Rackham, Arthur--Shakespeare, William.

A Midsummer Night's Dream. Heinemann, 1908, number 378 of 1000 copies, 40 coloured plates and other illustrations by Arthur Rackham, original pictorial gilt, [Riall p.87], binding soiled, lacking silk ties, bookplate; The Tempest. Heinemann, [1926], number 205 of 520 copies, 21 coloured plates and other illustrations by Arthur Rackham, original vellum-backed boards, unopened, [Riall p.161], dust-jacket, slight loss to head of dust-jacket spine--both 4to, signed by the artist, top edges gilt, some spotting and browning (2)

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