The Ballad of Reading Gaol by C.3.3. [Oscar Wilde].
by WILDE, Oscar
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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LONDON, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Leonard Smithers, London., 1899. Seventh and last authorised edition; also the first to have the author's name on the title-page. Octavo. 31 leaves, printed on rectos only. Two-tone buckram covers.Some light foxing to prelims. Small bump to top edge of rear cover. Covers a little marked. Very good.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Ellis bookseller (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- WILDEOSC015579
- Title
- The Ballad of Reading Gaol by C.3.3. [Oscar Wilde].
- Author
- WILDE, Oscar
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Leonard Smithers, London.
- Date Published
- 1899
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...