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London: Hacon & Ricketts at the Vale Press and printed under Ricketts's supervision at the Ballantyne Press, 1900. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Octavo. cxxiii, [2] pp. Limited edition, one of 310 copies. Bound as issued in green cloth and stamped in blind with a design by Ricketts; gilt title on the spine; printed on handmade paper with a "mermaid" watermark by Messrs. Arnold; unopened. A very nice copy with limited wear to the binding; small bumped spots on the bottom edge and fore-edge of the front board; the spine is just a touch darkened; offsetting to the endpapers and adjacent blanks; text is largely if not completely free from the usual foxing. A nice copy of this play from one of the most elegant and pleasing sets of Shakespeare's Plays with beautiful Art Nouveau influenced cover design and borders by Charles Ricketts. Watry B44/5.
[Vale Press Shakespeare] POEMS by Shakespeare, William | edited by Thomas Sturge Moore; decorations by Charles Ricketts - 1903
by Shakespeare, William | edited by Thomas Sturge Moore; decorations by Charles Ricketts
[Vale Press Shakespeare] POEMS
by Shakespeare, William | edited by Thomas Sturge Moore; decorations by Charles Ricketts
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London: Hacon & Ricketts at the Vale Press and printed at the Ballantyne Press, 1903. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Octavo. cxviii, [2] pp. Limited edition, one of 310 copies. Bound in green cloth and stamped in blind with a design by Charles Ricketts; gilt title on the spine; printed on handmade paper with a "mermaid" watermark by Messrs. Arnold. This copy shows moderate soiling to the covers and fading of the spine; light shelfwear with the spine ends being a bit softened and top corners gently bumped; offsetting to the endpapers, otherwise, a clean copy free of the foxing that is often found in this set; contemporary bookplate on the front pastedown; textblock is unopened. The Vale Press Shakespeare is one of the most elegant editions of Shakespeare to come out of the Arts & Crafts Movement. A remarkable production from one of the most significant of presses of the time. Watry B44/37.
- Bookseller Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA (US)
- Format/Binding Hard Cover
- Book Condition Used - Very Good binding
- Quantity Available 1
- Publisher Hacon & Ricketts at the Vale Press and printed at the Ballantyne Press
- Place of Publication London
- Date Published 1903