King Lear by Shakespeare, Signed (10 results)

Paperback. Condition: Fine. Notes and textual analysis by Richard DiPrima. First edition (paperback). SIGNED and dated by Richard DiPrima in 2016. Fine in oversize illustrated wraps. ; 575 pages.

Roycroft (illustrator). small 4to. three-quarters red levant morocco leather with five raised bands on the spine with title and author in gilt in one compartment and five elegant floral patterns in gilt in the rest (and date in gilt at the bottom). 147, (1) pages. Privately printed by Elbert Hubbard of The Roycrofters in an edition of 100 numbered copies on Imperial Japan Vellum and signed by Hubbard on the limitation page. Wear spots at spine edges and corners, two small scrapes on blank side of front free endpaper, internals otherwise pristine, Near Fine. Binding probably by Louis Herman Kinder. Beautifully illuminated throughout. three-quarters red levant morocco leather with five raised bands on the spine with title and author in gilt in one compartment and five elegant floral patterns in gilt in the rest (and date in gilt at the bottom).

Condition: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original orange and blue chevron patterned paper covered boards, cream, red and black title and author lettering label to the light brown cloth spine, fore and lower page edges untrimmed. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains [cviii] 282 printed pages of text. Hand written number 200 of 1000 Limited Edition copies. Age tanning to the closed text block edges. Very Good condition book in scarce Good condition dust wrapper with age tanning to the spine and edges, not price clipped, 15s. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. From the private library of William Leigh, General Manager of The Old Vic, London, and SIGNED by him to the front free end paper 'William Leigh'. Member of the P.B.F.A. SHAKESPEARE, William.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. 12mo. Not paginated. [34p.], plus colophon. Bound in purple wrappers with a woodcut to the front cover and eight woodcuts throughout by Stephen Dwoskin. Edition of only 25 copies, signed by Stephen Dwoskin, this is no. 24. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine clamshell case. Kokoschka, Oskar (16 lithographs) (illustrator). First Edition, No. 245 of 279 copies. London: Ganymed Original Editions Limited, 1963. Signed by the Austrian expressionist painter Oskar Kokoschka directly on the limitation page. New and apparently seldom if ever opened, in a Near Fine gilt-stamped clamshell case that is lightly rubbed at the extremities. Internal condition is PERFECT. SEE PHOTOS. The clamshell is covered in sturdy gray cloth and is lined on the inside with beautiful marbled paper. SEE PHOTOS. NO owner's name or bookplate. 1963. First Edition, No. 245 of 279 copies (275 numbered, 4 lettered). 16 lithographs by the artist. Unbound signatures. From the colophon: "Oskar Kokoschka created the lithographs for this edition during the first three months of 1963. They have been printed from the stone by J. E. Wolfensberger, Zurich. The text is based on the NEW SHAKESPEARE published by the University Press, Oxford, by Vivian Ridler, Printer to the University. The paper, handmade Crisbrook, has been specially made for this edition by J. Barcham Green Ltd., Maidstone Kent. All copies of the edition have been signed by the artist." Oversize hardcover case. 15.25" wide by 19.25" tall (38.5cm x 49cm). This extremely large, very heavy book will require SUBSTANTIAL extra postage, depending on destination, and charged at our cost. Signed by Kokoschka. First Edition, No. 245 of 279 copies. Oversize Hardcover (Folio). New/Near Fine clamshell case. Illus. by Kokoschka, Oskar (16 lithographs). Unbound signatures. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

47 x 37 cm. 109 Seiten. Hellbrauner Orig.-Lederband mit Rückentitel. In Orig.-Schuber. - Eines von 35 nummerierten Exemplaren der Luxusausgabe mit der zusätzlichen Orig.-Lithographie "König Lear und Narr". Nur in dieser Ausgabe wurde die erste und letzte Lithographie sowie das Impressum von Oskar Kokoscha signiert. Die schönste illustrierte Ausgabe von Shakespeare's großem Drama im 20. Jahrhundert. Gedruckt auf handgeschöpftes Crisbrook-Bütten. Sehr schönes Exemplar, Rücken etwas gedunkelt. - Wingler/Welz 223-239.

Hardcover. Nash, Paul (illustrator). 109 pages in text. 33 x 25 cm. Limited edition, one of 100 this copy unnumbered, on Batchelor's Kelmscott hand-made paper which was bound in vellum or oasis morocco (this copy in the latter). Signed by Paul Nash, Harley Granville-Barker, and Albert Rutherson. Line blocks by Emery Walker. Six black and white plates and five color plates by Paul Nash. Wear to corners, extremities rubbed, interior fresh and clean. Orig. publisher's quarter brown oasis morocco and thick light brown boards, Very good.

A copy, lightly creased of the Wyndham Theatre's programme of the production of 'King Lear' - SIGNED to the top right of the front panel by Branagh.

472 x 363 mm. (18 1/2 x 14 3/4"). 4 p.l., 109, [3] pp. Publisher's stiff vellum, smooth spine with gilt lettering, marbled endpapers, edges untrimmed. In original (just very slightly worn) felt-lined gray buckram slipcase. With 16 lithographs by Oscar Kokoschka. Printed on handmade Crisbrook paper. Front pastedown with remnants of book label; de-accession letter from Carnegie Mellon University laid in at front. Front pastedown with small tear, no doubt from bookplate removal, otherwise as new. This vast, beautifully printed edition of "King Lear" is illustrated by the great Expressionist artist, poet, and dramatist Oskar Kokoschka (1886-1980), vividly capturing the psychological intensity and emotional turmoil of Shakespeare's greatest tragedy. Created during the first few months of 1963, Kokoschka's drawings emphasize the grandeur, madness, and grief of Lear through bold, gestural lines and dramatic chiaroscuro. The series is a powerful and often unsettling reflection of the play's major themes of power, betrayal, and human vulnerability. Though he is now a firmly recognized major figure of the Viennese Expressionist movement, Kokoschka once was a decided outsider who frequently stirred controversy for the raw, disturbing intensity of his art. Figures in his compositions were often referred to as "corpse-like" in their appearance. Throughout his life, Kokoschka remained a provocative figure, defying aesthetic conventions and political pressures--especially during the Nazi era, when his work was labeled "degenerate art." The publisher of the present work was first established in Berlin in the early 20th century as "Ganymed Graphische Anstalt." Following its near total destruction during World War II, the press set up in London and continued to produce work characterized by the highest quality lithography. When the press closed in 1962, the company changed its name to Ganymed Original Editions, specializing in limited printings of works by contemporary artists. It continued operating until 1979, when it was taken over by the Medici Society. No. 151 OF 275 COPIES, SIGNED by the artist.

Folio. 109 Seiten. Mit 16 Orig.-Lithographien v. O. Kokoschka. Orig.-Leinenkassette. - Eines von 275 Exemplaren auf handgeschöpftes Crisbrook-Bütten, im Druckvermerk von O. Kokoschka signiert. Tadellos erhalten. - Wingler/Welz 223-238.