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Price: US$95.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 9 3/4" tall hardcover. Boards in Poor condition. Book appears to have been exposed to water. Top layer pieces missing from both front and back boards. Staining/fading to spine area. Inside boards and on some pages, appears to be remnants of mildew. Three plates are missing, including the frontispiece. There are 34 plates here with a few of them loose. The pages are fairly tight but book will lay open. Pages are unmarked but there are some dirty spots. 131 pages. The book is certainly readable. It could be rebound. I'm not sure if the mildew residue can be cleaned.
Seller: Village Books and Music, Medford, OR, U.S.A.
Price: US$160.35 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: The first Arthur Rackham edition of Shakespeare's ever popular 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', illustrated in colour throughout. The first trade Arthur Rackham edition of this work.Illustrated with a tipped-in colour frontispiece, thirty-nine tipped-in colour plates, and in-text illustrations.Collated, complete.'A Midsummer-Night's Dream' is one of Shakespeare's best known plays, a comedic play that was originally written around 1595/6.Written by William Shakespeare.Illustrated by Arthur Rackham, a popular book illustrator, well known for his work during the GoldenAge of British book illustration.This is considered to be one of Rackham's finest works of illustrations. His fairies drawn for this work have become some of his best known work.Bookplate to the front paste down. in the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Tears to the joints, with a little fraying of cloth, and a small amount of lifting. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A few minor marks to the boards and spine. Spine is a little faded. Front hinge is starting but firm. Bookplate to the front paste down. Spots to the endpapers. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright with the occasional spot. Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
William Shakespeare. A Midsummer Night's Dream. William Heinemann/Doubleday, Page & Co., 1908.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: London and New York, 1908. Poor condition. Beige cloth covered boards with gold titles; backstrip detached and laid in; edges and covers worn with boards exposed at corners; 4to,9 3/4" to 12" tall; no jacket. Endpapers are spotted/discolored; front and rear hinges cracked; previous owner's name on free front endpaper; all tipped in plates present; interior is unmarked; 134 pages. Photos available upon request. Additional shipping charges may need to be requested due to size or weight of book.
Seller: A Squared Books (Don Dewhirst), South Lyon, MI, U.S.A.
Shakespeare, William. A Midsummer Night's Dream. Doubleday, Page & Co., London, 1908.
Price: US$180.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Gilt decorated paper covered boards with green cloth backing. Covers evenly rubbed and soiled with back cover having a small stain, spine sunned. Glue between pages 16 and 17 has let go with threads still holding.Top edge gilt. Forty captioned tissue guarded tipped in color plates by Rackham with 3 having loose tissue guards. Frontispiece plate with a diagonal crease. First Rackham edition. PayPal accepted.
Seller: Diamond Island Books, Gorham, ME, U.S.A.
William Shakespeare. A Midsummer-Night's Dream. Doubleday, Page & Co.,, New York:, 1908.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: Very good in its original, gilt decorated 1/4 cloth and paper covered boards with faded gilt text stamping on the spine and gilt text and decorations on the front board. A small quarto of 9 3/4 by 7 1/4 inches with rubbing and wear to the cloth at the ends of the spine with much of the gilt text on the spine worn and rubbed. Many of the pages at the beginning and end of the text block are mildly spotted with foxing, but with with one exception (the plate facing page 32 has two short closed tears which have been professionally repaired) no damage, tanning or foxing to the color plates. 134 pages of text. Illustrated with a tipped-on, color frontispiece and 39 tipped-on, color plates all with printed tissue guards as well as vignettes for a total of 70 images from the art work of Arthur Rackham. (Hudson: Arthur Rackham His Life and Work, p.168)
Seller: Town's End Books, ABAA, Deep River, CT, U.S.A.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Description: 134 [1] pp. Illustrated with 40 tipped-in color plates by Arthur Rackham. with printed tissue overleaves; additional illustrations in black and white. Folio, publisher's quarter cloth over gilt-decorated boards. First US trade edition. 1910 ink gift inscription; the front board is considerably worn and spotted; corners rounded. The cloth spine is attractive; contents fine.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Description: Hardcover. 134 pages. Attractive edition of this classic play by Shakespeare. Includes 40 tipped in color plates with tissue guards that have captions. A very good plus copy in illustrated paper-covered boards with a cloth spine and with some minor wear to the edges of the boards and a bookplate removal to the front free endpaper. No dust jacket. A solid copy.
Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA, Wadsworth, IL, U.S.A.
Price: US$375.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1908 Doubleday first American with Rackham tissue guarded color tipped in plates. Light cover wear and bookplate to flyleaf, no marks. No slipcase or jacket. Please email for photos. Larger books or sets may require additional shipping charges. Books sent via US Postal
Seller: Griffin Books, Stamford, CT, U.S.A.
