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A Midsummer-Night's Dream
Shakespeare, William; Rackham, Arthur · London and New York
- Author
- Shakespeare, William; Rackham, Arthur
- Date
- 1908
- Place
- London and New York
- Publisher
- William Heinemann and Doubleday, Page &Co.
- Language
- English
- Binding
- 4to. Full blue limp suede leather over boards with yapped edges, spine sunned to a pleasant tan. Covers with scuffs and rubs, with small closed tears to the cover edges closest to the head and foot of spine. Front gutter starting with hinges showing but a solid text block overall. Dampstain to the prelims through to 2nd plate. Sporadic foxing to text pages with dark shadow to inner edge of page 13 from a bookmark(?). All forty color plates as called for, each with tissue guard, in near fine condition, except frontispiece color plate with a small bit of rubbing and closed tear to left edge. Small loss (.5"x.25"scrape) to bottom edge of engraved title page, not affecting text. First couple of leaves beginning to separate from bottom, still very firmly attached otherwise. Textblock edges mildly spotted. Overall a Fair+ book with beautiful plates at a fair price.
- Format
- Arthur Rackham RWS (19 September 1867 – 6 September 1939) was an English book illustrator. He is recognised as one of the leading figures during the Golden Age of British book illustration. His work is noted for its robust pen and ink drawings, which were combined with the use of watercolour, a technique he developed due to his background as a journalistic illustrator. Rackham's 51 colour pieces for the early American tale Rip Van Winkle became a turning point in the production of books since – through colour-separated printing – it featured the accurate reproduction of colour artwork. His best-known works also include the illustrations for Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm.
- Category
- Literature & Poetry
- Record
- S.I.5387
A Midsummer-Night's Dream. William Shakespeare; Arthur Rackham. 1908. London and New York: William Heinemann and Doubleday, Page & Co. 4to. Full blue limp suede leather over boards with yapped edges, spine sunned to a pleasant tan. Covers with scuffs and rubs, with small closed tears to the cover edges closest to the head and foot of spine. Front gutter starting with hinges showing but a solid text block overall. Damp stain to the prelims through to 2nd plate. Sporadic foxing to text pages with dark shadow to inner edge of page 13 from a bookmark(?). All forty color plates as called for, each with tissue guard, in near fine condition, except frontispiece color plate with a small bit of rubbing and closed tear to left edge. Small loss (.5"x.25"scrape) to bottom edge of engraved title page, not affecting text. First couple of leaves beginning to separate from bottom, still very firmly attached otherwise. Text block edges mildly spotted. Overall a Fair+ book with beautiful plates at a fair price. Arthur Rackham RWS (19 September 1867 – 6 September 1939) was an English book illustrator. He is recognised as one of the leading figures during the Golden Age of British book illustration. His work is noted for its robust pen and ink drawings, which were combined with the use of watercolour, a technique he developed due to his background as a journalistic illustrator. Rackham's 51 colour pieces for the early American tale Rip Van Winkle became a turning point in the production of books since – through colour-seperated printing – it featured the accurate reproduction of colour artwork. His best-known works also include the illustrations for Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm.
Condition
Fair +
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