Wilde, Oscar

The Ballad of Reading Gaol

C.3.3. (Oscar Wilde). The Ballad of Reading Gaol. New York: Benj. R. Tucker, 1899. First (pirated) American edition. Twelvemo. 44pp. Publisher’s white and blue cloth, front cover lettered in gilt, deckled to fore-edge, most pages remain unopened.
Published under a pseudonym, this pirated volume is the true first American edition. 

Spine and boards gently rubbed and soiled; light foxing to endleaves; light uniform toning throughout. Very good. Item #3023

Price: $450.00