The Tempest
by Shakespeare, William
- Used
- Condition
- Original green cloth. Almost fine, minor rubbing at head and tale of spine
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1908. First Dulac Trade Edition. With 40 full-page tipped in color plates by Dulac. 144 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Original green cloth. Almost fine, minor rubbing at head and tale of spine. Dulac, Edmund. First Dulac Trade Edition. With 40 full-page tipped in color plates by Dulac. 144 pp. 1 vols. 4to. With a slip for show of drawings at Leiocester Gallery. Hughey 19a
Synopsis
The Tempest is one of Shakespeare’s last solo-written plays. This tragedy tells the story of an exiled ruler who uses magic to restore his daughter to power and argues that the powerful must show mercy. First performed in 1611, The Tempest has been put to varied interpretations, from those that see it as a fable of art and creation, with Prospero representing Shakespeare, and Prospero's renunciation of magic signaling Shakespeare's farewell to the stage, to interpretations that consider it an allegory of Europeans colonizing foreign lands. O wonder! How many goodly creatures are there here! How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world That has such people in ’t! (V.i.)
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Details
- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 257344
- Title
- The Tempest
- Author
- Shakespeare, William
- Format/Binding
- With 40 full-page tipped in color plates by Dulac. 144 pp. 1 vols. 4to
- Book Condition
- Used - Original green cloth. Almost fine, minor rubbing at head and tale of spine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Dulac Trade Edition
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1908
- Keywords
- British | William Shakespeare
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated Books;
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About the Seller
James Cummins Bookseller
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New York, New York
About James Cummins Bookseller
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