FIRST EDITION OF WILDE’S IDEAL HUSBAND, A RARE THEATRICAL ASSOCIATION COPY WITH THE BOOKPLATE OF ACTRESS EVA LE GALLIENNE
WILDE, Oscar. Ideal Husband. London, 1899.
Limited first edition, one of 1000 unnumbered copies, an especially memorable association copy with the bookplate of award-winning actress and director, Eva Le Gallienne. "One of the grand figures of the American stage" (New York Times), she was the daughter of Wilde's colleague Richard Le Gallienne, a lovely copy in original decorative cloth designed by Charles Shannon. $5500.
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