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Wilde, Oscar. The Ballad of Reading Gaol. E. P. Dutton, 1928.

Price: US$14.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Wonderful b+w illustrations by Vassos. Half cloth with blue paper over boards. Moderate wear, aging, soiling to covers. Wear/loss to spine ends. Tips are worn through. Binding is firm. Toning to text block. Light soiling at ends; gift inscription (1928) on rear endpaper; otherwise interior is age toned, free of markings.

Seller: Small World Books, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.

Wilde, Oscar (John Vassos, illus.). The Ballad of Reading Gaol. E.P. Dutton & Co., NY, 1928.

Price: US$17.95 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: UGLY READING COPY. Spine covering has been replaced with cloth tape and held in place with clear tape. 124 pages of text block are solid, relatively clean ad unmarked. The illustrations are in good condition. 15 full page, black and white illustrations, with text matching illustration alone on facing page. 7.5x9.5x.75"

Seller: Rainy Day Paperback, Bethel, CT, U.S.A.

Wilde, Oscar; conceptions by Vassos, John. The Ballad of Reading Gaol. E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc, New York, 1928.

Price: US$18.75 + shipping

Description: Octavo; G; 1/4 bound black spine with gilt text; no jacket; grayish front and rear panels have vertical lines; gilt and black illustration to front; mildly sunned head edge; some rubbing wear to edges; sturdy boards; text block exterior edges have age toned; deckled fore edge; gift inscription to fep; frontispiece with tissue guard; broken front hinge; lightly age toned edges to interior pages; illustrated with plates; tissue guard to plates; pp 124. 1347193. FP New Rockville Stock.

Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.

Wilde, Oscar. The Ballad of Reading Gaol. E. P. Dutton & Co., New York, NY, 1928.

Price: US$19.60 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Viii + [124] pp. Printed black cloth binding, gray paper covered boards with decoration on front, spine top torn, edges worn, deckle edge. Pages: clean, bright, unmarked. ; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 132 pages

Seller: Cider Creek Books, Newark, NJ, U.S.A.

Wilde, Oscar. The Ballad of Reading Gaol. E. P. Dutton & Company, New York, 1928.

Price: US$19.95 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall (small). In cloth backed papercovered boards, 8vo, [6], 124 pages + plates. Full text of the famous 6-section poem, with the "conceptions" (sic; title page) of the noted illustrator John Vassos. One of an unspecified number of copies, printed by the "Knudsen Process" (title page verso). (fading and toning to outer extremities, names to endpaper).

Seller: Vashon Island Books, Vashon, WA, U.S.A.

WILDE, OSCAR. THE BALLAD OF READING GAOL. E.P. DUTTON & CO, NEW YORK, 1928.

Price: US$20.00 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: FORMER LIBRARY BOOK WITH STAMPS ON THE FRONT AND BACK INNER COVERS. BOOKSTORE AND LIBRARY STICKER ON FRONT INNER COVER. LIBRARY POCKET ON BACK INNER COVER. PAGES ARE AGE-TONED. FADED GOLD GILT LETTERING ON SPINE. BLACK AND WHITE ILLUSTRATIONS INSIDE. DATE PUBLISHED: 1928 EDITION: 124

Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.

Wilde, Oscar. The Ballad of Reading Gaol. E. P. Dutton, 1928.

Price: US$25.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Red cloth cover. Clean. Black and white illustrations by John Vassos. Pictures on request

Seller: Old Village Books, Mt. Pleasant, SC, U.S.A.

Oscar Wilde. The Ballad of Reading Gaol. E.P. Dutton & Co, 1928.

Price: US$30.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Ex-libris with book plate on front end paper. Cover is worn and faded. Back end paper has some torn sticker paper left over from a bad removal. Inside pages have some small tears but overall are clean and unmarked.

Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Wilde, Oscar: Conceptions by John Vassos. The Ballad of Reading Gao. E.P. Dutton & Company, Inc, New York, 1928.

Price: US$35.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 7.25 X 9.5 inches. 123 pages. Grey cloth hardcover quarter coated black cloth over blue horizontally lined paper covered boards with gilt type on spine. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good No names or marks. All illustrations present. Deckle edged paper. First Edition 23pp. with black and white illustrations ("Conceptions") by John Vassos, 16 in all including frontispiece, each with glassine guard. Dust jacket is present but in poor condition. Chipping to front cover affects type. Spine area has been separated and taped together. Chipping around edges.

Seller: Ally Press Center, St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.

Wilde, Oscar.. The Ballad of Reading Gaol.. E.P. Dutton & Company, Inc, New York, 1928.

Price: US$35.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: First Printing. A Near Fine copy in quarter coated black cloth over blue horizontally lined paper covered boards (slight fading of edges of boards) , in a Poor dark blue, black and gold dustwrapper (complete but with chipping and separation of rear spine-fold. 123pp. with black and white illustrations ("Conceptions") by John Vassos, 16 in all including frontispiece, each with glassine guard. Text clean and unmarked. Decadent late 20's frippery. Q15307

Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.

