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1898FB417 /4B<p><strong>In the original dust sheet.</strong> Red cloth binding with gilt title.</p> The Richards Press. hardcover
1898b3-C10882Leonard Smithers Royal Arcade London W 1898. fifth edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Yellow cloth Shelf wear shop soiled foxing in text.Carefully wrapped on a protective acetate cover to prevent further damage. Please contact us if you need further information or scans. Leonard Smithers Royal Arcade London W hardcover
1898BN031037London: Leonard Smitheres 1898. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. Wilde's famous long verse on his imprisonment for homosexuality. The title page bears his authorship as "C.3.3. Oscar Wilde" and the Roman numerals "Mdcccxcix" with no printing number indicated. This last edition authorized by Wilde for Smithers to print was dated 1899 as this one is. According to Wilde's bibliographer the seventh printing issued in an edition of 2000 copies was the first to use Wilde's full name on the title page. One of the classics of Nineties British literature. Octavo quarter white cloth over mustard-colored boards 31 pages plus blank material. Sporadic and very slight shelf dust offsetting to boards else a very good unmarked copy internally fine. Extremely scarce. Leonard Smitheres hardcover
18983101London: Leonard Smithers 1898. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fourth edition or printing of 1898. Cream linen and mustard coloured cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Front board has black markings and is discoloured. Edges are bumped. Spine is faded with a rubbed patch. Pages are age tanned with occasional foxing. Pages are rough cut. Some page discolouration throughout. Some verses have been ticked in pencil. One of the limited editions which were published the same year as the original publication by Wilde or C.3.3. Previous owner's signature on frontispiece dated 1898 and the bookplate of Brighton College on fep. Binding is tight. 1898 Leonard Smithers hardcover
1898002660London: Leonard Smithers 1898. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Cream linen and mustard colored cloth boards. Spine lettered in gilt. Sixth edition and the last edition to be published under the pseudonym C.3.3. block C landing 3 cell 3. This sixth edition was printed on handmade paper in 1000 copies on 21st of May 1898. Stain on frontcover endpages with offsetting. Spine darkened. No bookplates marks or inscriptions. 31 pp. 23 x 145 cm. . Leonard Smithers Hardcover
18993398<p>Hardcover. Condition. Very Good-. Unauthorized or pirated edition by the printer of the original first edition . The last edition that was authorized by Wilde for Smithers to print was dated 1899 later unauthorized editions also show that date. Probably printed in 1904 based on 1904 gift inscription on FFEP. Soiling to boards. Backstrip of spine has tears along the hinges particularly at the bottom. Binding is nonetheless firm. Clean interior with light offsetting to pastedowns.</p> Leonard Smithers hardcover
18986<p><strong>Oscar Wilde</strong></p><p><strong>The Ballad of Reading Goal by C.3.3.</strong></p><p><em>Leonard Smithers Royal Arcade London W. 1898.</em></p><p>Original white quarter cloth spine lettered in gilt yellow cloth sides.</p><p>Inscribed in ink on the back of the half-title:</p><p><em>To Louis Fabulet</em></p><p><em>from the author</em></p><p><em>in remembrance of</em></p><p><em>a charming evening</em></p><p><em>when the wine was </em></p><p><em>red and the moon</em></p><p><em>was silver</em></p><p><em>Oscar Wilde</em></p><p><em>Paris</em></p><p><em>98</em></p><p>Autograph note from Louis Fabulet:<em><br /><br />"This book: "The Ballad of Reading Jail" was given to me by Oscar Wilde in June 1898 a few days after the dinner that after his release from prison in England I persuaded my friend the poet Edouard Ducôté then director of the magazine "L'Ermitage" to offer in his honor.<br />Hugues Rebell André Gide Henri Ghéon René Boylesve and I were the guests.<br />Louis Fabulet.<br /><br /></em>Attached is the business card bearing the name under which Oscar Wilde then lived in Paris. The address in pencil: <em>"Hôtel d'Alsace rue des Beaux-Arts is in his handwriting.<br /></em></p><p>"<em>Melmoth" is the man "who sold his soul for eternal youth."</em></p><p>Louis Fabulet 1862-1933 was one of the main translators from English to French in his time notably of the works of Kipling and Thoreau. It is said that it was Oscar Wilde who introduced him to <em>The Jungle Book.</em></p><p>This inscription exceptionally long and colorful which is almost akin to a brief poem refers to the dinner that Louis Fabulet speaks of in his note.</p><p>Wilde had arrived in Paris in March and the French literati were keen to pay him public homage with this banquet which he presided over.</p><p>The inscription makes a nice reference to the event with perhaps a reminiscence of the <em>Ballad</em> itself where we read in the second verse: <em>"For blood and wine are red"</em> .</p><p>Mounted in the copy is Wilde's rare card in the name of Sebastian Melmoth. The aged ruined writer abandoned by almost everyone hid himself under the name of the hero of Robert Mathurin's novel <em>Melmoth the Wanderer.</em></p><p>The card does not have an address. Wilde in fact lived at the Hôtel d'Alsace in Saint-Germain des Prés a shabby establishment at the time <em>"it's so dirty so totally depressing and hopeless"</em> he wrote. He wrote down the address of his hand in pencil. It was there that he died two years later. The hotel took the name "L'Hôtel" in 1963 and became a rather chic place.</p><p>These combined elements: the poetic inscription which evokes a happy moment and the moving card which evokes his misery make this copy one of the most precious there is.</p> Leonard Smithers
