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A midsummer-Night's Dream (ORIGINAL Pen -And-ink Presentation drawing) by Rackham, Arthur; Shakespeare, William by Rackham, Arthur; Shakespeare, William

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A midsummer-Night's Dream (ORIGINAL Pen -And-ink Presentation drawing) by Rackham, Arthur; Shakespeare, William

by Rackham, Arthur; Shakespeare, William

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William Heinemann Ltd. Very Good. An original pen and ink drawing by Arthur Rackham dated 1938 and inscribed To 'Nurse Bird in gratitude from Arthur Rackham 1938' located on a preliminary blank page of a 1919 reprint of 'A midsummer-night's dream' published by William Heinemann. Arthur Rackham died of cancer at home on 6 September 1939. In 1937 he was diagnosed with cancer and underwent deep x-ray therapy in August. In 1938 he was forced to go into the Empire Nursing Home in St Vincent's Square, London for a prostrate operation, and his doctors ordered him to stop all work for six months. He spent extended periods in hospital - permanently under the care of a surgical nurse. Nurse Bird was probably one such nurse. She would have known that Rackham was illustrating 'Midsummer Night's Dream' for the Limited Editions Club. This was his second venture into illustrating this play. She, went out and bought a (probably second-hand copy) of his first venture - and had him personalise it. In it, he depicts the character of Nick Bottom (who provides comic relief in the play) now with his head transformed into an ass by a fairy who holds on to a garland - draped between his ears. Styllistically, there is more than a passing resemblance to the headpiece illustrated at the head of page 14. As Rackham's health was poor in this and his final year - it is doubtful as to whether there are many surviving art works during this period. Nurse Bird, presumably called Bertha has written, 'To Hilda, Paul and Joan with love from Bertha hoping you will enjoy the works of this charming and wonderful man!' to the reverse of the front endpaper and directly opposite Rackham's drawing. The dust jacket has a brown protective wrapper over it - of no consequence but that it says on it, given by Bertha to keep as a family heirloom - Joan Rice. Feb 1982' and the extra detail 'cover original is in my case in sunlounge (valuable - ...?..) The book itself is in very good condition - all plates are present - one colour plate is creased to one corner. The wrapper is in fair condition - with sellotape repair ghosting to the front and rear of the wrapper. A unique original item for the collector.

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A Midsummer Night's Dream (Illustrated)

by William Shakespeare, Arthur Rackham (Illustrator)

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A Midsummer-Night's Dream - llustrated by Arthur Rackham
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A Midsummer-Night's Dream - llustrated by Arthur Rackham

by William Shakespeare, Arthur Rackham (Illustrator)

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Midsummer Nights Dream

by Shakespeare, William; Arthur Rackham

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9780913870419
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New York, NY: Abaris Books, 1977. Cloth. Good/Good Dust Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Arthur Rackham. 140 pp. Tightly bound. Just the tips of two corners lightly bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Foxing top fore-edge.
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A Midsummer Night's Dream

by William Shakespeare; Arthur Rackham [Illustrator]

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9780517054499
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Gramercy, 1990-12-23. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!
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A midsummer night's dream (Arthur Rackham Color Plates)

by William Shakespeare; Arthur Rackham

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New York, Doubleday, Page & Co. , 1920. Hardcover. Acceptable. [Fairies.] Bound in publisher's blye cloth. Poor binding, spine cloth chipped, torn, nearly detached. Hardcover. Clean, unmarked pages. The illustrations make this a worthwhile edition. 3 preliminary leaves, 134 pages) color frontispiece, illustrations, color plates.
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A Midsummer-Night's Dream

by William Shakespeare / Arthur Rackham (Illust.)

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6th Impression
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London: William Heinemann, 1920. 6th Impression . Very Good Minus. 7.75 x 10 inches (19 x 25 cm). Blue buckram binding with gilt illustration to front board. Spine browned and has wear to ends and slightly to one edge. Wear and slight bumping to corners of boards. Tanning and slight foxing to endpapers. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown endpaper. Gift inscriptions in ink and pencil to front free endpaper. A few light marks to text and plates but overall a very clean example. Complete with all 40 tipped-in colour plates with captioned tissue guards. Numerous other illustrations within the text. Overall condition is Very Good Minus. Please Note: This is a heavy item and international postage will be more than the standard rate. Actual Royal Mail postage costs are: Europe £14.65; USA £27.60; Oceania £30.50; Rest of World £25.15. A postage supplement will be requested after the order has been placed. Size: 7.75 x 10 inches (19 x 25 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 134
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A Midsummer Night's Dream.

by SHAKESPEARE, William. RACKHAM, Arthur (illus.)

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Used - 1910 ink gift inscription; the front board is considerably worn and spotted; corners rounded. The cloth spine is attractive; co
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First US trade edition.
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New York:: Doubleday, Page & Co.,, 1908.. First US trade edition.. publisher's quarter cloth over gilt-decorated boards.. 1910 ink gift inscription; the front board is considerably worn and spotted; corners rounded. The cloth spine is attractive; contents fine.. Folio,. Illustrated with 40 tipped-in color plates by Arthur Rackham. with printed tissue overleaves; additional illustrations in black and white..
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by RACKHAM, Arthur; SHAKESPEARE, William

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New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1939. The Final Book Published During Rackham's Lifetime [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. SHAKESPEARE, William. A Midsummer-Night's Dream. The Text of the First Folio, with Quarto Insertions, Edited and Amended Where Obscure by Herbert Farjeon. Illustrated from Water-colors by Arthur Rackham. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1939. Deluxe edition limited to 1,950 copies of which this is no. 1306. Folio (12 7/8 x 8 3/4 inches; 328 x 223 mm.). Six color lithographed plates. With LEC Subscriber's Letter for this volume laid-in at front. Designed by Bruce Rogers. Publishers quarter tan buckram over decorative paper boards. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. A near fine copy. "The illustrations for this play were made by one of the world's most famous illustrators, that Englishman Mr. Arthur Rackham. He has been for years one of the most prolific of the world's illustrators, and one of the most admired. He is now seventy-two years old, having being born in… Read More
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A Midsummer Night's Dream.

by SHAKESPEARE, William. RACKHAM, Arthur (illus.)

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Used - Tiny areas of rubbing at two of the four corner tips; a spectacular copy. The box is slightly rubbed at the upper corners and i
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First trade edition.
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London:: William Heinemann,, 1908.. First trade edition.. publisher's quarter green cloth and decorated gilt-stamped boards, in publisher's two-part illustrated box.. Tiny areas of rubbing at two of the four corner tips; a spectacular copy. The box is slightly rubbed at the upper corners and is otherwise fine. . 4to,. Illustrated with tipped-in color plates by Arthur Rackham; with printed tissue overleaves; additional illustrations in black and white..
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A Midsummer Night's Dream.

by SHAKESPEARE, William. RACKHAM, Arthur (illus.)

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Used - A few letters of the gold lettering on the spine slightly rubbed; a few minor spots to the vellum; a few spots of foxing to the
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First edition; No. 460 of 1,000 copies signed by Arthur Rackham.
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London:: William Heinemann,, 1908.. First edition; No. 460 of 1,000 copies signed by Arthur Rackham.. publisher's gilt vellum, t.e.g. (original ribbon ties lacking).. A few letters of the gold lettering on the spine slightly rubbed; a few minor spots to the vellum; a few spots of foxing to the tissue overleaves; but a fresh, unworn, attractive copy.. Folio,. Illustrated with tipped-in color plates by Arthur Rackham; with printed tissue overleaves; additional illustrations in black and white..
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