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A Midsummer Night's Dream
by Shakespeare, William
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0913870412
- ISBN 13
- 9780913870419
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Abaris Books, 1977. First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Rackham, Arthur. Brilliantly rendered edition of Shakespeare's classic comedy, with the beautiful original pen-and-ink & full color drawings & cover design of English illustrator Arthur Rackham (16 full-color & 14 duotone illustrations throughout the unpaginated text). It faithfully reproduces the text of the original manuscript commissioned & purchased by the Spencer Collection of the New York Public LIbrary in 1928, with the stunning calligraphy of Graily Hewitt. A First Edition, First Printing in this format (First, Thus) by Abaris Books from 1977, this oversized hardcover is in Fine condition (our highest grade), with brilliantly colored bright green cloth-over-boards & gilt design to front/lettering to spine. Looks & feels just a tad less crisp than Brand New! Completely clean, binding strong & straight, pages white, NO foxing or tanning. NO writing/highlighting/underlining; NOT ex-lib. Virtually flawless save for a slight wrinkle to last page. The unclipped DJ is VG, marred only by slight edgewear, including a few tiny chips to top edge of both front & back covers & a triangular crease above the final "R" in title on front. Beautifully protected in new archival mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping if ordered by 2 pm weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next day.
Synopsis
"I feel that I have spent half my career with one or another Pelican Shakespeare in my back pocket. Convenience, however, is the least important aspect of the new Pelican Shakespeare series. Here is an elegant and clear text for either the study or the rehearsal room, notes where you need them and the distinguished scholarship of the general editors, Stephen Orgel and A. R. Braunmuller who understand that these are plays for performance as well as great texts for contemplation." (Patrick Stewart) The distinguished Pelican Shakespeare series, which has sold more than four million copies, is now completely revised and repackaged. Each volume features: * Authoritative, reliable texts * High quality introductions and notes * New, more readable trade trim size * An essay on the theatrical world of Shakespeare and essays on Shakespeare's life and the selection of texts
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016485
- Title
- A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Author
- Shakespeare, William
- Illustrator
- Rackham, Arthur
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- ISBN 10
- 0913870412
- ISBN 13
- 9780913870419
- Publisher
- Abaris Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- FAIRY TALE ILLUSTRATED ILLUSTRATION VICTORIAN SHAKESPEARE PLAY COMEDIES CALLIGRAPHY ILLUSTRATORS RACKHAM THEATER THEATRE
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