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Author: [Oscar Wilde]
Title: Thomas Miller, Hairdresser [Trade Card]
Publication: South Acton, MA: c. 1880's
Description: 2 1/2 x 4 1/2" trade card, offset lithograph in color.
A trade card for the South Acton hairdress Thomas Miller, illustrated with what appears to be an image of a dapper young man with a strong resemblance to Oscar Wilde. The card also includes a text taken from Gilbert & Sullivan's Patience - "A Japanese young man, a blue-and-white young man, Francesca di Rimini, miminy, priminy, je-ne-sais quoi young man-- Patience."
Slightly miscut, but bright and near fine.
Seller ID: 31335
Subject: Literature, Fashion