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WILDE, Oscar. A House of Pomegranates. London: James R. Osgood McIlvaine, 1891. Small 4o. Cover designs and illustrations by C. Ricketts and C.H. Shannon. (First gathering becoming loose). Original cloth, upper cover orange-printed and gilt-stamped, green cloth gilt- lettered spine (minor darkening to sides, minor staining to lower cover); paper chemise and slipcase. Provenance: Bruce Staunton Hill (bookplate); Unidentified consignor (sale Christie's New York, 26 Nov. 1979, lot 482). FIRST EDITION. Mason 347.