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Oscar Wilde, 1894
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Salome
Oscar Wilde, 1894
WILDE, Oscar (1854-1900). Salome. London: Elkin Mathews & John Lane, 1894.
First English edition, illustrated by Beardsley, in deluxe full morocco binding by Sangorski and Sutcliffe. This is one of 500 copies of the English issue. Mason 350.
Small quarto. Illustrated by Aubrey Beardsley with pictorial title page, contents page, and ten plates. Blue morocco gilt by Sangorski and Sutcliffe dated 1904, paneled and lettered in gilt, with gilt and red morocco inlay dots and blindstamped spine decoration, gilt-ruled turn-ins, all edges gilt (mild sunning to spine, hint of rubbing to tips). Provenance: Edmund Bulkley (collector of William Morris and Kelmscott; bookplate).
Oscar Wilde, 1894
WILDE, Oscar (1854-1900). Salome. London: Elkin Mathews & John Lane, 1894.
First English edition, illustrated by Beardsley, in deluxe full morocco binding by Sangorski and Sutcliffe. This is one of 500 copies of the English issue. Mason 350.
Small quarto. Illustrated by Aubrey Beardsley with pictorial title page, contents page, and ten plates. Blue morocco gilt by Sangorski and Sutcliffe dated 1904, paneled and lettered in gilt, with gilt and red morocco inlay dots and blindstamped spine decoration, gilt-ruled turn-ins, all edges gilt (mild sunning to spine, hint of rubbing to tips). Provenance: Edmund Bulkley (collector of William Morris and Kelmscott; bookplate).
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