The trials of Oscar Wilde : Regina (Wilde) v. Queensberry, Regina v. Wilde and Taylor / edited, with an introduction by H. Montgomery Hyde ; with a foreword by Sir Travers Humphreys
1948, First Edition. London : W. Hodge. Good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth, with some minor speckling to front panel. Edges faintly foxed, with some marginal foxing. Stray pen mark to p.46 margin. Remains a tight and well-preserved copy overall. Item #453322
Series; Notable British trials ; v. 70. Physical description; 384 pages, 17 unnumbered pages of plates : portraits, facsimiles ; 22 cm. Notes; Account of the libel action against Lord Queensberry and the subsequent criminal trials of Oscar Wilde and Alfred Taylor. Includes bibliographical references. Subjects; Wilde, Oscar (1854-1900) -- Trials, litigation, etc. Queensberry, John Sholto Douglas, Marquis of (1844-1900) -- Trials, litigation, etc. Trials (Libel) -- Great Britain. Trials (Sodomy) -- Great Britain. Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 19th century.
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