Salome; La Sainte Courtisane; A Florentine Tragedy
by Oscar Wilde
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Methuen& Co, 1927. Hardcover. Near Fine. [xix] pp180 A lovely copy of the eighth edition of Wilde's one act play, Salome, published along with fragments of La Sainte Courtisane and A Florentine Tragedy. The book is near fine in green boards which are faded to the top edges but otherwise very fresh with sharp corners. The edges of the pages are a little foxed, the binding is tight and the book appears to be unread. In the rare near fine dust jacket which is clean and bright apart from a few spots and one short closed tear to the head of the spine. Near Fine 1927
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
- Christian White Rare Books Ltd. (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5708
- Title
- Salome; La Sainte Courtisane; A Florentine Tragedy
- Author
- Oscar Wilde
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Methuen& Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1927
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Christian White Rare Books Ltd.
Biblio member since 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
About Christian White Rare Books Ltd.
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- Jacket
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Foxed
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- Fine
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- Edges
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- 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....