The Ballad Of Reading Gaol

London, Leonard Smithers, 1898., 1898. Third edition (so stated). 8vo. Half white over purple linen, gilt stamped spine, upper cover with gilt stamped floral design by Charles Ricketts, uncut. Very good-fine. 31 pages. Enclosed in a 1/2 brown morocco slipcase with folding chemise. Number 69 of 99 copies, printed March 4, 1898, signed by Wilde in black ink on limitation… Read more

London: Leonard Smithers, 1898. One of 30 deluxe copies, hand-numbered in purple ink by Smithers First edition, number 11 of 30 deluxe copies printed on japon, specially bound with vellum spine, and hand-numbered in purple ink by Leonard Smithers. Wilde published this work under the pseudonym "C.3.3." after his cell in Reading Gaol (cell 3 on the third landing… Read more

London:, 1898. First Edition. 8vo. One of 800 copies on handmade paper. White lined-backed cinnamon cloth in a later cloth slipcase. Binding lightly soiled. (Mason 371).. Original White Cloth Gilt,. Good.

Leonard Smithers. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1898. Stated 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Slim 8vo. London: Leonard Smithers, 1898. Slim 8vo, [4]. 31pp. Printed on hand-made paper on one side of the page with deckle finish. Original quarter white linen, mustard boards, backstrip lettered in gilt, a very good copy slightly soiled and backstrip lightly tanned.… Read more

Berkshire, England: Carpathian Press. Fine. 1999. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Small quarto in full morocco bound by Anthony Wessely, from an edition of 125, this being #1 of twenty-five. Printed by Andrew Dolinski at the Carpathian Press on mould-made papers, illustrated in 6 full-page wood engravings by Forster depicting 'the macabre ritual of a judicial hanging'. All… Read more

Greenwich, Conn: The Literary Collector Press, 1905. Third edition. Hardcover. g+ to vg. 5/25. Sextodecimo. Unpaginated. Original gray boards with black lettering with red ruling on printed labels on cover and spine. Publisher's device on title page, print in red and black. Decorative head pieces. Collectors Reprints No. 3. Of this reprint 25 copies on Japanese vellum and… Read more

1900. One of the first pirated Editions of the first edition from June 1899. London, Leonard Smithers, [c.1900]. 8°. 31 pages. Original Hardcover ["cinnamon-coloured linen with with white linen back" / "on rough wove paper, all edges uncut" (Mason 584)]. Unusually excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Important: Faded foxing throughout (see images). Exlibris /… Read more

London: [Printed by Mandruck A. G., Munich for] Methuen & Co. Ltd., [1924 recte 1925]. Limited to 50 numbered copies. 8vo. pp. 57, [9]. numerous woodcuts (some full-page) by Frans Masereel. tipped-in bibliographical note. contemporary half morocco, top edge gilt (some light wear, small chip in outer edge of frontis., ownership entry on front blank & 2 bookplates).… Read more

NY: Vanguard Press, 1928. Ward, Lynd. Ward's mezzotints, scattered throughout the poem as both borders and full-page illustrations, wield his characteristically soft lines, keen gestures, and ominous shading to emotionally portray the undue hardship endured by Wilde and his fellow prisoners at Reading. Wilde drew particular inspiration from his own experience, having been incarcerated for "gross indecency," a homophobic… Read more

Greenwich, Conn.: The Literary Collector Press, 1905. The Third Edition of this poem. Collector Reprints No. 3. # 66 of 275 copies printed on American hand-made paper. In the original gray paper boards with black lettering and red ruling on paper labels at cover and spine. Very Good Minus, bottom 3 1/4" of paper at spine is gone. Internally… Read more

New York: Dutton, 1930. hardcover. fine. Black and white frontispiece, numerous illustrations by John Vassos. 124pp., slim 8vo, handsomely rebound in 3/4 grey crushed morocco, marbled boards, t.e.g. New York: Dutton, 1930. A fine copy.<br/><br/>

New York: Macy/Masius: Vanguard, 1928. 1st . Hardcover. Good. Lynd Ward. Near fine in restored dust jacket.

