Oscar Wilde

The Sphinx

Elkin Mathews & John Lane at The Sign of The Bodley Head

1894

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First-edition illustrated copy of Oscar Wilde's The Sphinx.

  • Oscar Wilde (English).
  • Illustrated by Charles Rickets (English).
  • London: Elkin Mathews & John Lane at The Sign of The Bodley Head, 1894.
  • Limited edition of 200 copies.
  • Bound in original art nouveau gilt decorated vellum.
  • Housed in a half red morocco clamshell slipcase with raised bands and gilt decorated spine.

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Foxing to one side of the first 8 leaves.

Previous owners bookplate to front pastedown.

Dimensions

Height: 8.5 inches / 21.59 cm
Width: 7 inches / 17.78 cm

Feature(s)

First Edition

Language

English

Subject

Vellum, Novels, Fine bindings

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