Description
Signed limited edition of The Tempest by William Shakespeare, with illustrations by Arthur Rackham.
Quarto, xiii, [1], 185pp, [3]. Quarter vellum, title in gilt on front cover and spine. Cream paper-covered boards. Top edge gilt, untrimmed fore edge. Thin split to front and rear hinges, otherwise solid text block. Some rubbing to vellum spine, and faint staining to fore edges of covers. A very good copy, with a clean interior. Complete with 21 full-page color plates by Arthur Rackham, including frontispiece. This edition includes a special extra colored plate at the front. (Latimore and Haskell 61)
One of 520 copies numbered and signed by the artist. This copy numbered 74, one of 260 sold in Great Britain and Ireland. Signed by Arthur Rackham on the limitation page.