New York: Dutton, 1930. hardcover. fine. Black and white frontispiece, numerous illustrations by John Vassos. 124pp., slim 8vo, handsomely rebound in 1/2 burgundy morocco, burgundy cloth. New York: Dutton, 1930. A fine copy.<br/><br/>

Leonard Smithers 1898. SECOND EDITION, super octavo, quarter bound ocre & white cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, deckled page edges, vi+31pp, VG (moderate soiling to boards, childrens pencil scribble by hinges, light bruising to spine extrems & board corners, light tanning to eps, moderate tanning to page edges)

London: Leonard Smither, 1898. Sixth Edition. Original Binding. Very Good +. Oscar Wilde The Ballad of Reading Gaol sixth edition published in 1898 is for sale. This Oscar Wilde Ballad of Reading Gaol was published by Leonard Smithers in London, and had a print run of just 1,000 copies, being printed on May 21, 1898 (Oscar Wilde A… Read more

Leonard Smithers, 1899. Hardback. Original white cloth-backed orange cloth, spine lettered in gilt, edges untrimmed and entirely unopened. Very light foxing to endpapers, contents clean; a very good copy throughout. Leonard Smithers's pirated edition, with Wilde's name in square brackets to the title page, and line 17 on page 15 printed as:And loud they sang, and loud they sang,… Read more

New York: E.P. Dutton & Co, 1928. First Trade Edition. Attractive edition of this poem, written by Wilde in exile after his release from prison. The poem narrates a hanging which took place during Wilde's imprisonment, complemented by Deco-inspired illustrations by John Vassos. Small quarto (24cm); bluish-gray vertical-patterned paper over black cloth, with titling and decorations stamped in gilt… Read more

Two piece binding with cloth spine and paper covered boards. Paper cover label. Dust Jacket is fair with lost to the spine, tears to the front and general toning. Interior very clean with like new binding. 1st EDITION, Limited edition of 450 numbered copies of which this is no. 434. Illustrated with woodcuts by Frans Masereel. … Read more

Leonard Smithers, 1898. 4th edn. 8vo (9 x 5¾ ins). Original gilt lettered cream/tan cloth (spine toned and light marks on boards - otherwise VG). Pp. [vii] + 31 (some pages uncut; endpapers tanned, with bookplate of Morton Burr Stelle on front paste-down).

London: Leonard Smithers, 1898. Sixth Edition. Hardcover. Orig. cream cloth and light brown cloth, spine darkened. Very good. 31 pages. 23 x 14 cm. One of a 1000 copies on handmade paper. The last edition to identify the author as "C.3.,3." -- Wilde was imprisoned in cell block C, landing C, Cell 3. This narrative, a tale of… Read more

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1928. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. John Vassos. 1st Printing 1 Copyright date 1928, first edition, first printing. Blue and black cover over boards with guilt lettering and design on the lower right corner front board and on the spine. Tinted top page edges for edge… Read more

4to. Two piece binding with cloth spine and paper covered boards. Paper cover label. Limited edition of 450 numbered copies. Housed in custom clamshell box of blue cloth with leather spine with gilt lettering. Illustrated with woodcuts by Frans Masereel. Red leather Beach bookplate attached to front paste-down. Errata slip laid in. Some normal foxing, else… Read more

Old Stile Press, 1994. Hardback, paper covered boards, blind stamped to front panel. Complete with slipcase. 27 x 17.5cm. 45pp, [1]. Illustrations by Garrick Palmer. Number 78 of 225 copies, signed by the artist on the colophon. An excellent bright copy. . Signed by Artist. Limited. Hard Cover. Near Fine.

