first edition
1896 · Paris
by Douglas, Lord Alfred
First edition, ordinary paper issue. Small octavo. Frontispiece portrait of Douglas by Walter Spindler. Original cream wrappers, glassine dust wrapper (just a trifle chipped), edges uncut. Very good. 191 pages. No signatures or bookplates. Enclosed in tan cloth slipcase with leather label.
Douglas first book was a translation from the French of Oscar Wilde's Salome in 1894.
Poems is unusual in that the text has been printed in both English and French.
Printed by L'Imprimerie Albouy. (Inventory #: 2222408)
Douglas first book was a translation from the French of Oscar Wilde's Salome in 1894.
Poems is unusual in that the text has been printed in both English and French.
Printed by L'Imprimerie Albouy. (Inventory #: 2222408)