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Salome ; A Tragedy in One Act Translated from the French of Oscar Wilde with Sixteen Drawings By Aubrey Beardsley

Salome ; A Tragedy in One Act Translated from the French of Oscar Wilde with Sixteen Drawings By Aubrey Beardsley

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Salome ; A Tragedy in One Act Translated from the French of Oscar Wilde with Sixteen Drawings By Aubrey Beardsley

by Wilde, Oscar

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About This Item

London: John Lane, 1912. Handsomely bound in period 3/4 Red Levant and Marbled Boards, gilt titles at spine, top edge gilt, ribbon marker, with 16 black and white plates by Aubrey Beardsley. A Fine and quite lovely copy of this classic Oscar Wilde play. . First EditionThus. 3/4 Levant and Marbled Boards. Fine. Illus. by Aubrey Beardsley . 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

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.

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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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Bookseller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
004982
Title
Salome ; A Tragedy in One Act Translated from the French of Oscar Wilde with Sixteen Drawings By Aubrey Beardsley
Author
Wilde, Oscar
Illustrator
Aubrey Beardsley
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Fine
Edition
First EditionThus
Publisher
John Lane
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1912
Size
12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
Bookseller catalogs
Literature; The Theatre;

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