London: Leonard Smithers, 1899. Octavo, ff 31 (62 pp), uncut, deckled edges. 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, and the numerous later unauthorized editions continued to bear that date. The title page gives Oscar Wilde's name in… Read more

New York: F. M. Buckles & Company, 1907. First Edition Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine. 55 Pp. 9 3/4" X 6 1/2". Grey-Violet Cloth Heavily Stamped In Gilt, Black And White With A Striking Illustration Of The Angel Of Death With Doves And Flowers. All Gilt And Stamping Fine, Wear To Top Edge Of Spine And Lower Front… Read more

London: Leonard Smithers, 1898. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fourth edition, or printing, of 1898. Cream linen and mustard coloured cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Front board has black markings and is discoloured. Edges are bumped. Spine is faded. Pages are age tanned with occasional foxing. Pages are rough cut. Some… Read more

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1937. Hardcover. Bookplate on front pastedown. Mild rubbing to spine tips. Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase with a few mild scratches. Zhenya Gay. Quarto (7-1/2" x 11") bound in full granite-gray sheepskin leather embossed to resemble a jail cell wall; 76 pages. Copy #1205 of 1500 illustrated with 8 full-page ORIGINAL… Read more

4to. New York., E.P. Dutton and Co., 1930. Uncut bright and clean copy includes DJ in fine condition.. Quarterbound, coated black cloth spine, gilt lettering and decorative elements, patterned blue paper boards, frontispiece, tissue guards. 124pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Conceptions by John Vassos. Vassos second work, following his breakthrough work with Salome in 1927.

New York: H.S. Nichols' Precious Tomes, 1924. Full-Leather. Fine. Frontispiece photo of Wilde with facsimile signature. (Reprinted from 1898 second edition) Foreword by H. S. Nichols. Small book, smooth black leather, with very bright gilt to both sides and spine, all edges gilt, very tiny nick at spine bottom right, in box, appears to be signed by… Read more

* * * * * : the NEW YORK BOOK CO., 1896. Hardcover. Good. B00K: Good/, 1896 . B00K: Good/, $250.90 BALLAD of READING GAOL * WILDE, Oscar the NEW YORK BOOK CO. 1896 Shown On Book, Which Was Printed After 1904. Small H/c This Edition Printed After 1904… Read more

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1937. Hardcover. Very Good/good. Very Good in Good slipcase. Quarto (7-1/2" x 11"). Brown leather embossed to resemble a jail cell wall (laid stones and criss cross bars in the window). Limited eiditon of 1500 copies of which this is numbered 286, and signed by Zhenya Gay who did the original lithographs.… Read more

New York: E.P. Dutton. Very Good/No Jacket. 1928. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Signed by Illustrator NW-Very good regular size hardcover; tip and corner wear, lower, inner hinge cracking. Inscribed by John Vassos on the half-title page thus, "To Mae Lorentzen and our mutual appreciation of the abstract. Very sincerely, John Vassos."… Read more

NY: H. S. Nichols. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1924. 1st thus. Hardcover. Full black leather stamped in gilt, all edges gilt. Pocket-sized edition of "Precious Tomes." Light rubbing to leather at points, few small rubbed spots to covers. Frontis photo with facsimile autograph. Tight, unmarked copy in lightly sunned publisher's box. ; 24mo 5"… Read more

New York: Limited Editions Club. Zhenya Gay (illustrator). Quarto (7-1/2" x 11") bound in full granite-gray sheepskin leather embossed to resemble a jail cell wall; 76 pages. Copy number 721 of 1500 illustrated with 8 full-page ORIGINAL LITHOGRAPHS by Zhenya Gay and SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. In original slip case. Ware to spine and extremities. .… Read more

New York: Limited Editions Club. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Special. Very good/ Very good minus slipcase. Rubs to edges and corners of boards and slipcase. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

Methuen & Company. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1925. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Number 43 of 450 numbered limited editions. Lean, heavy foxing, toning and staining, light rubbing and bumps, bare corners, offsetting on endpapers. Uncommon. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 62 pages .

