Poetry - Wilde

Oscar Wilde

Carr reported having published two impressions of The Ballad of Reading Gaol by Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) in his History of the QTP (1987). Two impressions have been seen. They are identical except for the colour of the cover, so cannot be told apart. I don't know which was published first, but I have a 50% chance of being right

(Last updated on 22/11/2020)

SBP-WIL1: First edition, first impression

Title: The Ballad of Reading Gaol by Oscar Wilde C.3.3

Publisher: J.L. Carr Publisher, 27 Mill Dale Road, Kettering

Year: 198?

ISBN: None

Size: 126 x 93 mm

Pages: 16

Staples: two

Binding: white printed matt card covers

Paper: white

Editor: (J.L. Carr)

Cover artist: (J.L. Carr)

Internal illustrations: drawing by Carr inside front cover; decorations of leaves

Number in series: not stated

Colophon: none

Telephone number: none stated

Printing history: none stated

Number of other titles listed: 39 (printed) 7 (listed by hand)

Printed by: not stated

Content: Short biography; The Ballad of Reading Goal

Notes: This impression has grey on white covers. The list of small books added by hand includes The Country Diary of an Elizabethan Gentleman [sumptuously illustrated]. This title has not been seen and is not known to have been published.

Rear and front covers (click to enlarge)

Inside rear cover (click to enlarge)

SBP-WIL2: First edition, second impression?