Salome: A Tragedy in One Act by Oscar Wilde 1906 First trade edition Published by John Lane, London and New York. Cover illustration by Aubrey Beardsley Hardcover [viii],66 +[2]pp ads Attractive edition of Wilde's tragic play, first appearing in French in 1893, telling in one act the Biblical story of Salomé, step-daughter of the tetrarch Herod Antipas, who, to her step-father's dismay but to the delight of her mother Herodias, requests the head of John the Baptist on a silver platter as a reward for dancing the Dance of the Seven Veils. Condition: Bottom spine has a small repaired tear, general wear to boards and foxing in content but overall good. Please see all photographs as part of the condition.