Wilde, Oscar. The Ballad of Reading Gaol. E. P. Dutton, New York, 1928.

Price: US$50.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Upper cover corners very slightly worn.

Seller: By Books Alone, Woodstock, NY, U.S.A.

Wilde, Oscar. The Ballad of Reading Gaol. E. P. Dutton & Co Inc, NY, 1928.

Price: US$65.00 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: Black spine with blue paper boards, Fair. Boards showing on corners. Spine split and chipped. First edition. Hinges cracked with webbing showing. Previous owner name, chipping to pages. Illustrated by John Vassos, 124 pages

Seller: Bluestocking Books, Bangor, PA, U.S.A.

Oscar Wilde. The Ballad of Reading Gaol. E. P. Dutton & Co., 1928.

Price: US$75.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 1928 - Hardcover, no Dust Jacket. First Edition. Book is in Good condition with wear to edges. Sunning/ discoloration to covers. Soiling to covers. Denting/ curling to cover corners. Cloth tears to corners and spine head and tail. Small ink spots on cover. Shelf wear to edges. Dedication written in ink on front endpaper. Discoloration to pages due to age. AL SKU-220247 Rare

Seller: Clovis Book Barn, Clovis, CA, U.S.A.

WILDE, OSCAR. THE BALLAD OF READING GAOL. E.P. DUTTON & CO., 1928.

Price: US$75.00 + shipping

Description: DUST JACKET IS WORN. BOOKSTORE STICKER ON FRONT INNER COVER. NO MARKINGS INSIDE. DATE PUBLISHED: 1928 EDITION: 124

Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.

Wilde, Oscar. The Ballad of Reading Gaol. E. P. Dutton, 1928.

Price: US$75.00 + shipping

Description: Black cloth-backed gray boards. Glue remnants from bookplate removal to front pastedown, rubbing to corners and with some light soiling and marks to cloth, very good in nicely crafted custom slipcase.

Seller: THE HERMITAGE BOOKSHOP, Denver, CO, U.S.A.

OSCAR WILDE. The Ballad of Reading Gaol. E.P. Dutton, 1928.

Price: US$85.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 1928. E.P. Dutton. First Edition. Illustrated by John Vassos. Black cloth on spine with blue striped boards. Boards and gilt text on spine show fading. Deckled edges and grey top stain. Without a dust cover, Crisp and clean interior without ownership markings or writing. Tight and solid binding shows little use. Frontispiece plus fifteen full-page art deco halftone lithographs captioned on facing page and blank on reverse by Vassos. Each has protective tissue guard without creases or tears. From the publisher: "Vassos' interpretation of Wilde's masterpiece, illustrating the emotional experiences of a condemned prisoner in his last days." Overall a nicely preserved volume.

Seller: Keith Wilson Books, San Rafael, CA, U.S.A.

Oscar Wilde. The Ballad of Reading Goal. E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc, 1928.

Price: US$95.00 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: Blue hardboard with black spine. Cover has shelf wear and wear along the edges and top and bottom of the spine. Inside pages are discolored due to age. Small amount of foxing, otherwise clean. Spine is cracked. Binding is intact. Musty smell.

Seller: FriendsFPL, Falmouth, MA, U.S.A.

Oscar Wilde (John Vassos). The Ballad of Reading Gaol (In Dustjacket). E.P. Dutton & Co, New York, 1928.

Price: US$100.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: A solid copy of the 1928 1st trade edition of this John Vassos-illustrated edition. Tight and VG (light offsetting at the panel edges, very light abrading to the rear panel) in a bright, price-clipped, VG dustjacket, with light chipping at the panel edges. Octavo, wonderfully illustrated thruout by John Vassos (with each illustration including its original tissue-guard).

Seller: APPLEDORE BOOKS, ABAA, WACCABUC, NY, U.S.A.

Oscar Wilde, (Illustrator) John Vassos. The Ballad of Reading Gaol. E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc., New York, 1928.

Price: US$125.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: (1928). 4to. LIMITED SIGNED AND NUMBERED EDITION, 1/200, SIGNED by illustrator John Vassos who was a noted industrial designer. Lacking dustjacket. Edgewear and faint toning to covers. Damage to front hinge and half-title page detatched. VG/---.

Seller: Strand Book Store, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.

Wilde, Oscar. The Ballad of Reading Gaol. E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc, New York, 1928.

Price: US$125.00 + shipping

Description: Blue boards with black and gold stamped design and black spine. Black, blue, and gold dust jacket. 124 pp. Illustrations. Poetry by Oscar Wilde, illustrations by John Vassos. VG/G, significant remnants of dust jacket remaining.

