A Book of Homage to Shakespeare
Oxford University Press: Humphrey Milford, 1916. Limited edition. Hardcover. 1/1250. Quarto. xxx, [1] 557pp. Original tan cloth with gilt-stamped emblem and frame on cover and spine, gilt-stamped lettering on spine, protected by modern mylar. Top edge gilt. Foredge and bottom pages uncut. Half-title printed in red. Frontispiece engraving of Shakespeare protected by tissue guard. Title page in red and black with publisher's device and red border. A Book of Homage to Shakespeare' commemorating the three hundredth anniversary of Shakespeare's death. Illustrated with 7 reproductions of art work in b/w (incl. frontispiece) mainly depicting Shakespeare, and two facsimile reproductions of manuscript pages. List of contributors in alphabetical order. Light wear along edges and three inch closed crack at top of front joint of cover. Book plate of Roscoe Brunner with coat of arms on inside front cover. Lightly starting at inside front cover. Very good condition. Item #54921
Price: $225.00