[Rarebooks] FS: Rare Shakespeariana

[Michael John Thompson]

FS: a moderately scarce item

ANONYMOUS [after William Shakespeare].  KING LEAR; Or, The Undutiful 
Children. A Tale, In Twelve Chapters.  London: Bull, Simmons & Co., 
Publishers and Librarians, 9, Wigmore Street, Cavendish Square. 1870.  1st 
printing of this edition. Square 12mo, 61 pp., original dark blue cloth 
decorated in black, gold and blind, gold titles on front panel. A retelling 
in novel form of the tale of King Lear. The title leaf bears the quote 
"Think ye see / The very persons of our noble story / As they were living", 
but attributing it in error to "Prologue to Henry III", this would be 
Shakespeare's 'The Life of King Henry The Eighth'. Some soiling to first 
few leaves of text; previous owner's signature dated 1893 on front 
endpaper, hinges cracking, light wear to spine tips and a few small marks 
to the cloth. Overall, a very good copy. Not located in OCLC. Not Located 
in the British Library. Not in the Folger Shakespeare Library. No library 
holdings found worldwide. Rare.  $250.00  US

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