[Rarebooks] FS: Beautifully bound and Illustrated Oscar Wilde: THE BALLAD OF READING GAOL

[Charles Agvent]

One of hundreds of titles from the Limited Editions Club in our 
inventory,  including a number of books still in their original shipping 
boxes, as well as presentation and publisher's copies, portfolios of 
signed prints, and pieces of original art, including in some cases the 
entire set of original drawings and even unused pieces.

WILDE, Oscar. THE BALLAD OF READING GAOL. New York: Limited Editions 
Club, 1937. Quarto (7-1/2" x 11") bound in full granite-gray sheepskin 
leather embossed to resemble a jail cell wall; 76 pages. Copy #1284 of 
1500 illustrated with 8 full-page ORIGINAL LITHOGRAPHS by Zhenya Gay and 
SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. One of the more unusual 
bindings of the press, rarely found in such nice condition as the spine 
is often badly rubbed or worse. Mild rubbing to spine tips. Near Fine in 
a Near Fine slipcase with a few mild scratches. (#012329)        $250.00

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