Children in Prison and Other Cruelties of Prison Life
Wilde, Oscar
From Books & Bidders, Cleveland, OH, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since July 29, 2002
From Books & Bidders, Cleveland, OH, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since July 29, 2002
About this Item
Original printed wrappers (soft cover). 16 pages. First edition in booklet form of Wilde's letter about the Warden Martin case- Martin had been dismissed as warden at Reading Prison for having shown kindness and giving food to a hungry child prisoner. Provenance: includes a typed 1932 sales receipt from Richard S. Wormser, Rare Books, New York. Also includes a typed SIGNED letter from Rupert Hart-Davis, to the previous owner requesting original Wilde letters (Hart-Davis was the editor of the First Collected Edition of the Letters of Oscar Wilde), along with a reply to Hart-Davis' request. An exceptional copy of a fragile and scarce item with an interesting provenance. MASON/MILLARD 26. Size: 12mo. Seller Inventory # 003329
Bibliographic Details
Title: Children in Prison and Other Cruelties of ...
Publisher: Murdoch & Co., London
Publication Date: 1898
Binding: Wraps
Condition: Near Fine
Edition: First Edition.
Book Type: Association Copy
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