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The Great Shakespeare Forgery: A new Look into the Career of William Henry Ireland

The Great Shakespeare Forgery: A new Look into the Career of William Henry Ireland

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The Great Shakespeare Forgery: A new Look into the Career of William Henry Ireland

by Bernard Grebanier

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London: Heinemann, 1966. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". Not Stated . A lovely first edition of this fascinating look into the career of William Henry Ireland, known for his forgeries of Shakespeare's work. The first edition of this fascinating volume by Bernard Grebanier, who proposes this study of the career of William Henry Ireland; he was an English forger known for having forged Shakespearean documents and plays. This volume explores the human story behind young Ireland's fabrications. Grebanier tells this story of fraud and detection with much wit and elegance. Illustrated with various full page plates.    In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally excellent with minor shelf wear only and a minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. The dust wrapper is unclipped and very smart with some shelf wear and edge wear, a slight chipping to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. With a minor faint spotting to the fore edge, not affecting the pages which are bright and clean. Illustrated with various full page plates. Very Good Indeed

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Bookseller
Rooke Books GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
779A54
Title
The Great Shakespeare Forgery: A new Look into the Career of William Henry Ireland
Author
Bernard Grebanier
Illustrator
Not Stated
Format/Binding
Cloth
Book Condition
Used - Very Good Indeed
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First edition
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Heinemann
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1966
Size
8.5" by 5.5"
Keywords
shakespeare first editions forgeries first editions

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