Price: US$384.83 + shipping
Description: FIRST TRADE EDITION. Quarto, pp. [6], 133, [1]. 40 tipped-in colour plates with captioned tissue-guards, plus numerous illustrations throughout text. Publishers' cream cloth with gilt titles to spine and upper board and gilt vignette to upper board. Cover cloth lightly rubbed at spine tips and corners. Tidy gift inscription to first blank dated in year of publication; foxing to endpapers; 1 cm tear to fore-edge of single tissue guard otherwise contents clean and plates Fine. A Very Good copy overall. Shakespeare's eternally popular comedy, enhanced by Rackham's exquisite illustrations.
Seller: Keel Row Bookshop Ltd - ABA, ILAB & PBFA, Whitley Bay, United Kingdom
Shakespeare, William. A Midsummer -- Night's Dream. Doubleday, Page & Co., N. Y., 1908.
Price: US$395.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: some wear to the top and bottom of the edges of the boards and at the corners, and some slight soiling -- otherwise fine -- binding is tight, spine is clean. All printing on the cover is in fine condition, no name or bookplate inside -- NOTE this has been hand collated and all colored illustrations (frontispiece and 39 in the text) are present WITH their tissue overlays -- shipped securely
Seller: Classic Book Shop, Royal Oak, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Sunned Spine, some corner and edge damage. All Color plates present.
Seller: Webster's Bookstore Cafe, Inc., State College, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 4to. 25.5 by 19 cm. [4], 134 pp. With 40 fantastical tipped-in color plates by Rackham. Spine darkened. Minor spotting on edges.
Seller: White Fox Rare Books, ABAA/ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
William Shakespeare.. A Midsummer's Night Dream.. William Heinemann, 1908., 1908.
Price: US$451.99 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: London: First trade edition: William Heinemann, London; Doubleday, Page & Co. New York, 1908. Quarto. Original tan cloth boards, gilt titles to spine, gilt titles and vignette to front cover. A good copy. Colour frontispiece and 39 colour plates mounted on tan paper with captioned tissue guards, black and white drawings to the text, by Rackham.
Seller: OPEN DOOR BOOKSHOP, Roma, RM, Italy
Price: US$496.08 + shipping
Description: Tela editoriale avana con titoli ed impressione in oro al piatto anteriore e al ds. Lievi sporadiche fioriture, peraltro esemplare in ottimo stato di conservazione. Prima edizione illustrata da Rackham. Hudson, p. 168. 8vo (cm. 26), 127(1) pp. con alcune ill.ni in nero e 40 tavv. a colori f.t. applicate su cartoncino e protette da velina parlante (di cui una in antiporta).
Seller: Libreria Ex Libris ALAI-ILAB/LILA member, Roma, Italy
Price: US$517.50 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 4to. Green cloth spine, tan decorated paper over boards, gilt; top edge gilt. Complete with all illustrations which are mounted on tan-colored paper. Boards and top edge rubbed and edges well worn. A good copy with fine illustrations. Latimore & Haskell, p. 32.
Seller: Thorn Books, ABAA, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 1908 1ed SHAKESPEARE Midsummer Nights Dream Arthur Rackham ART Romance Comedy One of William Shakespeares most famous works, A Midsummer Nights Dream is a captivating and whimsical play that weaves together the stories of four young lovers, a group of amateur actors, and the magical creatures of an enchanted forest. This 1908 first edition features 40 color plates by renowned artist Arthur Rackham whose enchanting visual interpretations beautifully complement Shakespeares magical tale. The combination of Shakespeares timeless writing and Rackhams evocative illustrations make this edition a classic treasure! Item number: #40927 Price: $750 SHAKESPEARE, William; RACKHAM, Arthur (Illus.) A Midsummer Nights Dream by William Shakespeare with Illustrations by Arthur Rackham, R.W.S. London: William Heinemann; New York: Doubleday, Page and Co., 1908. First edition. Details: Collation: Complete o [6], 134 o 40 color plates Language: English Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure o Tan cloth Size: ~10in X 7.5in (25.5cm x 19cm) Our Guarantee: Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide. Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation! 40927 Photos available upon request.
Seller: Schilb Antiquarian, Columbia, MO, U.S.A.
