Wilde Oscar

1906 · ref. 1843 — Düsseldorf: Schmitz & Olbertz 1906. First German edition. Numbered one of 600 copies. In unique custom made hand-painted vellum binding by Lajos Kozma. Title on spine in gilt lettering. Upper edge gilt. Paste paper endpapers. Kozma’s signet on front flyleaf’s verso and another signet supposedly of the owner: “CHW” on the additional flyleaf drawn by Kozma in black ink. Binding with slight discolorations and light stains. Inside some light and scattered foxing. Overall in fine condition. First German edition. Numbered one of 600 copies. In unique custom made hand-painted vellum binding by Lajos Kozma. Title on spine in gilt lettering. Upper edge gilt. Paste paper endpapers. Kozma’s signet on front flyleaf’s verso and another signet supposedly of the owner: “CHW” on the additional flyleaf drawn by Kozma in black ink. 44 4 p. The first German edition of The Priest and the Acolyte in Lajos Kozma’s Unique Hand-Painted Art Nouveau binding. Lajos Ludwig Kozma 1884–1948 was one of the chief Hungarian architects and interior designers of the first half of the 20th century he is also known for his graphic designs and book illustrations and binding designs. His early works were created in Art Nouveau style but later through Art Deco he found his way to International Modernism. The scandalous story of The Priest and the Acolyte here in A. W. Hiller’s translation is attributed to Oscar Wilde however its real author was John Francis Bloxam 1873–1928 an English Uranian author and churchman. The novel appeared first in The Chameleon Vol. I No. 1 December 1894. . Schmitz & Olbertz unknown