The Green Carnation

R. S. Hichens
Chicago: Argus Books, 1929.
Reprint.

19.5cm x 13.5cm. [iv], 211 pages. Green cloth, green lettering, illustrated jacket.

First published anonymously in 1894, The Green Carnation is a satire aimed at the Aesthetic Movement, principally Oscar Wilde and his circle. This edition has a portrait of Wilde on the jacket.

Good Condition in Fair Jacket. Very minor wear to board corners. Foxing to top edge, a few spots elsewhere. Half of the front free endpaper has clipped. Jacket tanned and rubbed, split along upper joint. Good Condition.

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