Sonnets William Shakespeare, Signed (6 results)

Condition: Sehr gut. 1. Auflage. 166 Seiten Zustand: Einband etwas berieben // Englische Ausgabe, verschiedene Sprachen. Signiert vom Herausgeber. Mit DVD. Shakespeare's Sonnets Global, Band 2 To celebrate William Shakespeares 450th birthday, the editors of William Shakespeares Sonnets, published on occasion of the quatercentenary in 2009, present a supplementary volume. It contains essays on six more languages (Belarusian by Maryna Kazlouskaya; Igbo by Ifeyinwa Okolo; Kurdish by Kawa Nemir; Mauritian by Roshni Mooneeram; Thai by Pachee Yuvajita; Vietnamese by Kim Chi Vu), and five essays on the medial transposition of The Sonnets; the contributors are Zeno Ackermann, Frank Gertich and Susanne Rupp, Manfred Pfister and Jürgen Gutsch, Stefan Schukowski, Mariangela Tempera. -- As before, an accompanying dvd showcases the text of both volumes and the whole host of (clips from) stage performances and feature films, the recitations, concert hall or pop music, book cover designs, book illustrations etc. /// Versand gratis Innerhalb Deutschlands - Portofrei in Deutschland- ab 20 Euro mit Post ID - Gratisversand deutschlandweit innerhalb Deutschlands gratis Versand -Versandkostenfrei innerhalb Deutschlands /// Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 355 21,5 x 15,5 cm, Hardcover/Pappeinband.

8°, Broschur. 139 S. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 0.

Softcover with glassine in blue slipcase, 40 pages, fair to good condition, the slipcase has light waterstains; the blue ink has stained the left edge of the front cover; the glassine and the right edge of the first blank page; no other internal marks. A numbered edition of 165; this copy is out of series; and inscribed and signed by Lawrence Saphire under the limitation. This copy is not part of the edition that has the print. Foreign shipping may be extra.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Clarke Hutton (illustrator). 1st Edition, Limited Edition. TITLE: The Sonnets: William Shakespeare with a preface by Robert Graves, the Swallow Press, 1975._____DESCRIPTION: No. 84 of 300 copies, large quarto 13 3/4H x 10W inches, 350 x 255 mm. Preface by Robert Graves. Illustrated with 40 original abstract geometric drawings by Clarke Hutton on a variety of colored papers. Book design by Edward Burrett, a noted specialist in book design. Letterpress printed by W. E. Baxter of Lewes, Sussex, handset in Monotype Perpetua on Antique Laid paper made by Grosvenor Chater at Holywell, Clwyd, North Wales. Binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in full Niger tan morocco with gilt 'shining eye' design on front cover, two raised bands on spine with bold gilt titling and gilt logo of the press, purple and gold endpapers, top edge gilt. Signed by Graves, Hutton and Burrett in the colophon. Each of the 154 sonnets printed on a single page. Book protected with a clear archival Grafix Dura Lar dust wrapper. Matching slipcase covered in the same purple and gold paper as the endpapers. _____CONDITION: Faint 5 x 10 mm stain at top portion of front edge block (see photo). Book is otherwise in fine condition. (Note: white spots on the leather binding are photo artifact). Slipcase: VG+ with a few scattered areas of rubbing and paper loss along edges. Several closed tears (no paper loss or raised paper flaps) along slipcase spine._____DISCUSSION: This is an attractive and distinctive presentation of Shakespeare's sonnets. The type is large, bold and each sonnet is given its own page. The deluxe Niger morocco binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe is a highlight. Clarke Hutton's abstract illustrations give this edition a modern look._____NOTE: International shipping cost using USPS International Priority EXPRESS Mail with tracking to most locations in the United Kingdom and Europe is $60 U.S. dollars. Shipping cost to more distant locations may incur additional cost. Please see my comments regarding USPS international shipping and tracking in my AbeBooks storefront. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Number VI of XL (300) copies specially bound with an original drawing by Clarke Hutton, mounted and contained within a separate folder. This, one of just 8 copies separately reserved by the publishers, with an additional leaf at the rear signed by the directors of Maitland & Thorold, the paper maker, printer and bookbinder. Designed by Edward Burrett and signed by him, Clarke Hutton and Robert Graves. Handset in Monotype Perpetua and printed on Antique Laid paper by W.E. Baxter, Ltd, with the 40 Clarke Hutton illustrations inserted and printed by lithography on various tinted papers. Full niger morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, titled and blocked in gold, slipcase, portfolio and endpapers in gold and purple to a design by Clarke Hutton. A fine copy with the prospectus loosely inserted. Original pen-and-ink drawing, signed in pencil, by Clarke Hutton, in the accompanying portfolio with prospectus. From the library of Clarke Hutton, although without marks of ownership. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Number XVI of XL (300) copies specially bound with an original drawing by Clarke Hutton, mounted and contained within a separate folder. Designed by Edward Burrett and signed by him, Clarke Hutton and Robert Graves. Handset in Monotype Perpetua and printed on Antique Laid paper by W.E. Baxter, Ltd, with the 40 Clarke Hutton illustrations inserted and printed by lithography on various tinted papers. Full niger morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, titled and blocked in gold, slipcase, portfolio and endpapers in gold and purple to a design by Clarke Hutton. A fine copy the prospectus loosely inserted. An attractive book with the sonnets printed one to a page, though experience suggests that not all copies were bound up. The binding of the standard copies was either as the special or quarter mauve cloth with gilt spine lettering, brown buckram sides. Signed by Illustrator(s).