An Ideal Husband, NUMBER 44 OF 100 LARGE PAPER COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, Leonard Smithers, 1899 — WILDE (OSCAR)

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Estimate: £6,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $7,615–$10,154
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Sale: Bonhams — Fine Books and Manuscripts, London, Knightsbridge · 20 March 2024
Record ID: TB-2026-328441
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Wilde, An Ideal Husband, NUMBER 44 OF 100 LARGE PAPER COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, Leonard Smithers, 1899. Bonhams, 20 Mar 2024, lot 73. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-328441.

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Wilde, An Ideal Husband, NUMBER 44 OF 100 LARGE PAPER COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, Leonard Smithers, 1899. Bonhams, 20 Mar 2024, lot 73. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-328441.

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