Author: Charles and Mary Lamb
Title: Tales from Shakespeare
Description: London, Bickers and Son, 1876. Cloth. An illustrated edition of Charles and Mary Lamb's popular 'Tales from Shakespeare' in a decorative cloth binding. The 1876 illustrated edition of this work in the publisher's original decorative cloth binding, with pictorial gilt to the front board and spine. All edges gilt.Written by siblings Charles and Mary Lamb, this enormously successful work retells the Shakespearean plays for a young audience. Mary Lamb was responsible for retelling the comedies and Charles the tragedies; each of them strove to retain as much Shakespearean language as possible but they omitted the more complex historical tales. Originally published in 1807, this illustrated edition was published in 1876. Illustrated with a frontispiece and eleven plates reproduced from The Boydell Gallery. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original decorative cloth binding. Externally smart, with shelf wear to the extremities, more so to the head and tail to the spine. Gilt remains bright. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright with the odd spot throughout. Very Good . Ill.: The Boydell Gallery. Very Good .

Keywords: Shakespeare Charles Lamb Mary Lamb Children's books Charles Lamb The Boydell Gallery


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