[Rarebooks] FS: HAMLET in full pigskin, decorated with wood engravings and signed by Eric Gill

[Charles Agvent]

 From our recent Catalogue containing 105 Limited Editions Club titles.  In 
addition to what is listed among our new arrivals, we have about 300 other LECs 
cataogued on our website as well as half that number yet to be catalogued: 
http://www.erols.com/agvent (to see them all, type in Limited Editions Club 
under the Any Word category on our search engine).  We will also be cataloguing 
later this year a fine collection of mountain climbing titles.

SHAKESPEARE,  William. THE TRAGEDY OF HAMLET, PRINCE  OF  DENMARK.
[High  Wycombe]: [Limited Editions Club] [1933]. Octavo (5-1/4" x  8")
bound  in  full blind-stamped pigskin and typeset and printed by  hand
on  Barcham Green paper by Hague and Gill. Copy #602 of 1500  designed
and  decorated  with  wood engravings by Eric Gill and SIGNED  by  the
artist.  A  beautiful  book,  often found quite worn  because  of  the
nature  of the pigskin binding, this copy is significantly better than
average,  with some darkening and dryness to the spine but no wear  or
chips.  Slipcase complete with some sunning. Near Fine in a Near  Fine
slipcase.                                                      $750.00

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