[Vale Press Shakespeare] PERICLES PRINCE OF TYRE
London: Ricketts & Hacon at the Vale Press and printed under Ricketts's supervision at the Ballantyne Press, 1900. Hard Cover. Very Good+ Binding. Item #6354
Octavo. lxxxiii, [1] pp. Limited edition, one of 310 copies. Bound as issued in green cloth and stamped in blind with a design by Ricketts; gilt title on the spine; printed on handmade paper with a "mermaid" watermark by Messrs. Arnold; unopened. A very nice copy with limited wear to the binding; the spine is just a touch darkened, but much brighter than volumes from this series are usually found; offsetting to the front free endpaper with some spotting to the preliminary blanks, but the text is largely if not completely free from the usual foxing. A nice copy of this play volume from one of the most elegant and pleasing sets of Shakespeare's Plays with beautiful Art Nouveau influenced cover design and borders by Charles Ricketts. Watry B44/10.
Price: $150.00