William Shakespeare Author Neilson Editor (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Reprint Edition. Scott, Foresman and Company, Chicago, IL. c1914. Hardcover. Reprint edition as part of The Lake English Classics Series. Edition/Printing not stated. Book is tight, square, but does have writings on the endpapers and scattered throughout the text. Book Condition: Good; FFFP is missing; RFFP is torn in half; light wear to head, tail, tips, and board bottom edges; index number on spine but no other library marks; two coffee spots on the front board. Gray cloth boards and spine with bright black lettering on the spine and front board. Inner hinges are sound and not split. 205 pp 16mo. This is a play by William Shakespeare, probably written in 1610-1611, and thought to be one of the last plays that he wrote alone. After the first scene, which takes place on a ship at sea during a tempest, the rest of the story is set on a remote island, where Prospero, a wizard, lives with his daughter Miranda, and his two servants: Caliban, a savage monster figure, and Ariel, an airy spirit. The play contains music and songs that evoke the spirit of enchantment on the island. It explores many themes, including magic, betrayal, revenge, and family. In Act IV, a wedding masque serves as a play-within-a-play, and contributes spectacle, allegory, and elevated language. A presentable copy for reading study.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. 207 pages: 4.5 x 6.75 in.: KB#010011: No Jacket as Issued. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. Boards and pages are clean, unmarked (except for prior owner's name on inside of front cover), bright, tightly bound and sharp cornered (except for light rubbing at corners and top/bottom of spine). Boards are blue cloth with gilt lettering embossed on a black background on front and spine. Lettering is bright on front and slightly faded on spine. If interested, I have some additional volumes available in this Lake English Classics Series.