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A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM from THE PLAYS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
by [RACKHAM, Arthur] SHAKESPEARE, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Largely unopened. Spine slightly and evenly darkened, corners firm. Near Fine
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1939. Hardcover. Largely unopened. Spine slightly and evenly darkened, corners firm. Near Fine. Arthur Rackham. Folio (8-3/4" x 13") bound in gold-stamped half natural buckram, top edges gilt, with the paper sides, printed in four colors, reproducing a patterned wall painting uncovered in a room where Shakespeare might have seen and admired it. Edited by Herbert Farjeon, who created the Nonesuch edition text of Shakespeare, to restore the original typographic style and spelling; typography planned and production supervised by Bruce Rogers. From the 37 volume set, this individual volume is illustrated with 6 full-page color plates by Arthur Rackham. Issued unsigned. Copy #1840 of a total of 1950 copies printed.
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- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017235
- Title
- A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM from THE PLAYS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
- Author
- [RACKHAM, Arthur] SHAKESPEARE, William
- Illustrator
- Arthur Rackham
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Largely unopened. Spine slightly and evenly darkened, corners firm. Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Limited Editions Club
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1939
- Keywords
- Arthur Rackham, Limited Editions Club, Illustrated Books, Bruce Rogers, William Shakespeare
- Bookseller catalogs
- Bruce Rogers; Arthur Rackham;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.
About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Unopened
- A state in which all or some of the pages of a book have not been separated from the adjacent pages, caused by a traditional...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- 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...
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