Salome. A Tragedy in One Act

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  • hardcover
  • London: John Lane The Bodley Head, 1907
By WILDE, Oscar
London: John Lane The Bodley Head, 1907. hardcover. fine. Aubrey Beardsley. Introduction by Robert Ross. Illustrated by Aubrey Beardsley with 16 full-page drawings, including the title page, contents page, and sketch for cover design; one folding facsimile. xviii, [8], 66, [2] pages. Slim square 8vo, original green cloth with ornate gilt-stamped cover. London: John Lane, the Bodley Head. 1907.

Second edition, but the first to contain the full 16 plates, including the title, which was originally suppressed as it depicts hermaphrodite genitalia. Front & back flyleaves browned, otherwise a beautiful copy in excellent condition.


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