Lot 67 · Fine Books and 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
- £500–£700 hammer ≈ $635–$888
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Fine Books and Manuscripts, London, Knightsbridge · 20 March 2024
- Record ID
- TB-2026-328435
- 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, 20 Mar 2024, lot 67. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-328435.
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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, 20 Mar 2024, lot 67. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-328435.
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