first edition Hardcover
1932 · London
by Ricketts, Charles & Jean Paul Raymond
London: Nonesuch Press, 1932. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. gilt decorated white cloth in classical motifs, gilt title. Teg. Fine in very good, spine nicked black cloth dust wrapper, spine printed in gilt.. Ricketts, Charles. 60 pages. 26 x 16 cm. A fictitious character, Jean Paul Raymond, created by Ricketts enabling him to reveal his displeasure at the fate of his friend, Oscar Wilde. Decorative title page in red and black. Limited edition, copy 512 of 800. The cover was designed by Charles Ricketts, the typography by Francis Meynell. Introductory Note by Thomas Lowinsky. Front and back free endpapers toned, otherwise fine.
(Inventory #: 21677)