SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM - RONALD KING - Anthony & Cleopatra - Limited Edition 300 Copies

Guildford: London, The Circle Press. 1979, Limited Edition. Hardcover. Book, 1979, Very Good Condition, Housed in a Portfolio of Cloth and Blue Morocco designed by Paul Haskell, 11 eight-page unstitched sections with Screenprints NOTES ON CONDITION Portfolio spine slightly bumped at the bottom This edition of Shakespeare's Antony & Cleopatra features Ronald King's vibrantly coloured artwork. The book begins with an introduction to the play by Keith Please entitled "The Elusive Absolute." The text of the play itself is annotated with marginalia printed in blue ink and in the artist's own handwriting. The volume includes numerous silkscreen illustrations throughout the text a few of which feature collaged elements, such as a small rope collaged under a kite design and a print torn in half and collaged onto another illustration. Also included are a few of the mask-like illustrations for which King is known. For example, the hors texte screenprint that appears after the introduction is a portrait of Cleopatra which is titled, numbered, and signed by the artist. Printed on rag-made 250gsm Velin Cuve Rives Blanc, this book is loose-as-issued with a paper wrapper. The book is protected by a portfolio case that features a kite-shaped relief design that acts as a closure. The text is 10 pt. Baskerville, set with the assistance of Walter Taylor. John Coleman assisted in the press-work. The case was designed and made at The Dorset Bookbinding Co. by Paul Haskell. Antony & Cleopatra was published in an edition of 300 copies with 5 copies hors commerce, 40 artist's proofs and 10 copies marked Circle Press held for presentation. RONALD KING Born in 1932 in São Paulo, Brazil, Ronald King is best known as the founder of the celebrated Circle Press. During the 1940s and 1950s, King studied at Ardingly College and Chelsea School of Art in England. After beginning his career primarily as a painter, he started printmaking while teaching at Farnham School of Art in the 1960s. In 1967, King established Circle Press to publish his first book, The Prologue to Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Circle Press operated in Guildford until 1988 when the press moved to London. King envisioned the press as a collaborative venture in which a circle of artists and writers could produce work together. Over the course of its history, the press worked with more than 55 artists, including Norman Ackroyd, Tom Phillips, John Christie, and Julia Farrer, as well as over 50 writers and poets, including Roy Fisher and Kenneth White. In addition to collaborations with modern writers, the press also produced interpretations of classic texts such as Macbeth (1970) and Antony and Cleopatra (1979). In all, Circle Press produced over 200 publications and individual works. The press won recognition for stretching the definition of a book with its use of adventurous formats and materials such as glass, stone, metal, and wax. The Mirror Book (1985), made with mirror glass covers, mirror foil pages, and no text, is one example of the press's pioneering work. King's own work with the press often featured the themes of masks and character, and his abstracted mask designs are distinctive for their bold use of color. Although Circle Press has closed its doors, King continues his artistic practice today as a painter, collagist, and sculptor, focusing on large wooden sculpture. The publications of Ron King and Circle Press can be found in many collections, including the National Art Library of the Victoria & Albert Museum, the Tate Britain Gallery Library, and the National Gallery of Australia. In 2002, the Yale Center for British Art held a major retrospective exhibition of the work of Circle Press. Good.

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