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WILDE, Oscar (1854–1900). Der Junge König [English translation: The Young King]. Weimar: Gustav Kiepenheuer, 1918.
Small 4to. 6 original lithographs, vignettes and initials hand–colored by the artist Charlotte Christine Engelhorn (1895–1960). Original reverse–calf, purple cloth sides gilt, uncut. Provenance: Otto Feistmann (bookplate).
LIMITED EDITION, one of 100 copies on handmade paper, HAND–COLORED AND SIGNED BY THE ARTIST, from a total edition of 1000. RARE: We could not locate any copies of this limitation with hand–coloring selling at auction. The Young King was first published in 1891 as part of the anthology House of Pomegranates.