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1908 MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, A. RACKHAM

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1908 MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, A. RACKHAM

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (BRITISH 1564-1616), author, ARTHUR RACKHAM (BRITISH 1867-1939), illustrator, A Midsummer Night's Dream (New York: Doubleday Page &. Co., 1908), deluxe edition, bound in gold-pictorial full cloth, embossed with gilt lettering and text, 134 numbered pages 230 x 285 mm, 40 colour plates mounted on heavy brown paper with lettered tissue-guards, 30 drawings in black and white, size of page 185 x 245 cm (72 7/8 x 96 1/2 in.), colour plates mounted on tan paper, in a protective marbled paper box, measuring 27 x 21 (10 5/8 x 8 1/4 in.)

CONDITION
The book appears in very good condition. Toning visible to the pages, a crease to one of the introductory pages. Very minor wear to the bind and pages, consistent with age and use. With no significant issues to report otherwise. Please note this copy is unsigned, the signature page has been removed.

Kindly note, the auction is comprised of two sessions:
Session I: Russian and Asian Art, Antiques and Jewelry, lots 1-331
Session II: European, North and South American, and Ethnographic Art, Antiques, Jewelry, and Design, lots 500-827

N.B. All lots are sold in as-is condition at the time of sale. Please note that any condition statement regarding works of art is given as a courtesy to our clients in order to assist them in assessing the condition. The report is a genuine opinion held by Shapiro Auctions and should not be treated as a statement of fact. The absence of a condition report or a photograph does not preclude the absence of defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of any others. Shapiro Auctions, LLC., including its consultants and agents, shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

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1908 MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, A. RACKHAM

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (BRITISH 1564-1616), author, ARTHUR RACKHAM (BRITISH 1867-1939), illustrator, A Midsummer Night's Dream (New York: Doubleday Page &. Co., 1908), deluxe edition, bound in gold-pictorial full cloth, embossed with gilt lettering and text, 134 numbered pages 230 x 285 mm, 40 colour plates mounted on heavy brown paper with lettered tissue-guards, 30 drawings in black and white, size of page 185 x 245 cm (72 7/8 x 96 1/2 in.), colour plates mounted on tan paper, in a protective marbled paper box, measuring 27 x 21 (10 5/8 x 8 1/4 in.)

CONDITION
The book appears in very good condition. Toning visible to the pages, a crease to one of the introductory pages. Very minor wear to the bind and pages, consistent with age and use. With no significant issues to report otherwise. Please note this copy is unsigned, the signature page has been removed.

Kindly note, the auction is comprised of two sessions:
Session I: Russian and Asian Art, Antiques and Jewelry, lots 1-331
Session II: European, North and South American, and Ethnographic Art, Antiques, Jewelry, and Design, lots 500-827

N.B. All lots are sold in as-is condition at the time of sale. Please note that any condition statement regarding works of art is given as a courtesy to our clients in order to assist them in assessing the condition. The report is a genuine opinion held by Shapiro Auctions and should not be treated as a statement of fact. The absence of a condition report or a photograph does not preclude the absence of defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of any others. Shapiro Auctions, LLC., including its consultants and agents, shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

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