Eccles Bequest. Vol. LIX. 'Oscar Wilde' and 'John Barlas' by Franz Leibich; [1920?]. Two typewritten essays with autograph annotations. Blue half morocco binding. Franz Leibich, author: Two essays 'Oscar Wilde' and 'John Barlas': [1920]: Typewritten.
Eccles Bequest. Vol. LXII. Recollections of Oscar Wilde by Stuart Merrill; 1912. Autograph manuscript with revisions. French. Red quarter morocco binding with marbled paper boards. Stuart Merrill, American poet: Manuscript 'Oscar Wilde: Some Unpublished Recollections by Stuart Merrill': 1948.
Eccles Bequest. Vol. LXX. 'Ultima Verba: Pernicious Amnesia, being an Open Letter to Bernard Shaw' by R. H. Sherard; 1938. Typewritten draft with autograph corrections and revisions. Blue half morocco binding. Robert Harborough Sherard, author: Manuscript 'Ultima Verba: Pernicious Amnesia, be...
Eccles Bequest. Vol. X. Miscellaneous verse fragments; 1875-1894. Partly autograph, partly printed. 1. 'San Miniato'; 15 June 1875. Two twelve-line stanzas. Wilde was on a trip to Italy with Rev. Dr John Pentland Mahaffy, a tutor from Trinity College and William Goulding. Written after a visit ...
Eccles Bequest. Vol. LXIV. 'La Route' by Jean Moréas; [1899]. Autograph draft with revisions. French. Published in La Plume in 1899. Blue quarter morocco binding with marbled paper boards. Jean Moréas, Greek poet: Manuscript of prose and verse entitled 'La Route': [1899].
Eccles Bequest. Vol. XXII. 'Plays of Sophocles'; [1864-1878]. Autograph schoolboy notes for essay with sketches. Acquired from John Fleming. Red quarter morocco flapcase. Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde, author: Schoolboy notes and sketches rel. to 'Plays of Sophocles': [1864-1878].
Eccles Bequest. Vol. XXIII 'Hellenism'; [1877]. Autograph draft of essay with revisions and corrections. Written by Wilde while studying at Oxford, probably after a visit to Greece. Grey board cover. Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde, author: Essay 'Hellenism' with revisions and correction...
Eccles Bequest. Vol. IX. 'The Importance of Being Earnest' and 'An Ideal Husband; [1891-1895], 1954-1956. 1. Partly printed, partly autograph papers relating to the 'lost act' of 'The Importance of Being Earnest', including newspaper articles, miscellaneous correspondence, and 'Introduction' to...
Eccles Bequest. Vol. XXVI. 'The Function of Criticism: A Dialogue'; [1890]. Autograph draft of essay with extensive corrections and revisions. This is possibly the basis for an article published in The Nineteenth Century, July-September 1890, entitled 'The True Function and Value in Criticism w...
Eccles Bequest. Vol. XI. 'Two manuscript poems'; 1877. Mostly autograph. Poems translated from the Greek by Wilde whilst studying at Oxford. Three leaves. Largest size 103 x 180mm. Mounted in brown full morocco binding. 1. 'Alas! Our children's sorrow and their pain . . .'; [1877]. 2. 'Min...