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Limited edition of The Sphinx illustrated with vignettes. Only 300 copies of this work have been printed. 250 on antique paper and 50 on Japanese Vellum of which this is number 24. Original cloth boards with red lettering and illustrations. Wear and light stains to the board and spine. Top edge gilt. Clean end papers. Lightly browned yet clean contents. 20 x 26cm.

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.