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THE BIRDS AND BEASTS OF SHAKESPEARE
by (CHELONIIDAE PRESS) SHAKESPEARE, William (ROBINSON, Alan James)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine in a clamshell box, a beautiful book
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
(Easthampton, MA): Cheloniidae Press, 1990. First Edition. hardcover. Fine in a clamshell box, a beautiful book. Alan James Robinson. Folio (10-3/8" x 15-7/8"), the exact untrimmed size of the First Folio of 1623, bound by Claudia Cohen and Sarah Creighton in full gilt-lettered rust morocco, with marbled endsheets by Faith Harrison, in a custom cloth clamshell box with a gilt-lettered large morocco spine label. Designed by illustrator Alan James Robinson and Arthur Kinney, who wrote the text. Illustrated with 54 wood engravings depicting the birds and beasts and one wood engraving as well as an etching of Shakespeare. This is copy #I of 5 special proof copies (of a total edition of only 131) printed by Harold Patrick McGrath on Cheloniidae rag made specially for the Press, the first paper to carry a Cheloniidae watermark, and SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. With an extra suite of the engravings and etching, each SIGNED and numbered by Robinson, plus another suite, issued only with the limitation of 5, containing two working proofs of each wood engraving and three state proofs of the etching, all SIGNED by Robinson. In addition there are two ORIGINAL PENCIL DRAWINGS--one of a wolf, the other a lion--INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the artist to the original owner. Prospectus laid in. The rarest state of the greatest achievement of the press.
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- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015716
- Title
- THE BIRDS AND BEASTS OF SHAKESPEARE
- Author
- (CHELONIIDAE PRESS) SHAKESPEARE, William (ROBINSON, Alan James)
- Illustrator
- Alan James Robinson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in a clamshell box, a beautiful book
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Cheloniidae Press
- Place of Publication
- (Easthampton, MA)
- Date Published
- 1990
- Keywords
- Signed, Fine Press, Illustrated Books, Birds, Cheloniidae Press, Fine Press, Fine Printing, Private Press, Shakespeare, Alan James Robinson
- Bookseller catalogs
- Limited; Wood Engravings; Original Art;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.
About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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- Morocco
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- Colophon
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- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Clamshell Box
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