1899WILDEOSC015579Leonard Smithers London. 1899. Seventh and last authorised edition; also the first to have the author's name on the title-page. Octavo. 31 leaves printed on rectos only. Two-tone buckram covers.Some light foxing to prelims. Small bump to top edge of rear cover. Covers a little marked. Very good. Leonard Smithers, London. hardcover
1898180349London: Leonard Smithers 1898. Unusual in a fine contemporary binding First edition one of 800 copies printed on handmade paper. This copy is beautifully presented and includes the well-preserved wrappers at the rear. At the insistence of his publishers Wilde employed a pseudonym for fear of the negative effect his name would have on the poem's sales. "C.3.3." derives from Wilde's cell in Reading Gaol - the third cell on the third landing of Gallery C. The first edition of which another 30 copies on japon were also issued sold out rapidly. A second edition was printed within weeks. Octavo 220 x 135 mm. Contemporary brown crushed morocco by Rivière spine lettered in gilt with raised bands compartments tooled with floral design French fillet to boards gilt inner dentelles dark green coated endpapers top edge gilt fore and bottom edges uncut original wrappers bound in. Label sometime removed from front pastedown rear blanks lightly toned from wrappers. A fine copy. Mason 371. hardcover
189917881The Ballad of Reading Gaol Leonard Smithers 1899 the 7th edition with several important changes to previous editions 1 the name Oscar Wilde appears on the title page 2 The copyright date is changed from January 1898 to February 1898 and 3 a line of the poem on page 4 third stanza has been changed. A very good copy void of foxing or staining with a tanned and dust-soiled spine. Leonard Smithers unknown
1898181423London: Leonard Smithers 1898. The rare deluxe issue elegantly bound First edition number 17 of 30 copies printed on japon presented here in a restrained contemporary morocco binding. The limitation is handwritten in purple ink by Leonard Smithers. A further 800 copies on handmade paper were published simultaneously. Wilde wrote the poem while exiled in France and published it under the pseudonym "C.3.3." after his cell in Reading Gaol the third cell on the third landing of Gallery C. The first edition sold out rapidly and a second edition was issued within weeks. Octavo 220 x 145 mm. Contemporary purple morocco spine lettered and decorated with leaf tools in gilt "W" monogram enclosed in laurel wreath to front cover in gilt blind rules to covers turn-ins gilt original vellum spine bound in at rear. Housed in a purple flat-back cloth box by the Chelsea Bindery. Book label of J. O. Edwards to front free endpaper. Joints repaired a handsome copy. Mason 372. hardcover
1900187548London: Leonard Smithers c. 1900-07. A finely bound copy of Smithers's unauthorized edition with the publisher's address removed from the title page. Mason notes that "there are some misprints in the text but except in one or two places it is a line for line reprint of the earlier editions". Octavo 212 x 133 mm. Mid-twentieth century red morocco by Asprey spine lettered in gilt gilt rule to boards board edges and turn-ins floral endpapers edges gilt. Paper repair to p. 15. An attractive copy. Mason 584 & 585. hardcover
1898188708London: Leonard Smithers 1898. For he who lives more lives than one / More deaths than one must die Signed limited edition number 74 of 99 copies signed by the author. Wilde styled this the "author's edition" and in a letter to his publisher of 28 February 1898 he insisted on the purple binding with a new gilt remarque by Ricketts. Produced at Wilde's request it was the third edition overall appearing two months after the first. Octavo. Original cream quarter linen spine lettered in gilt purple cloth sides flower and leaf design on front cover after remarque by Charles Ricketts edges untrimmed. Ownership inscriptions to prelims of Florence Vanda Cunliffe Thomas 1873-1936 Red House Bicester dated March and April 1898 following publication in March. Spine toned binding a little marked surface scratch on front cover light edge wear intermittent foxing but bright overall. A very good copy. Mason 374. hardcover
