| Type | Notice |
|---|---|
| Collection | Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime and Other Stories |
| Publication country | United Kingdom |
| Publication name | Sheffield Evening Telegraph |
| Publication date | Year 1896Month 01Day 20 |
| Archive | British Newspapers Archive (accessed 18 June 2026) |
| Contributed by | Regina M. Ponciano |
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SALE OF WILDE'S WORKS. At a sale of books in London on Saturday, a number of first editions of Oscar Wilde's works were disposed of. Prices ruled very low. The principal items were:—Newdigate Prize Poem, 'Ravenna,' original wrapper, recited in the theatre, Oxford, June 26, 1878, 7s.; 'The Picture of Dorian,' [sic] 1891, 7s; another copy one of 250 with the author's signature, 1891, 15s.; 'The Sphinx,' one of 250 copies, 1894, 38s.; 'Lady Windermere's Fan,' 1893, 14s.; 'A Woman of No Importance,' 1894, 10s. The following in one lot, realised £1 1s.: 'Intentions,' 'The Decay of Lying,' 'Lord Arthur Savile's Crime,' 'Aristophanes at Oxford,' and another.