8vo. Original 1/4 vellum and cinammon boards, very good tight copy this is the 5th issue of the 1898 First Edition which sold out so quickly, there was a limited ed of signed 50 copies followed by the trade First edition of 800 numbered copies, then a series of 2nd, 3rd 4th and fith issues. so stated. Classic Wilde in agony and bondage of man's inhumanity to man. the first owner in a mimic of Oscar Wilde's signature signed Oscars cell number on the title page where Oscar named himself after his cell C33. a near fine copy. The signature varies from the usual Wilde, but one should assume the first owner, but we are not certain.

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Bibliographic Details

Title: The Ballad of the Reading Gaol
Publisher: Leonard Smithers, London
Publication Date: 1898
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Printing: 5th or later Printin
Condition: Very Good
Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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