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Wilde, Oscar
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description
- Wilde, Oscar
- The Ballad of Reading Gaol By C.3.3. London: Leonard Smithers, 1898
- Paper
8vo (223 x 139mm.), NUMBER 41 OF 99 DELUXE COPIES, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, original cream linen backed purple linen, gilt motif by Charles Ricketts in upper right corner of upper board, collector's maroon folding box, spine slightly darkened, some browning to endpapers
Provenance
Hilda Wilkinson Bartlett, bookplate
Literature
Mason 374
Condition
Condition is as described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The so called "Third Edition" which was issued in only 99 signed deluxe copies. It was from this edition which Wilde gifted copies to his old friends, including Robert Ross, Major Nelson, Ada Leverson, Robert Sherard, Ernest Dowson, Lionel Johnson, Laurence Irving, Charles Ricketts, Walter Sickert, his estranged wife Constance, and of course, Lord Alfred Douglas.