1908 Shakespeare 1ed A Midsummer Night’s Dream Theatre Rackham ART Illustrated

1908 Shakespeare 1^ed A Midsummer Night’s Dream Theatre Rackham ART Illustrated

“Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind,

And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.”

― William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream

“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is one of William Shakespeare’s most famous and popular stage works. It follows the adventures of young Greeks and the faeries that try and manipulate them.

This 1908 first edition is beautifully illustrated with the art of Arthur Rackham and features 40 etchings in color of Rackham’s work. According to Carteret, the art in this work is “one of the best illustrations of the artist.”

Item number: #26429

Price: $750

SHAKESPEARE, William

A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare with illustrations by Arthur Rackham, R.W.S.

London: William Heinemann; New York: Doubleday: Page,. 1908. First edition.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • [6], 134, [2]
  • 40 full-page color illustrations
• Provenance: Bookplate/Handwritten – Katie Schermerhorn
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover; secure
• Size: ~10in X 7.5in (25cm x 19cm)

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