THE BALLAD OF READING GAOL
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1937. Zhenya Gay. Hardcover. Quarto (7-1/2" x 11") bound in full granite-gray sheepskin leather embossed to resemble a jail cell wall; 76 pages. Copy #1205 of 1500 illustrated with 8 full-page ORIGINAL LITHOGRAPHS by Zhenya Gay and SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. One of the more unusual bindings of the press, rarely found in such nice condition as the spine is often badly rubbed or worse. Bookplate on front pastedown. Mild rubbing to spine tips. Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase with a few mild scratches. Item #012329
Price: $250.00
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