The tragedie of King Lear / by William Shakespeare ; with woodcuts by Claire Van Vliet.
1986
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Title
The tragedie of King Lear / by William Shakespeare ; with woodcuts by Claire Van Vliet.
Uniform title
King Lear
Created/published
Bangor : Theodore Press, 1986.
Description
134, [6] pages : illustrations ; 37 cm
Associated name
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. author.
Note
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Item Details
Call number
FAST ACC 270963 (folio)
Folger-specific note
From dealer's description: "One of 160 copies signed by the illustrator, Claire Van Vliet, and of those, one of ten hors commerce. This edition uses the text of the 1623 First Folio, which is accompanied by Van Vliet's expressive black and white woodcut illustrations, some of them full-page. A very fine copy in stab-bound quarter leather and birch-covered boards, which have been decorated by the illustrator. Housed in a black cloth chemise and gray cloth slipcase with a paper label on the spine. Prospectus laid in, along with additional file copy and typewritten prospectus. Original owner's name incorporated in print into colophon." Ordered from: Bromer Booksellers, D 9272, 2018-12-20, email quote. Purchase made possible by The Ann Jennalie Cook Acquisitions Fund.
Folger accession
270963