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The Importance of being Oscar: PB 378-2003

Object information

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Titles

The Importance of being Oscar

Maker(s)

Illustrator: Skargon, Yvonne
Author: Wilde, Oscar
Publisher: Silent Books

Categories

Description

Wood engravings by Yvonne Skargon ; words by Oscar Wilde

Engravings of a cat, Oscar, with accompanying quotations from Oscar Wilde.

[24] leaves : ill. ; 21 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Cambridge (Cambs.)

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2003-05) by Dreyfus, John

Dating

Production date: AD 1988 : First published in 1988 and reprinted twice.

Note

Bound in illustrated paper cover over boards. Illustrated endpages.

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Illustrations

Materials used in production

Printing ink

Techniques used in production

Printing

Identification numbers

Accession number: PB 378-2003
Primary reference Number: 98322
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 7 June 2012 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Manuscripts and Printed Books

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