Seller: Mullen Books, ABAA, Marietta, PA, U.S.A.

Wilde, Oscar and John Vassos (illus.). THE BALLAD OF READING GAOL. E.P. Dutton & Co.: NY, 1928.

Price: US$143.75 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Illus. by John Vassos, 9.5 x 7", cloth backed pict boards, 124pp, covers well worn, extremities bumped and chipped, ink inscriptions from former owners at top of front fly, pp toned, scattered spotting; a well-used copy. FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED "very sincerely" AND SIGNED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR, JOHN VASSOS on half-title page.

Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.

Wilde, Oscar. Illustrated by John Vassos.. THE BALLAD OF READING GAOL.. E.P. Dutton, New York, 1928.

Price: US$150.00 + shipping

Description: 124 pp. Illustrated with 16 tiddue-guarded monochrome plates by John Vassos; quarto, original black cloth and blue decorative boards, jacket. Vassos' art-deco illustrations (they are called "Conceptions" ) are "Knudsen Process" lithographs. Slight bump to bottom front corner of boards, else fine in very good jacket with a few shallow nicks at edges

Seller: Chanticleer Books, ABAA, Fort Bragg, CA, U.S.A.

Wilde, Oscar. THE BALLAD OF READING GOAL. E. P. Dutton, NEW YORK, 1928.

Price: US$150.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: A barely worn copy in gray boards with black spine, bright gilt lettering. Discreet owner's signature inside. Illustrated by wonderful tissue-guarded lithographs. A RARE title, especially in this condition. The best copy of this title I've handled.

Seller: MARIE BOTTINI, BOOKSELLER, Cotati, CA, U.S.A.

WILDE, Oscar. VASSOS, John (illus.). The Ballad of Reading Gaol. Conceptions by John Vassos.. E. P. Dutton, New York, 1928.

Price: US$150.00 + shipping

Description: 124 pp. Illustrated by John Vassos. 8vo, publisher's cloth-backed boards in dust jacket. First of this illustrated edition. A few slight spots to cloth and very slight tanning to the lower edge; otherwise a fresh unworn copy in a dust jacket with small chips at the extremities of the spine (not affecting any lettering) and a little other slight use. Inscribed and signed by John Vassos on the half-title page.

Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.

WILDE Oscar. The Ballad of Reading gaol. New York, E.P. Dutton and Co., Inc., 1928, 1928.

Price: US$166.73 + shipping

Description: in 8 carré relire cartonnée bleue de l'éditeur avec dos toilé noir, 124 pages Edition illustrée de très belles compositions en noir de John Vassos dans l'esprit art déco. Envoi signé de John Vassos "To Alexander Lieberman very sincerely John Vassos". Bel exemplaire d'un des rares livres illustrés par le designer américain John Vassos. Sans jaquette, coiffes légèrement usées (No jacket, inscribed by the illustrator).

Seller: CORSEAUX Pascal, PARIS, France

Oscar Wilde, John Vassos. THE BALLAD OF READING GAOL : Conceptions by John Vassos. E. P. Dutton, New York, 1928.

Price: US$183.08 + shipping

Description: Very Good in boards. Edge wear and soiling. Corners rubbed. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. First John Vassos edition; First Printing.

Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.

Oscar Wilde, John Vassos. THE BALLAD OF READING GAOL Conceptions by John Vassos. E. P. Dutton, New York, 1928.

Price: US$183.08 + shipping

Description: Very Good in boards. Soiling, small owner inscription. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. First John Vassos edition; First Printing.

Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.

Oscar Wilde. The Ballad of the Reading Gaol. Dutton, New York, 1928.

Price: US$195.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: A FINE copy in the rare Vassos designed dust jacket. Profusely illustrated by John Vassos, an art deco master. Original black gilt cloth. E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc., New York, 1928. John Vassos (illustrator). 124pp. Small quarto [24 cm] 1/2 black cloth over blue striped paper covered boards. The title stamped in gilt on the backstrip, . Includes sixteen black and white illustrations (with tissue guards) by John Vassos. Thought provoking invocations of Oscar Wilde's passionate plea from his cell number C.3.3. from the Reading Gaol, when he was imprisoned for two years after the his horrible trial.

Seller: Hirschfeld Galleries, Saint Louis, MO, U.S.A.

Wilde, Oscar. The Ballad of Reading Gaol. E.P. Dutton, New York, 1928.

Price: US$200.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: NW-Very good regular size hardcover; tip and corner wear, lower, inner hinge cracking. Inscribed by John Vassos on the half-title page thus, "To Mae Lorentzen and our mutual appreciation of the abstract. Very sincerely, John Vassos." No dust jacket. black w/gilt titles Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Seller: Aamstar Bookshop / Hooked On Books, Colorado Springs, CO, U.S.A.

