Tales from Shakespeare

One of a lovely series of classic books for young readers from the early 20th century, each illustrated by famous artists of the day, with a colorful paper pastedown to the front board & internal plates. This one contains 20 abridged prose renditions of William Shakespeare's comedies & tragedies by the brother-sister 19th-century essayist team, Charles & Mary Lamb, which became one of their most famous works following its initial publication in England in 1807. This edition from 1924 by John C. Winston has 323 pages + a Preface by the Authors, illustrated with a colorful frontispiece, decorative endpapers, & 11 color or duotone glossy, full-page plates by Frank Godwin. Octavo has black cloth-covered boards with a colorful front paper pastedown, stamped in (somewhat faded) gilt lettering to spine. Condition is VG- (minus): very clean, with minor rubbing to extremities & mild bumping to corners & both ends of spine. Slight split to cloth about mid-spine to front gutter. Pages creamy white & unmarked save for former owner's name in neat pen to ffep. Mild-moderate tanning. Binding strong & straight, both hinges intact. A lovely edition & a great way to introduce young readers to the Bard! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Product Info

Publisher: John C. Winston Co.

Year: 1924

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

First Edition

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