Salome
by Oscar Wilde
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Fair
- Seller
-
Lyndonville, Vermont, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: E. P. Dutton and Company, 1927. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Inventions by John Vassos. Black boards with gilt lettering. Corners are bumped, some wear/discolaration at the head and tail of the spine. Bright pink, black and gold dust jacket has several tears and is faded at the spine. Head and tail of the spine of the dust jacket are chipped. Now protected in a mylar jacket. Gorgeous black and gold end papers, silver stars throughout book. From the jacket, "This is the first time that Wilde's famous play has been illustrated with drawings that were interpretations of the text and not mere decorations." Some foxing throughout book, otherwise clean with a tight binding.
Synopsis
Salome is a tragic play written by Oscar Wilde, which tells the biblical story of Salome. Salome dances the Dance of the Seven Veils so well that she receives a boon from her stepfather Herod Antipas. Much to his dismay and her mother's delight she requests the head of John the Baptist on a silver platter. Though John is a favorite of Herod and under his protection, Herod cannot rescind his boon.Wilde originally wrote the play in French, and it was translated three years later into English.
Reviews
On Jan 29 2016, a reader said:
I have number 183. This is a wonderful illustration book. Every page is a work of art not to mention the Wilde part of it.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Green Mountain Books and Prints (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005030
- Title
- Salome
- Author
- Oscar Wilde
- Illustrator
- Inventions by John Vassos
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- E. P. Dutton and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1927
- Pages
- 57
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
Green Mountain Books and Prints
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About the Seller
Green Mountain Books and Prints
Biblio member since 2022
Lyndonville, Vermont
About Green Mountain Books and Prints
Located in the center of Lyndonville Vermont we have served our community for over 45 years. Our in store stock is around 35,000 titles and we list about 1,000 books online. Customer satisfaction is our first priority.
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...