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The Autobiography of Lord Alfred Douglas
by Douglas, Lord Alfred
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
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Clare, Sudbury, Suffolk, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Martin Secker, 1931. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 2nd edition, having a preface by Douglas, but with the text unaltered, 1931. 7 3/8" x 5 3/8", xiv, 340 pages. Lord Alfred Douglas (1870-1945) was a poet, magazine editor and writer. He befriended Oscar Wilde in a relationship which was seen as illegal in Britain at the time, and wrote several books about the friendship. He was editor of the magazine 'The Academy' before serving time in jail for libel. Later editions of this book were entitled 'My Friendship with Oscar Wilde; The Autobiography of Lord Alfred Douglas', presumably for a market less aware of Douglas's association with the notorious Oscar Wilde. Signed Brian Fothergill on front free endpaper; Brian Fothergill (1921 - 1990) was a biographer who had a particular empathy for those on the margins of history. Hb, no dw, in original blue cloth, gilt lettering to spine and upper board; spine lettering rather darkened, otherwise a near fine copy. .
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- Trinder's Fine Tools
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007425
- Title
- The Autobiography of Lord Alfred Douglas
- Author
- Douglas, Lord Alfred
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Publisher
- Martin Secker
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1931
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
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