BURGESS, ANTHONY - Shakespeare

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1970. First American Edition. Hardcover. Stated first American edition. The acclaimed British novelist Anthony Burgess has also written classical music, plays, screenplays and many non-fiction works. In this one, he attempts to flesh out the life and personality of William Shakespeare. With text by Burgess, 48 color plates and 97 black & white illustrations. This work previously published in the U.K. by George Rainbird, Ltd. --- In full brown cloth-covered boards with titling and decorations in silver to black spine blocks. Jacket features painted portrait of Shakespeare to back cover. --- A very nice copy, clean, and bright but with a hint of sunning to edges of cloth. Unclipped jacket with a little yellowing and light chafing to edges, otherwise bright, intact and protected in clear removable mylar wrapper.; Small Quarto (9 to 11 in. tall); 272 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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