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The Oscar Wilde playing-cards.
- Title
- The Oscar Wilde playing-cards.
- Author
- Ellmann, Richard, 1918-
- Publication
- Monte Carlo : Collection R. Fanto, 1986.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Restricted use | Arents 95-575 | Schwarzman Building - Arents Collection Room 328 |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Fanto, R. (Rosita)
- Description
- 1 case : col. ill.; 24 cm.
- Alternative Title
- Richard Ellmann & R. Fanto present the Oscar Wilde playing cards
- Oscar Wilde playing cards
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Playing cards.
- Note
- Title from case.
- Comprises 2 decks of plasticized pictorial playing cards (54 card standard decks, identical except for back design, each with 2 additional cards with descriptive letterpress), printed in black, red, gold and blue-green, and illustrated text volume in which the cards are reproduced (printed in black, red and gold) and the designs elucidated.
- "Richard Ellmann ... has devised the intricate scheme, and R. Fanto has executed the ... drawings"--Colophon.
- "Printed in Italy."
- Text vol. ([34] p.) printed from Garamond italic types on one side of a strip formed from 6 joined sheets of Vergata antique paper, folded accordion style and attached at its ends to separate gilt-stamped boards with double portrait of Wilde smoking a cigar mounted on front.
- The king of hearts depicts Wilde holding a cigarette; the 5 of diamonds depicts Jack's cigarette case from The importance of being earnest (cf. p. [12] of text).
- Issued in gilt-stamped cloth case with cedar lined bottom with divisions for the cards.
- Call Number
- Arents 95-575
- OCLC
- NYPG95-B7579
- Author
- Ellmann, Richard, 1918-
- Title
- The Oscar Wilde playing-cards.
- Imprint
- Monte Carlo : Collection R. Fanto, 1986.
- Edition
- Limited new ed.
- Local Note
- "First edition ... 97 copies signed and numbered in roman numerals ... 57 copies signed and numbered from 1 to 57 ... 480 copies signed and numbered from 58 to 537"--Colophon. Arents copy signed by the author and the artist; not numbered."The ... box sets ... are available in black, lilac, grey, green and burgundy"--Prospectus. Arents copy: Case and text vol. board covering of black cloth.Provenance: Gift of Rosita Fanto; prospectus and col. photo. of author and artist laid in.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Fanto, R. (Rosita)
- Research Call Number
- Arents 95-575