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The Ballad of Reading Gaol
1937ref. 026454New York New York U.S.A.: Heritage Press/Limited Editions Club 1937. Reprint . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Gay Zhenya. A fellow inmate recounts the tale of a young man imprisoned in Reading Gaol while he awaits hanging for committing a crime of passion killing his wife with stunning lithographed illustrations by Zhenya Gay throughout the 43 pages. Wilde wrote the poem while in exile after his own release from that same facility where he had been incarcerated for the crime of sodomy. Originally published in 1891 this edition from the Heritage Press reproduces the 1937 Limited Editions Club edition. Hardcover is bound in gray cloth patterned to represent the stone walls of the jail. No DJ as issued but originally came housed in a slipcase which is NOT present No Slipcase. Condition is Fine: as crisp & clean & bright as Brand New! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand. Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays Pacific time; later ordersweekends & holidays ship very next business day. Heritage Press/Limited Editions Club hardcover
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