Part 7
THE SPHINX. A poem decorated throughout in line and colour, and bound in a design by CHARLES RICKETTS. 250 copies. £2, 2s. net. 25 copies large paper. £5, 5s. net.
WILDE (OSCAR).
The incomparable and ingenious history of Mr. W. H., being the true secret of Shakespear’s sonnets now for the first time here fully set forth, with initial letters and cover design by CHARLES RICKETTS. 500 copies. 10s. 6d. net.
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DRAMATIC WORKS, now printed for the first time with a specially designed Title-page and binding to each volume, by CHARLES SHANNON. 500 copies. Small 4to. 7s. 6d. net per vol.
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Vol. I. LADY WINDERMERE’S FAN: A Comedy in Four Acts. [_Ready._
Vol. II. A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE: A Comedy in Four Acts. [_Shortly._
Vol. III. THE DUCHESS OF PADUA: A Blank Verse Tragedy in Five Acts. [_In preparation._
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SALOMÉ: A Tragedy in one Act, done into English. With 11 Illustrations, Title-page, and Cover Design by AUBREY BEARDSLEY. 500 copies. Small 4to. 15s. net.
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WYNNE (FRANCES).
WHISPER. A Volume of Verse. With a Memoir by Katharine Tynan and a Portrait added. Fcap. 8vo. 2s. 6d. net.
_Transferred by the Author to the present Publishers._
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Italicized text is surrounded by underscores: _italics_.
Perceived typographical errors have been corrected.
Inconsistencies in hyphenation have been standardized.
Archaic or variant spelling has been retained.