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Shakespeare, William. The First Part of Henry VI (The Vale Shakespeare). Vale Press, London, 1903.
Price: US$95.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: "This Edition of The First Part of Henry VI. has been seen through the press by T. S. Moore. Decorated by Charles Ricketts under whose supervision the book has been printed at the Ballantyne Press. M. D. C.C.C.C.I.I.I." Very Good pale green cloth Hardcover with arts & crafts style blocking to front and back boards, deckle page edges, and gilt titling to spine. Mild shelf wear, spine age-toned, previous owner's bookplate to front flyleaf. Text clean & unmarked.
Seller: O'Gara and Wilson, Ltd. LLC, Chesterton, IN, U.S.A.
Price: US$780.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo. publisher's green blind-stamped cloth. 69, (2) pages. First Vale Press edition, first impression. From the Vale Press edition of Shakespeare's Plays. (Watry, B44/36). Partially unopened. Minor bump to the bottom corner of the front board, else a fine copy. Very scarce. The decorations were designed by Charles Ricketts (1866-1931), a publisher, designer, and wood engraver who readily embraced the printing revival which propagated the ideals of the arts-and-crafts movement: "The novelty of a book, made during the recent revival, lies in the fact that it shows design in each portion of it, from type to paper, and from 'build' to decoration. Therein lies the difference between a book so understood and any other modern book printed before 1891.". Franklin, p. 81; Ransom, p. 437. publisher's green blind-stamped cloth
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.