Lot 196 · Fine Books, Maps & Manuscripts
The Ballad of Reading Gaol by C.3.3., FIRST EDITION, ONE OF 800 COPIES ON HAND-MADE PAPER, Leonard Smithers, 1898
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- Estimate
- £600–£800 hammer ≈ $813–$1,084
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Fine Books, Maps & Manuscripts, Online, London, Knightsbridge · 9 June 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-143908
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Wilde, The Ballad of Reading Gaol by C.3.3., FIRST EDITION, ONE OF 800 COPIES ON HAND-MADE PAPER, Leonard Smithers, 1898. Bonhams, 9 Jun 2025, lot 196. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-143908.
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Wilde, The Ballad of Reading Gaol by C.3.3., FIRST EDITION, ONE OF 800 COPIES ON HAND-MADE PAPER, Leonard Smithers, 1898. Bonhams, 9 Jun 2025, lot 196. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-143908.
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