Salome : a Tragedy in One Act
by Wilde, Oscar; Illustrated by Aubrey Beardsley
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Fayetteville, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: The Limited Editions Club. Very Good+. 1938. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Translated by LOrd Alfred Douglas. With a new introduction by Holbrook Jackson. Printed at the Fanfare Press in London under the direction of Ernest Ingham. No. 1438 of 1500 copes. Brick-red cloth, gilt titles and decoration. No slipcase. .
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
- Acme Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3936
- Title
- Salome : a Tragedy in One Act
- Author
- Wilde, Oscar; Illustrated by Aubrey Beardsley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- The Limited Editions Club
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1938
- Keywords
- Literature
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