Wilde Oscar

rif. 023065 — Berlin: Hyperionverlag Book. Very Good. Hardback. Limited Edition. Small 4to. No date 1918. limited edition of 950 copies of which copies 1-50 printed on Dutch handmade paper. This is copy no. 21 but appears to be a "de luxe" copy as it is bound in full vellum with hand-lettered titles in black. A fine production; handmade paper with top edge gilt and other edges uncut fine topography with the title page printed in black and red first letters of each stanza also printed in red. Black and white frontispiece. Binding very good with a little general wear only boards somewhat bowed as often with vellum lettering to spine lightly rubbed front joint slightly worn. Contents clean and tight no foxing previous owner's signature to the front end paper end papers a littled toned Contents clean and tight previous owner's neat signature otherwise unmarked no annotation. A very good copy of a fine production. "Die Ballade von Reading Gaol wurde bei Dietsch & Bruckner fur den Hperionverlag berlin in 950 examplaren gedruckt davon die exemplare 1 bis 50 auf echtes hollandisches Butten. Das titelbild zeichnete Alfred Kubin. Dies is Examplar Nr. 21.". Hyperionverlag Hardcover