERIENCE

An exceptional experience in the heart of London’s Mayfair for not only seasoned collectors but those considering purchasing their first rare book or print.

TARIFF FREE
TARIFF FREE
THE COLLECTORS' CLUB
THE COLLECTORS' CLUB
INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY
INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY
GUARANTEED AUTHENTICITY
GUARANTEED AUTHENTICITY