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WILDE | The Ballad of Reading Gaol, 1898, 1 of 800 copies

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From the Collection of Steven BerkoffWILDE, OSCARTHE BALLAD OF READING GAOL BY C.3.3. LONDON: LEONARD SMITHERS, 18988vo, FIRST EDITION [one of830 copies of which this is one of 800 copies on handmade paper], original white and cinnamon cloth, lettering in gilt, collector's chemise and purple morocco-backed slipcase,some light spotting and browning, cloth slightly bubbled, head and foot of spine slightly bumpedThe first edition of Wilde's famous poem appeared on 13 February 1898. It was enthusiastically reviewed ('...a moving piece of work...' from the Daily Telegraph, for example).LITERATURE:Mason 371

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Books and Manuscripts: A Summer Miscellany

From July 28, 2020 to Aug. 4, 2020 in London

PABLO PICASSO | SCÈNE MÉDIÉVALE

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PABLO PICASSO 1881 - 1973 SCÈNE MÉDIÉVALEInscribed1480 (lower centre) pen and brush and ink on paperSheet: 28.5 by 38cm., 11¼ by 15in.Framed: 52.5 by 62.5cm., 20⅝ by 24⅝in.Executed in 1951.Claude Picasso has confirmed the authenticity of this work.To view Shipping Calculator, please clickhere

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The World of Picasso: Including Works from the Collection of Marina Picasso

From June 8, 2020 to June 18, 2020 in London

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