Tales from Shakespeare
Author:
LAMB, CHARLES; LAMB, MARY; MULLINER, MAY
Title:
Tales from Shakespeare
Publisher:
robert scott london 1915
Description:
[first edition thus] 242pp illus, (col and b/w artwork by may mulliner, incl col frontispiece, tipped in) VG (blue paper boards w. school gilt motif stamp to front board as given for presentation and white paper board spine, sl paper seperation to head and foot of upper hinge, detaching sl at head, front board sl shaky but securely attached, mod wear to corners of boards exposing texture of boards, spine sl cocked and cracked, sl soiling and stains to boards w. mod browning to spine, residue of presentation plate to front pastedown w. mod pasteaction to front and rear eps, sl foxing to prelims and edges of contents, sl foxing to some pages of contents, illus tipped in all w. tissue guards present, one illus page sl detached but holding at upper edge) lacks d/w
Comments:
a ex school prize w. school emblem embossed into front board, a tidy binding w. contents in excellent condition and beautiful illustrations
Keywords:
modern first edition literature shakespeare english drama fiction short stories lamb charles lamb mary mulliner may
Catalogue:
modern first edition literature arts history