Tempest, The
by Shakespeare, William
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Boca raton, Florida, United States
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About This Item
This volume relied on the first Folio edition of 1623. Typography by Composing Room & Graphic Arts Typographers, Inc.. The text has been set in 14 pt. Garamond No. 3 with 11 pt. Italics; photographically enlarged. The display copy is ATF Garamond. Complete page negatives, ready for platemaking were then prepared. Printed Offset by Thompson Lithographic Assoc. Inc on a 38" Harris 2-color press using custom ball grain aluminum wipe-on plates supplied by Int'l Plate Service Corp. The paper manufactured by Finch, Pruyn & Co.,Inc. is Finch Tradebook Offset, Eggshell Finish, Cream White, Basis 80. Binding by Sendor Bindery, Inc. Three-piece Holliston Cloth, Dull Black Levant 7X back, and Kingston Natural 3567. Endpapers are Elephant Hide No. 13. Book inserts into slip case with Kingston 3567.
Synopsis
The Tempest is one of Shakespeare’s last solo-written plays. This tragedy tells the story of an exiled ruler who uses magic to restore his daughter to power and argues that the powerful must show mercy. First performed in 1611, The Tempest has been put to varied interpretations, from those that see it as a fable of art and creation, with Prospero representing Shakespeare, and Prospero's renunciation of magic signaling Shakespeare's farewell to the stage, to interpretations that consider it an allegory of Europeans colonizing foreign lands. O wonder! How many goodly creatures are there here! How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world That has such people in ’t! (V.i.)
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Details
- Bookseller
- Pincushion Press (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BocaOff 1
- Title
- Tempest, The
- Author
- Shakespeare, William
- Illustrator
- Jack Wolfgang Beck
- Format/Binding
- 3-piece cloth in clothcovered slipcase
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Composing Room & Graphic Arts Typographers, Inc.
- Date Published
- 1971
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Rare, Private printing
- Size
- 8.5 x 8.5
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