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London: John Lane, 1894. Limited. hardcover. very good. Tall 8vo ,lavender cloth, faded to tan, with gilt designs, considerably browned on the spine and edges; pages untrimmed, London: John Lane, 1894. Limited First Edition. Mason, 365. One of only 50 copies, printed simultaneously with the first trade edition. Internally fine and clean.

A Woman of No Importance is a play by Irish playwright Oscar Wilde. The play premièred on 19 April 1893 at London's Haymarket Theatre. It is a testimony of Wilde's wit and his brand of dark comedy. It explores themes of English upper class society and highlights the double standards between men and women during the Victorian era.