The Ballad Of Reading Gaol
- Hardcover
- London: Leonard Smithers, 1898
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 Charles Thomas Woodbridge's 1896 execution at Reading for the murder of his wife. Small owner signature free front endpaper, free endpapers toned.
Details
Title
The Ballad Of Reading Gaol
Author
Wilde, Oscar
Binding
Hardcover
Condition
Very Good
Publisher
Leonard Smithers: London
Date
1898
Edition
Sixth Edition