Salome:
tragödie in einem akte
- Leipzig: Im Inselverlag, 1907
Leipzig: Im Inselverlag, 1907. # 350 in an edition limited to 725 copies. Acceptable. 25 cm; [24] leaves text on Insel hand-made paper, and [15] full-page illustrations by Aubrey Beardsley on Strathmore Japan (including title page and dramatis personae). Bound in original boards, worn, spine perished, boards loose. Several plates somewhat foxed.
The first German appearance of Aubrey Beardsley's illustrations to Oscar WIlde's play. Wilde first published the play in French (in 1896) before the English and later German editions appeared. Wilde's play with Beardsley's iconic illustrations inspired Richard Strauss's opera of the same name.
The first German appearance of Aubrey Beardsley's illustrations to Oscar WIlde's play. Wilde first published the play in French (in 1896) before the English and later German editions appeared. Wilde's play with Beardsley's iconic illustrations inspired Richard Strauss's opera of the same name.
Details
Title
Salome:
Author
Wilde, Oscar; Aubrey Beardsley, illus.
Condition
Good
Publisher
Im Inselverlag: Leipzig
Date
1907
Edition
# 350 in an edition limited to 725 copies