King Lear

William Shakespeare; J. Dover Wilson

Published by Faber & Faber, London, 1928

About this Item

A facsimile of the first Folio text of King Lear, complete with five original hand-illustrated illustrations by Carlo Pietzner loosely inserted. 'King Lear' is a Shakespearian tragedy, inspired by the mythological King Leir of Britain. The text here is a facsimile from the First Folio held at the Grenville Library at the British Museum.Undated; dated from copies on Jisc.With five loosely inserted hand-illustrated original plates in monochrome by Carlo Pietzner, an artist, educator and co-founder of Camphill. His artworks were expressionist in nature; he taught art and created art retreats.Title page has been adapted by Pietzner to include his name.With a loosely inserted First Folio line indicator.A unique edition of this popular Shakespearian play, with custom-made original illustrations by an Austrian-born artist. In the original quarter cloth binding. Externally generally smart, with the front joint starting at the tail of the spine and a little wear to the head of the spine and extremities. Pencil inscription by Pietzner to the front pastedown, gift inscription to the front endpaper and inscription in the same hand to the verso. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good. Seller Inventory # 780R35

Bibliographic Details

Title: King Lear

Publisher: Faber & Faber, London

Publication Date: 1928

Binding: Cloth

Illustrator: Carlo Pietzner

Condition: Very Good

Book Type: book