Wilde, Oscar. The Importance of Being Earnest. Methuen, London, 1910.

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Condition: Good

Description: Small 8vo. 1910. Uncut and marked up in pencil for acting in original cloth gilt. t.e.g. Slightly rubbed and worn. This edition , limited to 1200 copies as a souvenir presentation by Mr George Alexander. Presentation inscription by G.A. to Miss Dorothy Green, dated Feb 1st 1910. i.e. date of publication (stage actress 1921-53, mainly Old Vic and Stratford Shakespeare) with portrait postcard of her, inscribed to her daughter. She played Gwendolen Fairfax in the 1911 revival. With presentation autograph of Allen Aynesworth who had a lead role in the premiere production of Importance ,1895 as Algernon Moncrieff alongside George Alexander as John Worthing, and together reprised their roles in a hugely successful revival in 1909. THIS COPY BEING SIGNED BY ALL OF THE CAST OF THE 1909 PRODUCTION. This copy is particularly nostalgic as the inscription from Stella Patrick Campbell is to Dorothy Green who took over her role as Gwendolen Fairfax. 'I like you already more than I can say. My first impressions of people are never wrong!'.Unique association copy. Images available on request.

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