Nicolas Bentley's Tales From Shakespeare

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1972. In his preface, Bentley says he would like to "reflect the high moral tone of Charles and Mary Lamb's 'Tales from Shakespeare,'" whereupon he just happens to mention "murder, incest, illegitimacy, blackmail, transvestism, hallucinatory drugs, grievous bodily harm" which the Lambs failed to mention. Tongue-in-cheek work: "The perils of the social climber have never… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Mitchell Beazley, 1972. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. large Octavo. 1st printing. Prior owner name to title page, otherwise fine.

NY: Simon & Schuster. NF. 1972. 1st American Edition. Hardcover. Stated first U.S. printing bound in white cloth with a color pastedown plate on the front board and black spine lettering. Pictorial endpape rs. With 24 black & white and six color plates by Bentley. A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket The book has… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Simon & Schuster. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1972. Hardcover. 0671215000 . Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 111 pages .

Simon & Schuster. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1972. First American Edition. Hardcover. 0671215000 . Book and DJ have light edgewear, book has small remainder mark to bottom page ends, light toning to edges; DJ has light fading to spine and edges; 111 pages .

Mitchell Beazley 1972. First edition, super octavo, white cloth boards with gilt decoration, illus to front board, black lettering to spine, illus eps, 111pp, illus, VG (light tanning to board edges, light foxing to page edges, owner's name to f.e.p.) in d/w, VG (v light fading to spine, 1cm patch of surface damage to front, slight creasing to edges)… Saber más sobre este artículo

Very clean book. Nice illustrations. Pictures on request

Octopus Publishing Group. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Simon & Schuster, 1972. Book. Good. Hardcover. Ex-library copy. literature.