The Tragedie of Cymbeline.: Printed from the First Folio of 1623.
by SHAKESPEARE, William
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Stratford-upon-Avon: Shakespeare Head Press,, 1923. Deluxe signed edition Signed limited edition, number 26 of 106 copies signed by the illustrator Albert Rutherston and the writer of the introduction Harley Granville-Barker. A further 500 unsigned trade copies were also issued. The text is taken from the First Folio of Shakespeare, with some orthographic modernization. A very attractive production. Quarto. Original vellum by Zaehnsdorf, spine lettered in gilt, covers richly panelled and decorated in gilt and blind, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. With the original card folding case. With 5 colour plates by Albert Rutherston and line blocks by Emery Walker; printed on Batchelor's Kelmscott handmade paper. Light wear to case. A fine copy.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140514
- Title
- The Tragedie of Cymbeline.
- Author
- SHAKESPEARE, William
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- Stratford-upon-Avon: Shakespeare Head Press,
- Date Published
- 1923
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Peter Harrington
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London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- 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...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- 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,...
- 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. ...
- 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...