Search Results: the ballad of reading gaol by wilde oscar c

Brentano"s, 1909. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover, no dj. Covers show rubbing to edges and some paper loss at head of spine. Contents clean and tight. 39 pages. Very good for its age.

New York: Brentano's, 1906. Paper over boards, worn. Paper label on front and spine. Spine's label missing pieces around edge but title intact. Edges bumped and rubbed. Interior clean and Very Good. "In Memoriam C.T.W. Sometime Trooper of the Royal Horse Guards. Obiit H.M. Prison, Reading , Berkshire, July 7th, 1896. 39 pp.. Hardbound. Good-/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Ballad.

Brentano's , 1913. Hardcover. Good. Unmarked hardcover no jacket. Spine is worn and faded. Spine pastedown shows wear Text block bright and unmarked.

New York: Brentano's, 1906. Small volume bound in gray paper covered boards, with printed paper spine and cover labels. 39pp. printed on rectos only. No namem no book-plate, etc. Front free endpaper excised and slight wear to tips, else a clean, very good+ copy.. Very Good+. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Brentano's, 1905 Nice early reprint, some soiling to the boards & chipping to spine extremities, spine darkened and portion of spine label chipped away, binding tight pages bright & unfoxed; 16mo. Hard Cover. Good.

New York: Brentano's, 1905. Hardcover. Good. Early reprint. 16mo. Printed paper labels on front board and spine. Owner's bookplate on front pastedown, gutter cracked before title page, spine tanned with loss to the head, thus good only.

Brentanos. Used - Good. Good condition. Early reprint. (poetry, tragedy)

New York.: Brentanos., 1907.. First edition thus.. Soft cover.. Fine copy. Owner notes on front and rear end papers.. Octavo.. Very scarce in this condition.

THE BALLAD OF READING GAOL, Alfred Bartlett, 1902, an early American edition, wear and chipping to the spine and lower fore edge corner tips, else a good copy with vg+ contents. 1/550 copies of this unauthorized edition. This copy bears the bookplate of Michigan politician Thomas Weadock on the f.p.d. whose collection of Napoleona was at one time second to none.

New York: Brentano's, 1905. This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of an early printing (1905) of Wilde's poem. Gray-green paper-covered boards with paper labels on the front cover and spine. Clean text; 39 pages. Nicely bright and clear, printed on quality laid paper. There is some rubbing and darkening around the margins. The fragile spine label is chipped vertically with about 50% loss. In an archival plastic protector.. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

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 .

London, England: Leonard Smithers, 1899. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Seventh Edition.. 31 pages, 8vo. Scarce. Seventh Edition: this is the first edition to use Oscar Wilde's name on the title page, in parenthesis. Mustard cloth boards with cream white spine, gold lettering along spine. Shelfwear: light scuffing along edges and cover boards, some light smudges on cover boards, heavy foxing on free endpapers and inside covers, light foxing on page leafs. Tightly bound, no marks. Volume is in Very Good condition..

London: Leonard Smithers, 1899. First published in 1898 anonymously under Wilde's Prisoner identification number, this is a copy of the Seventh Printing, which was the first to identify him by name. This copy also states "Entered at the Library of Congress Washington, U.S.A." indicating an American issue; a bit uncommon thus. Ochre cloth binding, with gilt lettering on a linen spine. Clean text; 31 pages. This is a Very Good copy, but there are some issues. The corners are bumped; there is a spot on the front cover and a few stains on the rear. Some cracking to the hingesgive it a shaken feel. Also, there is a long inscription in Latin (also done into English) on the FFEP, and a signature on the Dedication Page. A decent-enough place-holder, but certainly not for the advanced collector. . Later Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Brentano's. Collectible - Acceptable. NY: Brentano's, n.d.; In Memoriam pg is dated 1898. 1st or early American edition. Hardcover 16mo 39 pgs printed on 1 side only. Yellow cloth with orange and green design, front and rear. Fair book. Covers a bit warped. Edgeworn and lightly soiled. Pastedowns and endpapers are ragged on fore edge from insect holes. Hinge starting at title pg and pg 15. Contents clean and binding still good. (literature, poem, poetry) Inquire if you need further information.

London: Leonard Smithers, 1898. Fifth Edition [printing], So stated behind the title page. Original two toned cream and mustard yellow cloth. Gilt lettering on the spine. Heavily soiled to the cloth. Front free endapge is cleanly excised (presumably to remove a previous owner's name). Photos available upon request. Overall in FAIR condition.. Full Cloth. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

New York: Benj. R. Tucker, Publisher, 1899. Hardcover. Fair. New York: Benj. R. Tucker, Publisher, 1899. SECOND AMERICAN EDITION, FIRST BY THIS PUBLISHER. 44 pages. Fair. Tight binding; retaining front wrap but not rear (if there was one); pages have a few smudges; bookplate on front endpaper; a few tiny tears; tape and chip to front wrap; moderate wear to hardcovers.  Scarce. SEE OUR OTHER LISTINGS FOR MORE INTERESTING RARE AND COLLECTIBLE BOOKS. .

New York: E.J. Clode, 1903. Perhaps Wilde's most well-known poem, originally published with his prisoner number ("C.3.3.") as a pseudonym (by the publication of this version his name had been revealed and used by other publishers). This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition, which was LIMITED to 259 copies. An uncommon to scarce edition. Bound in vellum, with titling in gilt on the spine and front cover. Clean text; printed in red and black with edges deckle. Not paginated; Quercus counts 57 and the limitation page. Period (1906) previous-owner signature on FFEP (with the notation "her wedding day.") Rubbed at the margins, with soiling or darkening definitely showing due to nature of the binding. The spine is darkened and has some tiny tears; while the gilt is bright, it is a bit of a chore to read without a squint or two.. Limited. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Leonard Smithers, 1899. Seventh Edition. Hardcover. Good condition. One of 2000 copies. Bound in publisher's original quarter tan and orange cloth with the spine stamped in gilt. Uncut. First edition to use Wilde's name. Last authorized edition issued by Smithers. Binding has seperated at page 1 but still intact. Gift inscription in ink on the front free endpaper. Some minor soiling to the covers.

NY: Benj. R. Tucker,, 1899.. Early US edition.. 44 pp. Small tear to the fore-edge of one leaf, else very good plus in two part gilt-stamped cloth with darkened spine.

London: Leonard Smithers, 1898. Fourth. Hardcover . Used - very good plus. “Fourth Edition” stated. Author still anonymous as of this printing. Mustard buckram and quarter cream buckram over spine with gilt titles. Textblock edges uncut.