Folio Society Shakespeare Letterpress A Midsummer Night ' S Dream Ltd Edition 2008
Item History & Price
Folio Society Letterpress edition of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Limited edition, number 458 of 3, 750 copies. These books were produced by skilled craftspeople using traditional techniques of typesetting, printing, paper making, marbling and binding.
The book is three quarter bound in Nigerian goatskin leather and the spine is hand blocked in 22-carat gold. The paper sides are hand marbled. The pages are mould made paper with a high cotton content which provides a stro...ng base for the text. This is produced using the traditional letterpress printing technique. The pages are feather edged to three sides with only the top edge being trimmed and finished with a protective gilding. Included is a separate commentary produced by the Oxford University Press. This hardback book is bound in buckram and allows the main reading volume to remain uncluttered by notes whilst providing an overview and full explanatory comments.
The two books are in excellent condition with clean and unmarked pages and covers. There are no bookplates or dedications. They are presented in a solander type box which has a leather title label blocked in 22-carat gold to the spine. The box is in excellent condition. Internally, the box is fine.
The main reading volume measures 14" x 10.25" and the commentary 8.75" x 5.75". The box is 15.25" x 11" x 3". Please see my other items for more Letterpress editions of this set.
Free UK postage included.
The book is three quarter bound in Nigerian goatskin leather and the spine is hand blocked in 22-carat gold. The paper sides are hand marbled. The pages are mould made paper with a high cotton content which provides a stro...ng base for the text. This is produced using the traditional letterpress printing technique. The pages are feather edged to three sides with only the top edge being trimmed and finished with a protective gilding. Included is a separate commentary produced by the Oxford University Press. This hardback book is bound in buckram and allows the main reading volume to remain uncluttered by notes whilst providing an overview and full explanatory comments.
The two books are in excellent condition with clean and unmarked pages and covers. There are no bookplates or dedications. They are presented in a solander type box which has a leather title label blocked in 22-carat gold to the spine. The box is in excellent condition. Internally, the box is fine.
The main reading volume measures 14" x 10.25" and the commentary 8.75" x 5.75". The box is 15.25" x 11" x 3". Please see my other items for more Letterpress editions of this set.
Free UK postage included.
