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Oscar Wilde – Salomé – First Folio Edition 1957
£65.00
A first edition, first printing of Salomé by Oscar Wilde, published by The Folio Society in 1957, translated by Wilde’s son, Vyvyan Holland, with engravings by Frank Martin. A near fine book, boards bound in publisher’s blue/green peacock design fabric with gilt title to the spine, some minor browning to the top edge of text block, spotting to initial illustrated front end-paper and title page. In publisher’s black slipcase, with minor handling wear.
Salomé by Oscar Wilde is a one-act play, originally written in French in 1891. It portrays the biblical story of Salomé, the stepdaughter of King Herod, who demands the head of John the Baptist in exchange for performing the Dance of the Seven Veils. The play explores themes of desire, power and the destructive nature of obsessive love. Its provocative content and Wilde’s lush, poetic language made it both controversial and influential in modern literature and drama.
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A first edition, first printing of Salomé by Oscar Wilde, published by The Folio Society in 1957, translated by Wilde’s son, Vyvyan Holland, with engravings by Frank Martin. A near fine book, boards bound in publisher’s blue/green peacock design fabric with gilt title to the spine, some minor browning to the top edge of text block, spotting to initial illustrated front end-paper and title page. In publisher’s black slipcase, with minor handling wear.
Salomé by Oscar Wilde is a one-act play, originally written in French in 1891. It portrays the biblical story of Salomé, the stepdaughter of King Herod, who demands the head of John the Baptist in exchange for performing the Dance of the Seven Veils. The play explores themes of desire, power and the destructive nature of obsessive love. Its provocative content and Wilde’s lush, poetic language made it both controversial and influential in modern literature and drama.
