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TALES FROM SHAKESPEARE. Into several remote nations
by RACKHAM. ARTHUR. Illustrates.; LAMB. CHARLES AND MARY
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J. M. Dent and Co.. London. 1909. FIRST RACKHAM EDITION. 4to. (11.6 x 8.8 inches). LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED BY RACKHAM. One of only 750 numbered copies. Beautifully illustrated with 13 mounted colour plates, the frontis with a tissue guard, two full page black and white plates, and 34 line drawings as chapter headings and tail pieces. Publishers white cloth with gilt lettering and illustration to front board. Spine lettered in gilt. Two sets of rose coloured silk ties, still present. Top edge gilt, the others untrimmed. Decorative endpapers, printed on vellum style paper with a blue tint, with gold ink. Red silk book marker. A fine and bright copy. Uncommon in such nice condition. -- This deluxe edition includes one extra colour plate, an image of Puck, that wasn't included in the regular trade edition. --- Riall. Bibliography of Arthur Rackham. Page 90.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- TALES FROM SHAKESPEARE. Into several remote nations
- Author
- RACKHAM. ARTHUR. Illustrates.; LAMB. CHARLES AND MARY
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent and Co.. London. 1909
- Date Published
- 1909
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- 0.00
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- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- 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. ...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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