Price: US$1212.65 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 134 S. Text mit lll., 38 farb. mont. Tafeln, 2 schwarz/weiß Tafeln Gebraucht: Einband berieben, Buchblock gelockert, Einband - u. Papier gebräunt, Widmung auf Vorsatz, Exlibris Aufkleber auf Innendeckel, ansonsten gut erhalten. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 550 kl.4°, OLn mit Goldpräg. u. im Schuber
Seller: Kepler-Buchversand Huong Bach, Weil der Stadt, Germany
Price: US$1550.00 + shipping
Description: 134 pages. 4to, 30 x 24 cm. Limited edition signed by Rackham with no limitation stated. Forty tipped-in full-page mounted color plates with lettered tissue guards, plus black and white illustrations in the text. "His interpretations of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM and WIND IN THE WILLOWS, for example, have become definitive, and continue to challenge later illustrators to find new approaches." [see: HAMILTON. p.9 "Arthur Rackham A Biography"]. Toning [approx. half centimeter fore-edge and foot] of title, front cover lightly soiled, lacks ties. Orig. decorated cream colored cloth. Teg. Very good
Seller: Royoung Bookseller, Inc. ABAA, Ardsley, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$1603.45 + shipping
Description: First Rackham edition, in a handsome prize binding for Tonbridge pupil and artist Captain Adrian Waterlow (1893-1978). The recipient, who was the son of the painter Sir Ernest Albert Waterlow, exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition in 1937 and 1938. He previously saw action at the Battle of Loos and was retired from frontline duty after being severely injured during the first day of fighting. In these memorable illustrations, Rackham "developed his gift for drawing witches, gnomes, fairies, and anthropomorphized trees and brought them to a pitch of vivid characterization, sometimes with an unsettling frisson of horror" (ODNB). Latimore & Haskell, p. 32; Riall, p.87. The Tonbridgian, vol. 23, no. 7, July 1918, p. 394. Quarto (241 x 172 mm). Bound in a red morocco prize binding by Bickers & Son in 1909, spine lettered in gilt and ruled in blind, gilt arms of Tonbridge school on front cover and the Skinners' Company on rear, twin gilt fillet on turn-ins, marbled endpapers, edges gilt, red silk bookmarker. Colour frontispiece and 39 colour plates tipped to heavy off-white paper with grey background and frame, captioned tissue guards, line drawings in the text, all by Rackham. Vignette title page printed in black and brown. Prize bookplate signed by Tonbridge headmaster Charles Lowry for Adrian Waterlow (see note). Rubbing to edges, internal foxing not affecting bright plates. A pleasingly bound copy.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
Price: US$1924.14 + shipping
Description: First Rackham edition, in a handsome binding by Bayntun. In his memorable illustrations, Rackham "developed his gift for drawing witches, gnomes, fairies, and anthropomorphized trees and brought them to a pitch of vivid characterization, sometimes with an unsettling frisson of horror" (ODNB). Latimore & Haskell, p. 32; Riall, p.87. Quarto (240 x 170 mm). Mid-20th-century blue morocco by Bayntun, spine lettered and decorated in gilt with floral motifs, covers with gilt floral cornerpieces connected via beaded rolls, single gilt fillet ruling edges of covers and boards, gilt rules and floral rolls on turn-ins, marbled endpapers, edges gilt, original cloth front cover bound in at rear. Colour frontispiece and 39 colour plates tipped to heavy off-white paper with grey background and frame and with captioned tissue guards; further line drawings in the text, all by Rackham. Vignette title page printed in black and brown. Spine and head of front cover sunned to green, gilt bright, sporadic foxing not affecting plates. A very attractive copy.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
Price: US$1924.14 + shipping
Description: First Rackham edition, the jacket visually enhanced with a Rackham illustration to appeal to the illustrated gift book market. During this period, the book trade viewed jackets as functional pieces of ephemera to be discarded at the point of purchase. The statement on this jacket's spine reasserts its original utilitarian rather than aesthetic main purpose: "Cash price in Great Britain and Ireland 15/- net". In these memorable illustrations, Rackham "developed his gift for drawing witches, gnomes, fairies, and anthropomorphized trees and brought them to a pitch of vivid characterization, sometimes with an unsettling frisson of horror" (ODNB). Latimore & Haskell, p. 32; Riall, p. 87. Quarto. Original tan cloth, spine and front cover lettered in gilt, vignette in gilt on front cover, top edge light blue. With dust jacket. Colour frontispiece and 39 colour plates tipped to tan paper, as issued, with captioned tissue guards, and further line drawings in the text, all by Rackham. Title page printed in black and pale brown with vignette. Extremities lightly bumped, book block a little shaken, small splash marks on top edge, occasional browning to contents, plates bright; jacket with light spine toning and splash marks at lower edges, shallow loss to spine ends, a couple of closed tears at folds, remaining well-preserved overall, printed price to spine struck through in pencil: a very good copy in like jacket.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
Price: US$3527.59 + shipping
Description: Signed limited edition, number 438 of 1,000 copies signed by the illustrator Arthur Rackham, for sale in Great Britain and Ireland. In A Midsummer Night's Dream Rackham "developed his gift for drawing witches, gnomes, fairies, and anthropomorphized trees and brought them to a pitch of vivid characterization, sometimes with an unsettling frisson of horror" (ODNB). Latimore & Haskell, p. 32; Riall, p. 87. Quarto (273 x 221 mm). Mid-20th-century blue morocco by Bayntun-Riviere, spine lettered in gilt, compartments and covers panelled in gilt, gilt turn-ins, marbled endpapers, gilt edges. Colour frontispiece and 39 colour plates with captioned tissue-guards mounted on heavy brown paper, black and white illustrations in the text, all by Rackham; title page printed in olive-green & black. Light spotting on occasion to contents; still a fine copy in a handsome binding.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom