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The Tempest
by William Shakespeare (Arthur Rackham)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Waccabuc, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: William Heinemann, 1926. 1/4 Vellum. Very Good. Arthur Rackham. The 1926 signed/limited. 520 copies issued by William Heinemann and signed by the illustrator Arthur Rackham (the first 260 intended for the British audience, the second 260 copies intended for The States). THIS, COPY #41, IS SIGNED BY ARTHUR RACKHAM at the limitation. A solid copy to boot. Tight and VG in its vellum-backed cream boards, with bright gilt-insignia and titling along the front panel and spine. Light staining at the foot of the spine, which bleeds just a bit onto the lower-edges of the first dozen or so pages. Thick quarto, top-edge gilt, deckled fore and bottom-edges. A number of pages uncut, all of Rackham's 21 tipped-in, full-page plates in pristine condition.
Synopsis
The Tempest is one of Shakespeare’s last solo-written plays. This tragedy tells the story of an exiled ruler who uses magic to restore his daughter to power and argues that the powerful must show mercy. First performed in 1611, 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. O wonder! How many goodly creatures are there here! How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world That has such people in ’t! (V.i.)
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Details
- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15580
- Title
- The Tempest
- Author
- William Shakespeare (Arthur Rackham)
- Illustrator
- Arthur Rackham
- Format/Binding
- 1/4 Vellum
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1926
- Keywords
- rare Arthur Rackham, rare Rackham-illustrated books, rare signed Arthru Rackham, rare Rackham signed/limiteds
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About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Waccabuc, New York
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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