Salome (Two Volumes)
by Wilde, Oscar; Illustrated by Andre Derain and Aubrey Beardsley
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Northridge, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Limited Editions Club. Near Fine. 1938. Hardcover. One hardcover and one softcover volume in slipcase. #840 of 1500 copies. The French volume is stiff wraps with black printed paper wrapper in the original clear celluloid cover. The black outer wrapper is wrinkled. The celluloid is about fine, as are the contents. Slight offsetting to the endpages and pages opposite plates. Signed to the colophon by Derain. The hardcover volume in English includes the original celluloid cover in excellent condition and is fine but for the slightly sunned spine. Most pages are unopened. The slipcase is mildly sunned, rubbed and dust soiled. ; quarto; Signed by Author .
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
- curtis paul books inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 46569
- Title
- Salome (Two Volumes)
- Author
- Wilde, Oscar; Illustrated by Andre Derain and Aubrey Beardsley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Limited Editions Club
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1938
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Unopened
- A state in which all or some of the pages of a book have not been separated from the adjacent pages, caused by a traditional...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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....