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A MIDSUMMER-NIGHT'S DREAM
by SHAKESPEARE, William; illustrated by RACKHAM, Arthur:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: William Heinemann. 1908. First edition with Arthur Rackham illustrations. First edition with Arthur Rackham illustrations. Signed Limited Edition. Publisher's full vellum binding with gilt titles and illustration to the upper board and spine. Top edge gilt, all other edges untrimmed. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham with 40 mounted colour plates, each with a captioned tissue guard, and numerous line drawings throughout the text. Housed in a bespoke cloth windowed slipcase. An excellent near fine copy, the binding square and firm with a little darkening of the spine, the gilt still sharp and bright. The contents with the bookplate of Hugh W. Dewes to the front pastedown, some light spotting to a few tissue guards and the occasional toning to the far edge of some text pages, are otherwise clean throughout and without previous owner's inscriptions or stamps. One of the original silk ties is loosely laid in. An excellent example, beautifully illustrated and presented. Limited to 1000 copies, this copy hand numbered numbered 384 and signed by Arthur Rackham on the limitation page. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Lucius Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18633
- Title
- A MIDSUMMER-NIGHT'S DREAM
- Author
- SHAKESPEARE, William; illustrated by RACKHAM, Arthur:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition with Arthur Rackham illustrations
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: William Heinemann. 1908
Terms of Sale
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30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Lucius Books
Biblio member since 2015
York, North Yorkshire
About Lucius Books
Our shop is located in central York within a stones throw of the historic Micklegate Bar and walls. We are open seven days a week and carry a high quality stock specialising in but not limited to first editions, signed copies, bound sets and childrens / illustrated books and original art. Our opening times are 10am to 6pm Monday to Saturday and 11am to 4pm on Sundays.Lucius Books is proud to be a full member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) trade associations. If you are unable to make it to the shop then our stock is available to view on our website at www.luciusbooks.com
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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