The Ballad of Reading Gaol. By C.3.3.
by [WILDE, Oscar]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Cloth lightly rubbed at edges, joints and corners; 1899 private library book label on pastedown; but an attractive, tight and so
- Seller
-
Rochester, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York:: Brentano's, , [1898].. First US edition, first printing.. publisher's olive cloth decorated in colors; preserved in a custom quarter morocco folding box. . Cloth lightly rubbed at edges, joints and corners; 1899 private library book label on pastedown; but an attractive, tight and sound copy. . 12mo,. Horodisch, pp. 72-75.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 59504
- Title
- The Ballad of Reading Gaol. By C.3.3.
- Author
- [WILDE, Oscar]
- Format/Binding
- Publisher's olive cloth decorated in colors; preserved in a custom quarter morocco folding box.
- Book Condition
- Used - Cloth lightly rubbed at edges, joints and corners; 1899 private library book label on pastedown; but an attractive, tight and so
- Edition
- First US edition, first printing.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Brentano's,
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- [1898].
- Pages
- 39 pp.
- Size
- 12mo,
Terms of Sale
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
All books are returnable within ten days if returned in the same condition as sent. New York residents please add 8% sales tax. All items guaranteed. Members ABAA, ILAB.
About the Seller
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Rochester, New York
About Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Specializing in modern first editions since 1978. Fine and rare books in all fields.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...