THE BALLAD OF READING GAOL Oscar Wilde, Illust. John Vassos 1st/1st 1928 HC SECRET SOCIETIES in a very scarce first

in a very scarce first edition copy from 1912

Wonderful illustrations and photographs throughout the book

first edition / first printing of an account of the personal body guards protecting Civil War General John C

Publisher: The Punch Office

Copies of less quality of this book range from $200 - $500

THE BALLAD OF READING GAOL Oscar Wilde, Illust. John Vassos 1st/1st 1928 HC SECRET SOCIETIES in a very scarce firstThe Ballad of Reading Gaol by Oscar Wilde, Illustrated by John Vassos First Edition First Printing 1928 HC Publisher: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc. New York, 1928 In excellent condition. The boards and binding are clean, crisp, solid and tight. The hand cut pages and illustrations are bright, crisp and clean. The book has gray end papers and 124 minimally toned pages illustrated with tissue guarded, dramatic plates interpreted by Vassos. One quarter