The Ballad of Reading Gaol.

by C.3.3 by Oscar Wilde

$27,500 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller

First edition

First edition, ONE OF 30 COPIES on Japanese vellum. 1 vols. 8vo. Cinnamon-colored cloth, vellum spine. Covers show slight insect damage and minor soiling, spine a bit soiled, otherwise a very good copy in a quarter blue morocco slipcase with chemise and with the bookplate and signature of actress LENA ASHWELL 1872-1957 on the front pastedown. Mason 372. Item #259158 First edition of Wilde’s legendary

• Binding: Leather

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