Author: Katherine Duncan-Jones Title: Shakespeare&Apos;S Life and World
Description: London, The Folio Society, 2004. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this detailed history of the life and times of William Shakespeare, with illustrations. First edition. Illustrated throughout with many colour images. A detailed and comprehensive history of the life and times of William Shakespeare, an English playwright, poet and actor widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. With chapters on the best actors in the world, the reign of Elizabeth I, becoming a gentleman, merchandise and wealth, studies and much more. Compiled and introduced by Katherine Dorothea Duncan-Jones, an English literature and Shakespeare scholar who was Professor of English Literature at the University of Oxford from 1998 to 2001. In the original quarter cloth binding with pictorial paper covered boards. Externally, excellent. The original paper covered slip case is very smart with the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine .
Keywords: Shakespeare Life World Duncan-Jones Life Not Stated
Price: GBP 45.00 = appr. US$ 64.26 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 933T38
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