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Feb 6 | 11:00 AM EST
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| Philadelphia
Sale 6247
| Philadelphia
| Philadelphia
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Estimate$600 – $900
Shakespeare, William
The Tragedie of King Lear
Bangor (Maine): Theodore Press/(West Burke, Vermont: Janus Press), 1986. First and limited edition, #124/160 copies signed by the artist Claire Van Vliet. Illustrated with 39 woodcuts by Van Vliet. Publisher's quarter white pigskin over decorated birch boards, by Van Vliet and Nancy Southworth; top edge trimmed, other edges untrimmed; in original grey cloth slip case and black chemise, by Judi Conant.
A lovely limited edition of Shakespeare's King Lear. Illustrated with original woodcuts by Claire Van Vliet and printed by her at the Janus Press on handmade paper by Katie MacGregor and Bernie Vinzani. Text, typographical design, setting and presswork done by Michael Alpert at the Theodore Press.
Private collection, Philadelphia.
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