A Midsummer Night's Dream
1908. (First Edition Thus No. 513 of limited edition of 1000).
Heinemann
, London, England
A scarce volume being a highly sought-after example of Rackham's skilful artwork (with signature) in vellum that has cleaning potential as well.
$3,200.00
Specifications
| Author | Shakespeare, William |
| Illustrator | Illustrated by Arthur Rackham |
| Publisher | Heinemann |
| Place Published | London, England |
| Year Published | 1908. (First Edition Thus No. 513 of limited edition of 1000) |
| Date of First Edition or Edition Notes |
1908 Thus |
| Size | Large 4to - Quarto, 305mm x 241mm |
| Chapters | Unspecified |
| Pages | 134pp |
Condition Report
| Cover | Hardcover in soiled full white vegetable with gilt lettering and design and two small repaired cracks to the front spine gutter that is otherwise sound and tight, TEG and other edges rough cut but with no original slip-case and missing original ribbon ties and no dust wrapper as issued of course. |
| Overall | Internally in excellent condition however with 40 tipped in colour plates on tan art paper via the Hentschel Colour-type process with annotated tissue guards all present and undamaged plus 9 black and white illustrations. only notation present is Rackham's clear ink autograph on half-title verso, plus it is devoid of any lean original significant foxing throughout too. |