This vintage 1946 hardcover first edition of Oscar Wilde: His Life and Wit was written by Hesketh Pearson.
"Few personalities in the history of literature have aroused so much interest as that of Oscar Wilde, yet the essentials of his nature are still not recognized and we are left to catch glimpses of the real man in the scattered reminiscences of the period. Here, at last, is the whole life of the man who was probably the most delightful and witty conversationalist the world has ever seen. Hesketh Pearson has succeeded in presenting Oscar Wilde as he was at the Café Royale in London, and in making the reader see him as the darling of the drawing rooms, the conversationalist, not the convict."
The book is in good used condition with the dust jacket missing, along with some minor wear and color loss to the edges of the cover. The original owner's bookplate is inside the front cover, along with their name written on the front end page, but there are no torn or marked inner pages and excellent overall color quality.
Hardcover, 344 pages
6.25 x 9.6 inches
This vintage 1946 hardcover first edition of Oscar Wilde: His Life and Wit was written by Hesketh Pearson.
"Few personalities in the history of literature have aroused so much interest as that of Oscar Wilde, yet the essentials of his nature are still not recognized and we are left to catch glimpses of the real man in the scattered reminiscences of the period. Here, at last, is the whole life of the man who was probably the most delightful and witty conversationalist the world has ever seen. Hesketh Pearson has succeeded in presenting Oscar Wilde as he was at the Café Royale in London, and in making the reader see him as the darling of the drawing rooms, the conversationalist, not the convict."
The book is in good used condition with the dust jacket missing, along with some minor wear and color loss to the edges of the cover. The original owner's bookplate is inside the front cover, along with their name written on the front end page, but there are no torn or marked inner pages and excellent overall color quality.
Hardcover, 344 pages
6.25 x 9.6 inches
