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John Lane, London, 1920. Edition Unstated . Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Alastair. Size: 12 1/4" x 9 1/4". Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Gilt-stamped and illustrated ivory cloth over boards, page edges deckled, illustrated with 10 plates plus two additional folding plates that act as free end papers. Limited to 1,000 copies, decorated and illustrated by Alastair. Covers rubbed and lightly stained, some toning on end papers. Illustrator: Alastair. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 4 lbs 0 oz. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 015882. . This book is heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.

The Sphinx is a one-act play written by Oscar Wilde. It's a dramatic monologue by a woman who laments the absence of her lover, who has died. The richness of the symbolic imagery intertwines themes of love with the mystery of the Sphinx.