Shakespeare and his Birthplace: Containing A Biography of the Poet, and a Guide to Stratford-Upon-Avon and Its Vicinity

A very scarce Nelson's tourist guide to Shakespeare and his birthplace. The first edition. In the original publisher's binding. Very scarce. The first edition of this travel handbook for Stratford-Upon-Avon published by T. Nelson, features a detailed biography of Shakespeare.Nelson's Handbook for Tourists. The text is accompanied by elevon plates celebrating Strafford on Avon. Collated complicate.Following an introduction to Shakespeare's ancestry, childhood, youth, and public life, the volume offers a history of the playwright's hometown and the poet's associations with specific buildings. The text is accompanied by a set of plates showing Staford's local heritage. In the original publisher's cloth. Externally very smart. Fading to the spine. Internally firmly bound. The odd spot on the first and last pages but generally the pages are bright and clean. Contemporary ink inscription to the front free endpaper. The plates are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed.