Oscar Wilde; Majl Ewing [ed.] — Remorse: A Study in Saffron

Los Angeles, William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, 1961 . Paperback. The very scarce first edition of this facsimile edition of Oscar Wilde's poem about remorse, with a note offering context from Majl Ewing. A very scarce first edition of this facsimile edition.Consisting of two leaves of text offering contextual information and criticism from Majl Ewing, and two wonderful facsimile leaves of Oscar Wilde's original handwritten manuscript of the poem. Collated, complete.The poem is often studied alongside Wilde's other early poetry situated in the Decadent movement, examining the connection between the erotic and aesthetic imagery. In the publisher's original paper wraps. Externally, vibrant. Minor losses of paper and small closed tear to front wrap head. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .