Shakespeare's The tragedie of King Lear : newly printed from the first folio of 1623.
1927
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Title
Shakespeare's The tragedie of King Lear : newly printed from the first folio of 1623.
Uniform title
King Lear
Published
London : Ernest Benn Limited, 1927.
Printed
Stratford-upon-Avon : Printed at the Shakespeare Head Press, 1927.
Description
xcix, 108 pages, 11 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (5 color) ; 33 cm
Associated name
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. author.
Granville-Barker, Harley, 1877-1946, writer of introduction.
Nash, Paul, 1889-1946, illustrator.
Ernest Benn Ltd., publisher.
Shakespeare Head Press, printer.
Granville-Barker, Harley, 1877-1946, writer of introduction.
Nash, Paul, 1889-1946, illustrator.
Ernest Benn Ltd., publisher.
Shakespeare Head Press, printer.
Series
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Players' Shakespeare (London, England : 1923)
Note
Spine title: King Lear.
With introductions by Harley Granville-Barker and illustrations by Paul Nash.
"There are two editions. The one, strictly limited to one hundred signed copies for sale and six copies not for sale, numbered respectively 1 to 100 and I to VI, is printed on Batchelor's Kelmscott hand-made paper and bound either in vellum or oasis morocco. The other edition, printed on pure rag paper, is strictly limited to four hundred and fifty copies for sale and fifty copies not for sale, numbered respectively 101 to 550 and VII to LVI"--Colophon.
With introductions by Harley Granville-Barker and illustrations by Paul Nash.
"There are two editions. The one, strictly limited to one hundred signed copies for sale and six copies not for sale, numbered respectively 1 to 100 and I to VI, is printed on Batchelor's Kelmscott hand-made paper and bound either in vellum or oasis morocco. The other edition, printed on pure rag paper, is strictly limited to four hundred and fifty copies for sale and fifty copies not for sale, numbered respectively 101 to 550 and VII to LVI"--Colophon.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London, -- publication place.
Great Britain -- England -- Stratford-upon-Avon, -- manufacture place.
Great Britain -- England -- Stratford-upon-Avon, -- manufacture place.
Item Details
Call number
Sh.Col. 270- 171f
Folger-specific note
Publisher's printed paper wrapper in clear sleeve over paper boards, quarter linen. One of 500 copies on rag paper. Acquired from Bow Window Book Shop, 2015-08-25.
Folger accession
270171