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Salome. A Tragedy In One Act: Translated from the French of Oscar Wilde, with Sixteen Drawings by Aubrey Beardsley.
London: John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1907 [1906]. First Edition [Stated]. Publisher's cloth. First published with Beardsley's illustrations in 1894, the first uncensored edition did not appear in full until 1907; this edition contains all of Beardsley's intended illustrations which were previously cancelled, uncensored version of Enter Herodias, both versions of The Toilet of Salome. Includes the casts for the first performance of the play in England in 1905 and for the première of Richard Strauss's opera. Very Good+. Fraying to head and tail, bumped corners, rubbing, discoloration and toning to ffep, and removed exlibris ep, transferred images, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Bound in green cloth with gilt stamped peacock design to front board, gilt title to spine, gilt top edge, with 16 black and white plates (including suppressed frontispiece, title page on Japanese vellum.) Royal 8vo. xx, [4], 66pp. +[2] adverts. Illus. (b/w plates). Pencil marks, notations on ep, bookseller ticket. Item #12964
Price: $950.00