The Book Called Holinshed's Chronicles. An Account of Its Inception, Purpose, Contriutors, Contents, Publication, Revision and Influence on William Shakespeare By Stephen Booth, with a Leaf from the 1587 edition. This item is unavailable.

Published by The Book Club of California, San Francisco, 1968

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First edition (with leaf from 'Holinshed's Chronicles'); limited to 500 copies, with a Leaf from the 1587 edition ["Designed and printed in an edition of 500 copies by Adrian Wilson at his Press in Tuscany Alley, San Francisco. Presswork assistance by Clifford Burke. Monotype composition by Mackenzie & Harris, Inc., San Francisco in Centaur designed by Bruce Rogers and Arrighi designed by Frederic Warde. Photoengravings by the Graphic Arts Engraving Company, San Francisco. Curtis Rag Natural Laid and Tweedweave papers by the Curtis Paper Company, Newark, Delaware. Binding in Rohleinen spine and Tweedweave sides by the Schuberth Bookbindery, San Francisco" (Colophon)]. The original printed leaf has early age toning, else fine. A fine copy; also present is the original shipping carton (with Book Club of California shipping label, addressed to a collector in the United Kingdom, and with their postal instructions written in red crayon, on unprinted flaps of shipping carton) First edition (with leaf from 'Holinshed's Chronicles'); limited to 500 copies, with a Leaf from the 1587 edition ["Designed and printed in an edition of 500 copies by Adrian Wilson at his Press in Tuscany Alley, San Francisco. Presswork assistance by Clifford Burke. Monotype composition by Mackenzie & Harris, Inc., San Francisco in Centaur designed by Bruce Rogers and Arrighi designed by Frederic Warde. Photoengravings by the Graphic Arts Engraving Company, San Francisco. Curtis Rag Natural Laid and Tweedweave papers by the Curtis Paper Company, Newark, Delaware. Binding in Rohleinen spine and Tweedweave sides by the Schuberth Bookbindery, San Francisco" (Colophon)].…

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Title
The Book Called Holinshed's Chronicles. An Account of Its Inception, Purpose, Contriutors, Contents, Publication, Revision and Influence on William Shakespeare By Stephen Booth, with a Leaf from the 1587 edition
Author
(Shakespeare, William) Booth, Stephen
Publisher
The Book Club of California, San Francisco
Publication year
1968
Edition
1st Edition
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