Wilde Oscar. - Il Dovere del Delitto. Prima Edizione. - 1908





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Oscar Wilde, Il Dovere del Delitto. Prima Edizione, Napoli Società Editrice Partenopea, 1908; hardcover, Italian language edition, 168 pages, 18 x 12 cm, in excellent condition.
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Wilde Oscar. The Duty of Crime. Naples: Società Editrice Partenopea 1908. First Edition. Original edition of the first historical Italian translation of the famous tale The Crime of Lord Arthur Savile by the great Irish writer. The work, one of Wilde's most brilliant satirical stories, narrates the exploits of a young aristocrat whom a fortune-teller has predicted will commit a murder that he feels is his precise duty to carry out. Precedes a long essay on the life of the author, in which his homosexuality is discussed, exploring his morbid and degenerate psyche. Half-leather binding. Gilt title to the spine. The original illustrated cover is preserved inside. Dimensions 18x12 cm, 168 pages. Excellent condition.
Wilde Oscar. The Duty of Crime. Naples: Società Editrice Partenopea 1908. First Edition. Original edition of the first historical Italian translation of the famous tale The Crime of Lord Arthur Savile by the great Irish writer. The work, one of Wilde's most brilliant satirical stories, narrates the exploits of a young aristocrat whom a fortune-teller has predicted will commit a murder that he feels is his precise duty to carry out. Precedes a long essay on the life of the author, in which his homosexuality is discussed, exploring his morbid and degenerate psyche. Half-leather binding. Gilt title to the spine. The original illustrated cover is preserved inside. Dimensions 18x12 cm, 168 pages. Excellent condition.

