The Ballad of Reading Gaol
by Oscar Wilde
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good-
- Seller
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Centreville, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Hardcover. Condition. Very Good-. Unauthorized or pirated edition by the printer of the original, first edition . The last edition that was authorized by Wilde for Smithers to print was dated 1899, later unauthorized editions also show that date. Probably printed in 1904 based on 1904 gift inscription on FFEP. Soiling to boards. Backstrip of spine has tears along the hinges, particularly at the bottom. Binding is nonetheless firm. Clean interior with light offsetting to pastedowns.
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- Bookseller
- EGR books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3398
- Title
- The Ballad of Reading Gaol
- Author
- Oscar Wilde
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Leonard Smithers
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1899
- Pages
- 31 pages
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
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- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Spine
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- First Edition
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