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Click to view full description | 1. | WILDE, OSCAR, ILLUSTRATED BY AUDREY BEARDSLEY & ANDRE DERAIN. SALOME (2 VOLUMES).
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1938. First Edition, Signed Slipcase Very Good
Rare double volume Limited Editions Club issue of Salome, two volumes: One volume in the Original French, designed by Rene' ben Sussan an printed by Dehon et Cie, in a new Peignot type set by hand, on rag Rives paper. Illustrations are watercolors (9 full page) by André' Derain reproduced by hand on black Ingres paper at Maison Saude'. Black wraps, pink and white lettering, original glassine wrapper, mild wrinkling, with various closed tears and chips to spine and corners. Small foxed spot to title, facing page and dedication page. #905 of 1500, signed by Derain to Colophon. Rough cut pages. All else, clean, tightly bound. The English volume was printed in London, translated into English under Wilde's supervision by his friend Lord Alfred Douglas. Designed by Ernest Ingham and printed at Fanfare Press, in Bembo type on rag Pannekoek paper. Illustrations are from the original drawings made by Aubrey Beardsley for the 'First Edition,'' including four drawings which were excluded from that edition. #905 of 1500.
Reddish colored cloth boards and spine, elaborated gilt decoration to front, with gilt lettering, gilt lettering to spine dulled. Rough cut pages, some unopened. Both in heavy brown slipcase, short split to lower edge, rubbed to all edges, spine dulled gilt title, mild sunning with few drop damp stains, case soiled. A very nice collection of one of Wilde's most popular works, by two great illustrators. Includes original card notification of shipping, with details of books, dated July IX (9) 1938. First Edition
Price: 450.00 USD | See Full
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 | 2. | WILDE, OSCAR; INVENTIONS BY JOHN VASSOS. SALOME A TRAGEDY IN ONE ACT.
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1927. Hard Cover Very Good in Good Plus dj
The second edition, variant 2 with dust wrapper. 13 black and white illustrations by John Vassos, including the frontispiece. This was the first time that Wilde's famous play had been illustrated with drawings that were interpretations and not mere decorations. Vassos symbolic interpretations portrays Wilde's sensual drama of Salome and her mad longing. The illustrations have the ghostly appearance as if being seen by moonlight. Pages decorated with silver stars. Black boards, gilt Deco lettering, e.p., black and gold Art Deco decorations. Printed small and neatly is a previous owners name to pastedown.
DW price clipped, flap ends squared. Pink, black and gold, Art-Deco. Extremities rubbed, closed 1 inch tear, and crease to upper edge, upper corner chipped, and head of spine. Tiny closed tears to edges, few rub marks to front dw and spine. Moderate soil, protected in brodart mylar jacket. Contents very clean and bright, solidly bound. sm 4to, 57 pp
Price: 75.00 USD | See Full
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 | 3. | WILDE, OSCAR; JEAN DE BOSSCHERE, ILLUSTRATOR. THE POEMS OF OSCAR WILDE.
New York: Boni & Liveright, 1927. Limited Edition Cloth Very Good +
First Edition, Limited to 2000 copies this being 1139. Eight color illustrations including frontispiece, tissue covered, 8 black and white illustrations by famous French book illustrator Jean de Bosschère. Wilde's works (96) starting in 1881. Oscar Wilde, Irish writer and humorist, 1854-1900.
Blue cloth boards and spine, gilt illustration and decoration to front board, same to spine. Mild sunning of spine, TEG, deckle page edges. Else very clean, tightly bound. Tissue guards to color illustrations. In protective archival film. 336 pp., sm 4 to.
Price: 145.00 USD | See Full
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