The Ballad of Reading Gaol
by Wilde, Oscar
- Used
- Condition
- Very Good -
- Seller
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Barse & Hopkins, 1910. Very Good -. [2], 30 p., frontispiece portrait of the author; 17 cm. Brown suede binding with embossed cover title over gilt background. Oval cut-out in front cover reveals a rustic scene. Dark brown endpapers. Dark brown ribbon bookmark. No date of publication. Small stamp with 1910 date on back free endpaper. Barse & Hopkins issued this poem in several bindings. This is the scarcest. In Very Good- Condition: corners rubbed with minor loss; front fixed endpaper partially separated from cover, with some loss along edges of endpaper; closed 1-cm. tear from fore-edge of one leaf; clean and tight.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Classic Books and Ephemera (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006686
- Title
- The Ballad of Reading Gaol
- Author
- Wilde, Oscar
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good -
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Barse & Hopkins
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1910
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
Classic Books and Ephemera
If the item is not as described, the buyer must contact us within 72 hours of their receipt of it. We will refund the full amount with the costs of return shipping within 24 hours of receipt of the item.
About the Seller
Classic Books and Ephemera
Biblio member since 2006
Lansdowne, Pennsylvania
About Classic Books and Ephemera
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Glossary
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...