189814845London; Leonard Smithers Royal Arcade London W 1898. 1898. First edition first printing; one of 800 unnumbered copies printed on handmade paper; 30 were simultaneously printed on Japanese vellum. Large post octavo pp. viii 31 1 blank. Publisher's original cinnamon-colour linen white linen spine; titles gilt to spine. Printed at the Chiswick Press but not named on the imprint. Soiling to inner edges of boards corners slightly bumped top edge dusty. Contents clean and rather bright. A very good copy. In 1895 Oscar Wilde was sentenced to two years' hard labour for 'gross indecency'. This poem written while Wilde was in exile in France and Naples in 1897 uses the case of his fellow inmate Charles Thomas Wooldridge to highlight the brutality of the prison system and the irony of the state sentencing a man to death for exactly the same crime. Even without Wilde's name on the title-page the first 800 copies sold out within a week. Mikolyzk A91 Mason 371. London; Leonard Smithers Royal Arcade London W, 1898. hardcover
1898183481London: Leonard Smithers 1898. For he who lives more lives than one more deaths than one must die First edition one of 800 unnumbered copies printed on handmade paper; a further 30 copies on japon were published simultaneously. The first edition sold out rapidly and a second edition was issued within weeks. Octavo. Original white quarter cloth spine lettered in gilt light brown cloth sides edges untrimmed. Housed in a custom yellow cloth chemise and quarter calf with yellow cloth slipcase. Bookplate and shelf-label of John Sowden; unrelated contemporary ownership inscription to title page. Spine browned soiling to covers ends and corners bumped damp stain and browning to endpapers spots of foxing to contents. A good copy. Mason 371. hardcover
1898183630London: Leonard Smithers 1898. For he who lives more lives than one more deaths than one must die First edition one of 800 unnumbered copies printed on handmade paper; a further 30 copies on japon were published simultaneously. The first edition sold out rapidly and a second edition was issued within weeks. Octavo. Original white quarter cloth spine lettered in gilt light brown cloth sides edges untrimmed leaves unopened. Housed in a custom yellow cloth chemise and quarter calf with yellow cloth slipcase. Spine lightly toned and bumped at head covers bright text clean. A near-fine copy. Mason 371. hardcover
1898WILDEOSC009699Leonard Smithers London. 1898. Fourth edition. Octavo. 31 leaves printed on rectos only. Two-tone buckram covers. Published anonymously. It was only after the sixth edition that Wilde's name appeared on the title-page. Covers a little marked. Cloth slightly bubbled. Small rustmark at outer edge of front free endpaper. Leonard Smithers, London. hardcover
189823069London: 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. Leonard Smithers hardcover
189966272London: Leonard Smithers 1899. 8vo. 31 pp one of the unauthorised editions printed between 1899 and 1907 based on the 7th edition Mason 378 which first identified Wilde as the author. They printed at 137 Dalling Road Hammersmith. Quite heavily foxed first few pages fading and marks to spine. . Very Good. Cloth. 1899. Leonard Smithers 1899 hardcover
189911036London 1899. Flecken auf Einbd. berieben. EA 8°. Hln. Literatur unknown
1898162864London: Leonard Smithers 1898. Written from exile in France First and limited edition one of 800 unnumbered copies printed on handmade paper; a further 30 copies on japon were also issued. Wilde published this work under the pseudonym "C.3.3." after his cell in Reading Gaol the third cell on the third landing of Gallery C. The first edition sold out rapidly and a second edition was printed within weeks. Octavo. Original white quarter cloth spine lettered in gilt yellow cloth sides fore and bottom edges untrimmed. Housed in a custom pink morocco backed slipcase and chemise. Bookplate of Douglass Cooper to front pastedown. Spine ends bumped a little soiling to cloth endpapers lightly browned and foxed else a near-fine copy in unusually nice condition. Mason 371. hardcover
189823817London: Leonard Smithers 1898. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. quarter cream and light brown cloth spine darkened. Very good. 31 pages. 23 x 14 cm. "Of this Edition eight hundred copies have been printed on hand-made paper and thirty copies on Japanese vellum." 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. Three small fade spots front cover and slight crinkling at back cover toward head at fore-edge. Nicks to spine head and foot. Leonard Smithers hardcover
1899140938501London: 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. Leonard Smithers unknown
1898004339London: Leonard Smithers 1898. Wilde used his prisoner's number as his nom de plume for the early printings. This is a Very Good copy of the "Fourth Edition" Printing. Tan and cream-coloured binding with gilt titling on the spine. Clean text; 31 pages text printed only on the recto. There is a contemporary 22 May 1898 previous-owner signature only three letters on the front free endpaper. There is a tiny bookseller label Brentano's Paris on the rear paste-down. The paste-downs and free endpapers are typically tanned. The corners are bumped; surfaces soiled; and there is a crease on the rear cover. The spine has darkened but the lettering remains readable. Within this rather used-looking exterior the textblock is wonderfully fresh and bright. A solid copy of this rare edition. Fourth Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Leonard Smithers Hardcover
1899004441London: 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. Leonard Smithers Hardcover
