A superb example of the rare first edition (preceding the trade edition of 1000 copies, issued later the same year), in an exceptional contemporary exhibition quality autumnal foliate binding. Limited to 75 large paper copies of which this is hand numbered 36 and signed by Oscar Wilde and the publisher David Nutt on the limitation page. Housed in a recent full black morocco, felt lined solander case, titles in gilt to the spine, and grey cloth slipcase. The contents with light offsetting to the endpapers and a faint mark to the margin of one page are otherwise clean and bright throughout. Imperceptible repair to the upper joint, minor toning to the leather. Illustrated with a frontispiece and two further plates by Walter Crane, each in two states, and 12 head and tailpieces by Jacomb Hood. Illustrated title page in red with black vignette, printed title page in red and black. The inner dentelles are decorated with ivy leaves in gilt, the binder's name stamp in gilt at the front and exhibition stamp in gilt at the rear. Stunning contemporary orange morocco by Zaehnsdorf, titles and ivy leaf tooling in gilt to the spine, upper board with titles in gilt, upper and lower boards decorated with acorns and oak, ivy, sycamore and willow leaves in gilt.
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