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Vassos, John, illus. (1898-1985) & Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) Four books with his illustrations, three signed.
1) Oscar Wilde's The Ballad of Reading Gaol. New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, Inc., 1928. First edition, octavo; publisher's cloth-backed boards; with the original blue and black dust jacket printed in gold (small losses to jacket edges); 9 x 7 in.
2) Wilde's The Harlot House and Other Poems. New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, Inc., 1929. Limited edition, octavo; number 15 of 20 copies signed by Vassos on a mounted card at front; publisher's morocco-backed illustrated paper boards, gilt-lettered spine; with the original glassine; housed in the original red paper-covered slipcase; 9 x 7 in.
3) Wilde's Salome. New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, Inc., 1930. Second edition, octavo; signed by Vassos in ink on the frontispiece verso; publisher's gilt-stamped black paper boards; 9 1/4 x 7 in.
4) John and Ruth Vassos's Ultimo. New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, Inc., 1930. First edition, quarto; signed and dated by John Vassos in ink on the half-title; publisher's red cloth blocked in black, white, and gilt; with the original glassine jacket; 10 x 7 1/2 in.
