Item #017235 A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM from THE PLAYS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. Arthur RACKHAM, William SHAKESPEARE.

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM from THE PLAYS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1939. Arthur Rackham. Hardcover. 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. Largely unopened. Spine slightly and evenly darkened, corners firm. Near Fine. Item #017235

Price: $750.00

See all items in Limited Editions Club