SHAKESPEARE, William. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac.
Shakespeare's Comedy of The Tempest with Illustrations by Edmund Dulac.
The deluxe signed limited edition of Shakespeare's The Tempest; one of 500 copies signed by Edmund Dulac
London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1908].
$1,250.00
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Item Number: RRB-122980
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The deluxe signed limited edition of Shakespeare's The Tempest; one of 500 copies signed by Edmund Dulac. Quarto, bound in full morocco by Asprey with gilt titles and ruling to the spine, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt with others uncut. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac with 40 tipped-in full color plates with captioned tissue guards. One of 500 numbered copies signed by Edmund Dulac, this is number 632. In fine condition. Armorial bookplate to the pastedown. Rare and desirable bound by Asprey.
Though The Tempest is listed in the First Folio as the first of Shakespeare's comedies, it deals with both tragic and comic themes, and modern criticism has created a category of romance for this and others of Shakespeare's late plays. The Tempest has been put to varied interpretations—from those that see it as a fable of art and creation, with Prospero representing Shakespeare, and Prospero's renunciation of magic signaling Shakespeare's farewell to the stage, to interpretations that consider it an allegory of Europeans colonizing foreign lands.
Shakespeare's Comedy of The Tempest with Illustrations by Edmund Dulac.
$1,250.00
Out of Stock