[WILDE, OSCAR and others]. The Chameleon 'A Bazaar of Dangerous and Smiling Chances', Vol. 1 no. 1 [all published]. London: Gay and Bird [rear wrapper dated 1894]. 4to, red morocco, spine gilt lettered, board edges and turn-ins gilt, uncut, original dark green wrappers (without backstrip) preserved, by Riviere, upper corners bumped, upper wrapper slightly torn at lower inner joint, endpapers stained. LIMITED EDITION, no. 52 of 100 copies edited by John Francis Bloxam, FIRST APPEARANCE of Wilde's "Phrases and Philosopies for the Use of the Young"; also contains, inter alia the poems "In Praise of Shame" and "Two Loves", both by Lord Alfred Douglas as well the prose work "The Priest and the Acolyte" which was used to influence the jury against Wilde in his trial. Mason 11. Bookplate of John A. Spoor. (Maxwell)

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[WILDE, OSCAR and others]. The Chameleon 'A Bazaar of Dangerous and Smiling Chances', Vol. 1 no. 1 [all published]. London: Gay and Bird [rear wrapper dated 1894]. 4to, red morocco, spine gilt lettered, board edges and turn-ins gilt, uncut, original dark green wrappers (without backstrip) preserved, by Riviere, upper corners bumped, upper wrapper slightly torn at lower inner joint, endpapers stained. LIMITED EDITION, no. 52 of 100 copies edited by John Francis Bloxam, FIRST APPEARANCE of Wilde's "Phrases and Philosopies for the Use of the Young"; also contains, inter alia the poems "In Praise of Shame" and "Two Loves", both by Lord Alfred Douglas as well the prose work "The Priest and the Acolyte" which was used to influence the jury against Wilde in his trial. Mason 11. Bookplate of John A. Spoor. (Maxwell)