Shakespeare, William. The Tragedy of Hamlet Prince of Denmark. Hacon & Ricketts, 1900.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Most desirable volume in the Vale Shakespeare. Seen through the press by T. Sturge Moore, text and decorations by Charles Ricketts, printed at the Ballantyne Press. Large 8vo, green cloth with blind-stamped geometrical design by Ricketts, gilt lettering and decoration on spine, leaves uncut. Head and tail of spine bumped, small stain on front cover, nick in bottom edge of back cover. Internally flawless, partly unopened. Most scarce.
Seller: Possum Books, Charlottesville, VA, U.S.A.
Price: US$498.12 + shipping
Description: With decorations drawn by Charles Ricketts. 2 blank leaves, CXXVII, (1) pp. Large 8vo. Orig. green cloth, blind-tooled with decorations by Charles Ricketts. "The Vale Shakespeare". Printed in the Avon type on handmade paper under supervision of Charles Rickett. The complete Shakespeare has been printed on the Ballantyne press for Ricketts and T. S. Moores Vale Press between 1900 and 1903 in 39 volumes. Trace of a former ex libris on inner front board. A nice and clean copy in all.
Seller: Peter Bichsel Fine Books, Zürich, Switzerland