The Ballad of Reading Gaol
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Book and pictures courtesy of Paul Jackson
The Ballad of Reading Gaol
by Oscar Wilde, 1905
The book measures 7 1/2"x 5 3/4" and has 37 pages. The body of text is in Cheltenham in two colors on machine made paper. The initials have hand applied gold outlines. The limited edition above is printed on Japan Vellum and is an edition of 100. The regular edition is bound in suede. Additionally, a few copies were bound in modeled leather.