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The Tragicall Historie of Hamlet Prince of Denmarke / DOVES PRESS
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About the Item
Hammersmith: The Doves Press, 1909.
Large 8vo, 9 3/8 x 6 5/8 inches (235 x 162 mm); 158, (2), 23 Appendix, (1) pp. Printed in black and red with a calligraphed initial in green ink by Edward Johnston. Original limp vellum by the Doves Bindery with gilt lettering. One of 250 copies (+ 15 on vellum). In excellent condition with very light toning of the vellum and paper edges.
Small embossed stamp "Ger Keis" to lower edge of last fly leaf.
[Ransom 17, p. 252; Steele 62; Franklin 279 - 2nd ed.; Tomkinson 17].
Hamlet marked the first of four Shakespeare plays printed by Cobden-Sanderson. The text of the play is taken from the Second Quarto with additions from the First Folio and punctuation corrections by T. J. Cobden-Sanderson It contains the famous flourished opening initial "W" calligraphed by Edward Johnston in green.
Condition: Fine
- Dimensions:Height: 9.26 in (23.5 cm)Width: 6.38 in (16.2 cm)Depth: 0.4 in (1 cm)
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- Date of Manufacture:1909
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Middletown, NY
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