Author: Walter Crane
Title: Eight Illustrations to Shakespeare&Apos;S Two Gentlemen of Verona
Description: London, J M Dent, 1894. First edition. Cloth. A beautiful limited edition suite of eight plates produced by Walter Crane depicting Shakespeare's 'Two Gentlemen of Verona&apos. This suite is one of 650 copies designed by Crane and engraved in Dallastype facsimile by Duncan C Dallas. This suite is numbered 61. Dallastype is a process coined by Duncan C Dallas, and it was a method he established over forty years. Signed by Duncan C Dallas and Walter Crane to the limitation page. Collated, complete with all eight plates retaining their original tissue guards. Held in the original clamshell portfolio box Walter Crane is considered to be one of the the most prolific and influential artists of his generation. Remembered for his contributions to children's literature alongside the likes of Randolph Caldecott and Kate Greenaway. A core part of the Arts and Crafts movement, he worked across several media. A beautiful example of Walter Crane's talents as an artist. In the publisher's original box. With the plates loosely inserted as called for. Externally, smart, with the cloth cockled to the front board. Cloth is lifting to the rear board. Some minor splits at the head and tail of joints. Plates are bright with the occasional light spots. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Walter Crane. Very Good Indeed .

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