Lamb, CharlesBiblio.com
Charles and Mary LambBiblio.com
Tales From Shakespeare
1913905Z55London: Henry Frowde 1913. Leather. Good. 7" by 4.5". Boydell. Tales from the celebrated Shakespeare retold by Charles and Mary lamb with illustrations and bound in a Oxford full tree calf prize binding. The Oxford edition.Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece headpieces illuminated letters and fifteen monochrome illustrations selected from the Boydell engravings. Collated complete. Bound in a full tree calf prize binding for 'Wisbech Grammar School' with their gilt crest to the front.This volume features a collection of Shakespeare's works retold by siblings Charles and Mary Lamb. Charles and Mary Lamb were best known for this work which was intended for the 'the use of young persons'. Mary Lamb is also remembered for the tragic decline of her mental health resulting in the murder of her mother during a mental breakdown. The work features some of Shakespeare's most popular works such as; 'The Tempest' 'Romeo and Juliet' and 'Macbeth'. Bound in a full tree calf prize binding for 'Wisbech Grammar School' with their gilt crest to the front. Externally generally smart with rubbing to the joints with front joint tender fading to the spine and slight marks to the boards. Prize bookplate a binder's signature and a bookseller's label to the front pastedown. Internally firmly bound with generally bright and clean pages with spotting to the front blanks. Bookplate belong to N. J. D. Stewart to the front blanks. Good Henry Frowde hardcover
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