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Lot 114
Sale 1242 - Fine Books from the Dorros Family Collection
Nov 9, 2023
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[RACKHAM, Arthur (1867-1939), illustrator]. LAMB, Charles (1775-1834) & Mary LAMB (1764-1847). Tales from Shakespeare. London and New York: J.M. Dent & Co., and E.P. Dutton & Co., 1909.
4to. 13 color-printed plates tipped to mounts, 2 full-page illustrations printed in black, and numerous illustrations by Rackham. (Slight marginal toning, a few occasional spots.) Original white cloth gilt, top edge gilt, others uncut, silk ties (some toning and minor soiling, minor staining to endpapers); custom white morocco-tipped slipcase.
FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, number 265 of 750 copies of the “Deluxe edition,” SIGNED BY RACKHAM. This edition includes an extra color plate depicting "Puck" not present in the trade edition. Latimore & Haskell, p. 33; Riall, p 90.
Property from the Dorros Family Collection