1909 - Tales From Shakespeare - Illustrated by ARTHUR RACKHAM *SCARCE DJ* N-MINT

Description: ***HIGHEST GRADE COPY FOR SALE, ANYWHERE & WITH SCARCE DJ IN HIGHEST GRADE I’VE EVER SEEN*** Tales From Shakespeare by Charles & Mary Lamb Gorgeously illustrated throughout by Arthur Rackham - color plates, illustrated (some hand-colored) head and tail pieces for each new play. Published in 1909 by Temple Press in London. First edition thus, first printing. Collated and complete in original red cloth binding with gold lettering and gilded spine and cover pictorial art work. Original unclipped first state dust jacket shows “9S” on front flap. Octavo, 9” x 6.5,” 304 pages. OVERALL CONDITION: NEAR MINT: FINE/VG to VG+ Tales from Shakespeare is an English children's book written by the siblings Charles and Mary Lamb in 1807, intended "for the use of young persons" while retaining as much Shakespearean language as possible. Mary Lamb was responsible for retelling the comedies and Charles the tragedies. They omitted the more complex historical tales, including all Roman plays, and modified those they chose to retell in a manner sensitive to the needs of young children, but without resorting to actual censoring. However, subplots and sexual references were removed. ABOUT THE AUTHORS Mary Anne Lamb (3 December 1764 – 20 May 1847) was an English writer. She is best known for the collaboration with her brother Charles on the collection Tales from Shakespeare (1807). Mary suffered from mental illness, and in 1796, aged 31, she stabbed her mother to death during a mental breakdown. She was confined to mental facilities for most of her remaining life. She and Charles presided over a literary circle in London that included the poets William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, among others. Charles Lamb (10 February 1775 – 27 December 1834) was an English essayist, poet, and antiquarian, best known for his Essays of Elia and for the children's book Tales from Shakespeare, co-authored with his sister, Mary Lamb (1764–1847). CONDITION: The book is in FINE antiquarian condition - square spine, firm hinges and joints, tight pages. Vibrant like new colorful cloth boards with no fading or sunning (rare). All gilding intact (rare). Minimal edge wear and sharp corners (very scarce). Only a few spots of light soiling and a white stain on fore-edge. Interior is impressively clean with lightly toned, crisp pages. Former owner bookplate on front pastedown. Former owner inscription on rear pastedown. A REMARKABLE copy for a 115-year-old children’s book! The included scarce dust jacket is in VERY GOOD+ condition and particularly nice for the early 1900s! Colorful plate on front cover in excellent condition. Sun-darkened spine. Chipping to spine edges. Several stains. A few small edge wear tears. Rear flap with writing in pen on top. Overall, an amazingly well-preserved copy in extraordinary condition for an antique children’s book! The nicest by a mile on the market. Beautiful! A collector’s dream! Please see pictures as they are an important part of the condition description. As a fellow book collector, I know how frustrating it can be when items aren’t accurately described or poorly packaged for shipping. That is why I (1) take a lot of pictures and try to describe condition issues as accurately as possible and (2) pack your book purchases with the utmost care before shipping. I have been selling and buying on eBay for over 10 years and have a 100% satisfaction rating, and offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee 30-day return policy. Please follow me as I have thousands of highly collectible books to list in the coming weeks and months!

Price: 999.96 USD

Location: Litchfield Park, Arizona

End Time: 2024-09-30T05:56:45.000Z

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