Wilde first edition up for auction

A first edition of Oscar Wilde’s 'The Importance Of Being Earnest', dedicated by the writer to his first gay lover, is going under the hammer.

The book, expected to fetch $120,000 (€91,932), was given to Robert Ross in February 1899, with the inscription: “To the mirror of perfect friendship, Robbie, whose name I have written on the portal of this little play. Oscar.”