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WILDE Oscar

Lot 158

The Ballad of Reading Gaol by C.3.3. - La Ballade de la geole de Reading. Transcription française de Henry-D. Davray. Paris: Mercure de France, 1916

182 x 119 mm

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Lot 158

The Ballad of Reading Gaol by C.3.3. - La Ballade de la geole de Reading. Transcription française de Henry-D. Davray. Paris: Mercure de France, 1916

182,0 x 119,0 mm

Estimate: £ 4,000 - 6,000

€ 4,800 - 7,100

Auction: 22 days

Christie's London

City: London

Auction: Feb 13, 2025

Auction number: 22992

Auction name: Barry Humphries: The Personal Collection

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Lot Details

First edition of the French translation, a presentation copy from Wilde inscribed to his friend Frank Harris

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Object description

First edition of the French translation, a presentation copy from Wilde inscribed to his friend Frank Harris

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