{"product_id":"oscar-wilde","title":"Oscar Wilde","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e Oscar Wilde\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Newton, A. [Alfred] Edward\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e \"Oak Knoll,\" Daylesford, Pennsylvania: A. Edward Newton, 1912.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDescription:\u003c\/b\u003e Book collector and author A. Edward Newton's essay on Oscar Wilde, signed and inscribed \"to our only Dean.\" First edition. Frontispiece illustration of Oscar Wilde, reproduced from a contemporary caricature, with tissue guard, printed with verse from the Gilbert and Sullivan opera \"Patience.\" Tipped-in errata slip. Sewn in blue printed wrappers. 7.25 x 5 inches; [4], 27, [1] pages. From the collection of Arthur Williams Hall (1873-1952) of Massachusetts, bibliophile and manufacturer of laboratory equipment; thence by descent through three generations. Moderate edgewear and sunning. Very Good.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the scarcer ephemeral Christmas keepsakes issued by A. Edward Newton and an interesting piece of Wildeiana. While the author casts veiled aspersions on Oscar Wilde's sexuality, he also concludes that he is a genius, predicting, \"The time is rapidly approaching when Oscar Wilde will come into his own, when he will be recognized as one of the greatest and most original writers of his time.\" This essay later appeared in the author's \"The Amenities of Book Collecting\" (1918). Content warning: Includes offensive depiction and commentary about Oscar Wilde.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Head to Tail Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67590489997625,"sku":"001113","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0752\/2697\/2473\/files\/001113_1.jpg?v=1791050653","url":"https:\/\/headtotailbooks.com\/products\/oscar-wilde","provider":"Head to Tail Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}