SHAKEPEARE, WILLIAM
The Life of King Henry the Fifth
NY: The Limited Editions Club, 1951. Limited Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Illustrated by Fritz Kredel. Limited Edition (No. 1027 of 1500 copies). Publisher's full cloth, gilt lettering on spine, intricate gilt coats of arms decoration on cover, fore and bottom edges deckle. In original slipcase. The Arden text, edited by Herbert Arthur Evans; with a general introduction by Mr. Evans and a special prefatory note by Mark Van Doren; illustrated with tipped-in full-color paintings by Fritz Kredel based upon the film version of the play created by Sir Laurence Olivier, to whom the volume is dedicated. The Monthly Letter of the Limited Editions Club for June 1951 (Number 222) laid in. The spine is moderately faded, otherwise the volume is in perfect condition, unmarked, tight, square, clean, and fresh. All of the Fritz Kredel paintings are immaculate The slipcase is in excellent condition, edge lightly soiled, but whole and strong. A large, heavy book (five pounds) - additional shipping charges may apply. NEAR FINE.. The Limited Editions Club Series. Color Plates. Folio 13" - 23" tall. xxxi, (ii), 157 pp. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued .

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