Wilde, Oscar & John Vassos. The Ballad of Reading Gaol. E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc, New York, 1928.

Price: US$200.00 + shipping

Description: 124pp. Small quarto [24 cm] 1/2 black cloth over blue striped paper covered boards. The title is stamped in gilt on the backstrip, and there is an ornamental design stamped in black and gilt on the lower fore edge corner of the front board. Good plus. Bumped at the head of the spine, and the surrounding areas of the boards. The edges of the boards are just a little faded. Pp. 15-18 are detached, but present. The top gutters of the margins are just a little bumped, and the pages are toned. The dust jacket is tattered and torn, with loss. Includes sixteen black and white illustrations (with tissue guards) by John Vassos. John Vassos was a 1930's book illustrator and long-term industrial designer. First edition illustrated by John Vassos.

Seller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA, Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.

WILDE, Oscar. John VASSOS, illustrator.. The Ballad of Reading Gaol. E. P. Dutton & Co., New York, 1928.

Price: US$250.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Original cloth-backed boards gilt; dust jacket. ILLUSTRATED BY JOHN VASSOS and by him on the half-title. DJ is chipped along the edges and has a chip missing from the center of the spine. In mylar protective wrapper to minimize further damage.

Seller: Sanctuary Books, A.B.A.A., New York, NY, U.S.A.

Wilde, Oscar. The Ballad of Reading Goal. E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1928.

Price: US$250.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Blue boards, black cloth spine. Some wear on edges. Page edges are a little toned. B/W illustrations are complete. DJ has some wear and chipping on edges. Lacking park of spine. In archival cover.

Seller: Bearly Read Books, Sudbury, MA, U.S.A.

Wilde, Oscar. The Ballad of Reading Gaol. E. P. Dutton and Company, Inc., New York, 1928.

Price: US$250.25 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: With 16 beautiful black and white tissue cover illustrations. lovely illustrations in the art deco manner.

Seller: Gumshoe Books, Columbia, SC, U.S.A.

Wilde, Oscar. The Ballad of Reading Gaol. E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., New York, 1928.

Price: US$325.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First edition thus. 9 1/4" x 7 1/4". 16 illustrations by John Vassos. Original black cloth over blue boards, t.e.g. Dust jacket (clipped; small chips). Very good. 124 pages. No signatures or bookplates. No. 33 of 200 copies. This copy is not signed. Printed by Knudsen Process.

Seller: Houle Rare Books/Autographs/ABAA/PADA, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.

Wilde, Oscar; John Vassos. The Ballad of Reading Gaol. E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc, New York, 1928.

Price: US$400.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 124pp. Small quarto [24 cm] 1/2 black cloth over blue striped paper covered boards. The title is stamped in gilt on the backstrip, and there is an ornamental design stamped in black and gilt on the lower fore edge corner of the front board. With a slight lean to the spine, and mild bumping and fading at the extremities. Age-toned pages. The jacket has periodic short closed tears and chips in the edges, and there is a small loss from the paper at the foot of the jacket's spine, measuring 1" wide by 3/4" deep. Includes sixteen black and white illustrations (with tissue guards) by John Vassos. From the dust jacket- "Vassos' interpretation of Wilde's masterpiece, illustrating the emotional experiences of a condemned prisoner in his last days." First edition illustrated by John Vassos.

Seller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA, Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.

Wilde, Oscar. The Ballad of Reading Gaol. E. P. Dutton, New York, 1928.

Price: US$425.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: a beautiful copy of this remarkable work by wilde and reinterpreted by vassos. short christmas 1928 gift inscription on front free fly. this is the first printing after the signed limited edition. hence the trade first. pictures on request

Seller: Gumshoe Books, Columbia, SC, U.S.A.

Wilde, Oscar (poem); Vassos, John (illustrations). THE BALLAD OF READING GAOL - INSCRIBED. E.P. Dutton & Co., New York, 1928.

Price: US$500.00 + shipping

Description: Small quarto (24cm); bluish-gray vertical-patterned paper over black cloth, with titling and decorations stamped in gilt and black on spine and front cover; dark blue topstain; dustjacket; [8],124pp; illus. Inscribed by Vassos on the half-title page: "To Josephine Allen / in symbolism / John Vassos." Recipient's ink name to front pastedown, hint of sunning to upper board edges, with some very faint dustiness to backstrip; Near Fine, and clean throughout. Dustjacket shows trivial wear to extremities, a short tear to lower right corner of rear panel, with a tiny nick to upper right corner of same; an attractive, Near FIne example, absent the usual heavy wear associated with this title. Attractive edition of this poem, written by Wilde in exile after his release from prison. The poem narrates a hanging which took place during Wilde's imprisonment, complemented by Deco-inspired illustrations by John Vassos.

Seller: Captain Ahab's Rare Books, ABAA, Stephenson, VA, U.S.A.