Tales from Shakespeare Illustrated By Arthur Rackham
Published by The Temple Press, London W.C.2, 1939
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.The BiblioFile
AbeBooks seller since November 30, 2006
Condition: Used - Very good
£ 307.99
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Stated at copyright: First Published in this Edition 1909; reprinted 1939. Green buckram (cloth) boards, gilt cover and spine titles, design, moderate shelf wear. Front features the stylized titles, ornamental borders and two elfin characters w/large open book. Pages very good, moderate toning. Bind good, square; hinges intact. Features one dozen subtly rich color plates and black & white vignettes, headers, and tailpieces throughout. Rare original wrapper, some material loss to upper, lower spine; unclipped 10s. 6d. net, protected in new clear sleeve. Front panel features scrolled titles and mounted color plate of Arthur Rackham: "Ganymede assumed the forward manners often seen in youths when they are between boys and men". Note: "The Publishers make no apology for a new edition of this "evergreen" book. They feel that the fine drawings of Mr. Arthur Rackham are a sufficient raison d'etre for their appearance in this new form. Most of the designs appeared as line drawings in an edition issued by the present publishers 1899, but have since been worked over, revised, and coloured by the artist, while some entirely new designs have been added." Shakespearean contents include: "The Tempest; A Midsummer Night's Dream; The Winter's Tales; Much Ado About Nothing; As you Like It; The Two Gentlemen of Verona; The Merchant of Venice; Cymbeline; King Lear; MacBeth; All's Well That Ends Well; The Taming of the Shrew; The Comedy of Errors; Measure for Measure; Twelfth Night, or, What you Will; Timon of Athens; Romeo and Juliet; Hamlet, Prince of Denmark; Othello; and Pericles, Prince of Tyre." Made in Great Britain at The Temple Press, Letchworth, Herts. 304 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Tales from Shakespeare Illustrated By Arthur Rackham
- Author
- Shakespeare, William; Lamb, Charles & Mary
- Publisher
- The Temple Press, London W.C.2
- Publication year
- 1939
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- Good
- Binding
- Hard Cover
- Illustrator
- Rackham, Arthur
- Edition
- First Edition Thus.
The BiblioFile
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