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The Ballad of Reading Goal
by Wilde, Oscar
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: Leonard Smithers, 1899. First Edition. Very Good. First Edition, first printing. One of 800 copies originally printed, which sold out immediately. Very Good. Covers soiled, corners and spine ends softened. Endsheets offset from binder's glue. Previous owner name partially effaced from front paste down. Slight odor to pages. Clipping with apparently forged signature of Oscar Wilde tipped in on recto of final blank sheet, by no means assumed to be authentic.
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- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140938501
- Title
- The Ballad of Reading Goal
- Author
- Wilde, Oscar
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Leonard Smithers
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1899
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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Portland, Oregon
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About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
- Offset
- A technique of printing where the inked image or text is ...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
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