The Poems of William Shakespeare printed after the original copies of Venus and Adonis, 1593. The Rape of Lucrece, 1594. Sonnets, 1609. The Lovers Complaint
Kelmscott Press. Ellis, Frederick S. (Editor)
Hammersmith. The Kelmscott Press. 1893
The Kelmscott edition of the poetic work of Shakespeare in a charming binding by Hatchards of Piccadilly.
From the edition limited to 510 copies, with this one of 500 on Flower paper.
'After a lapse of about three hundred years Shakespeare's Poems are in this edition printed with the original spelling ... The fact of being able to study these poems in the language in which they were written, ought we think, to add materially to the pleasure of the reader.' (From the Foreword).
[Peterson A11].
From the edition limited to 510 copies, with this one of 500 on Flower paper.
'After a lapse of about three hundred years Shakespeare's Poems are in this edition printed with the original spelling ... The fact of being able to study these poems in the language in which they were written, ought we think, to add materially to the pleasure of the reader.' (From the Foreword).
[Peterson A11].
[116 leaves including blanks; pp. (vi), 216, (i)]. 8vo. (208 x 146 mm). Decorative woodcut borders and ten-line decorative woodcut initials to introduce each poem, 6-line decorative woodcut initials throughout, text printed in red and black in Golden type throughout, final leaf with large Kelmscott device and colophon recto. Full red crushed morocco by Hatchards with their signature gilt to rear pastedown, front board with concentric fillets to enclose gilt title 'THE POEMS OF / SHAKESPEARE', decor of pointille tools at corners, sides and head and foot, matching decor to rear board, banded spine with gilt title and gilt decoration in six compartments, turn-ins and board edges with gilt rules, a.e.g.
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