[Boston: Boston Evening Transcript, 1907]. Offprint. 12mo (18.5cm.); decorative staplebound card wrappers; 251-285pp. Wrappers somewhat toned and dust-soiled, smalll faint dampstain to upper wrapper, else Very Good and sound. This state not described by Horodisch, who notes two additional cover states: "Read the Greatest Tragical Poem in Literature, The Ballad of Reading Gaol By Oscar Wilde" and another with… Read more

E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc, 1928. Hardcover. Good. Number 91 of 200 signed by the illustrator John Vassos. Includes 16 illustrations with tissue guards. Interior shows some age toning, but is otherwise very good condition.Blue Cloth gilt stamped boards, Gilt top and deckle edges.There is a DJ present, though flaps and and cover are entirely separated, with… Read more

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1928. First edition thus. Hardcover. Slight bump to bottom front corner of boards, else fine in very good jacket with a few shallow nicks at edges. 124 pp. Illustrated with 16 tiddue-guarded monochrome plates by John Vassos; quarto, original black cloth and blue decorative boards, jacket. Vassos' art-deco illustrations (they are called "Conceptions" )… Read more

NY, DUTTON, 1930, 1930. DUST JACKET VERY GOOD. Hardcover.

New York: Limited Editions Club. CLEAN very good number 545 of 1500 full leather hardcover in very good slipcase SIGNED by artist. . Very Good. Full-Leather In Slip Case. Limited Edition. 1937.

New York, U.S.A.: E. P. Dutton, 1928. Hardcover. Very Good+++ to near fine/Very Good+++. Vassos, John. Nice clean copy. No print information, but only copyright date is 1928. deckle edges on right edge and bottom edge. No writing or markings. Slightly bumped corners and hint of bottom board edge wear. Dj (Dark Blue and Black with gold… Read more

New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc, 1928. Hardcover. VG/G, significant remnants of dust jacket remaining.. Blue boards with black and gold stamped design and black spine. Black, blue, and gold dust jacket. 124 pp. Illustrations. Poetry by Oscar Wilde, illustrations by John Vassos.

NY:: E. P. Dutton & Co.,. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1928. Hardcover. B006MPRKG4 . First edition. Some faint mottling to the black cloth portion of the binding, else very good in a very good (two inch closed edge tear at the crown of the spine, four small chips) dust jacket. ; 124 pages .

Hong Kong: Ye Olde Printerie, Ltd, 1957. First Edition Thus. Beige Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. Bland, Douglas. xli pp. 1957. First edition thus. 4to. small sized. 957. Hardback (no dust jacket - as issued?). Flat signed in blue ink to the tail of the title page by Douglas Bland (illustrator). Bound in beige cloth - stamped in… Read more

London: Primrose Hill Press, 1998. 37pp.; HB blk.w/gilt; fine condition w/clean,tight pgs. DJ pale yellow w/red-pic.covers; slight rub&sun. Illustrated version of Wilde's poetic masterpiece. 1st, This Ed.. Hard Cover. As New/Near Fine. Illus. by Palmer, Garrick (wood engravings). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Portland, ME: Thomas B. Mosher, 1904. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Green paper covered boards with paper title labels to front and spine. One of 950 copies printed on hand made Van Gelder paper and the type distributed. IN ORIGINAL SLIPCASE. Copy is FINE. Slipcase is VG. Exterior is clean. Paper titles crisp.… Read more

East Aurora, NY: Roycrofters, 1905. Very Good. Very Good condition. Full Green Suede cover, 8 x 6". The initials have hand applied gold outlines.

New York: E.P. Dutton & Co, 1928. Decorative Boards. Very Good/Very Good. John Vassos. A solid copy of the 1928 1st trade edition of this John Vassos-illustrated edition. Tight and VG (light offsetting at the panel edges, very light abrading to the rear panel) in a bright, price-clipped, VG dustjacket, with light chipping at the panel edges. Octavo,… Read more

NY: E. F. Clode. Good with no dust jacket. 1903. Hardcover. Cream boards stamped in gilt, TEG, rough cut edges. Limited edition 249/259. Covers stained, corners frayed, backstrip paper about half gone; PO pencilled names. A few minor lightly pencilled notations in text. Hinges sound. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .