(Cranach Press)

Shakespeare. Die Tragische Geschichte von Hamlet Prinzen von Daenemark. Weimar: Cranach Press, 1929



Folio (13 1/2 x 9 1/4 in.; 340 x 235 mm). Title and half-title printed from type by Eric Gill in red and black, woodcut half-title illustration and 73 woodcut illustrations by and after Edward Gordon Craig, one printed in black and blue. Full tan morocco panelled gilt, the spine in 6 compartments (one lettered gilt) with raised bands, plain endpapers, top edge gilt. Marbled slipcase.

Folio 13 1/2 x 9 1/4 in.; 340 x 235 mm). Title and half-title printed from type by Eric Gill in red and black, woodcut half-title illustration and 73 woodcut illustrations by and after Edward Gordon Craig, one printed in black and blue. Full tan morocco panelled gilt, the spine in 6 compartments (one lettered gilt) with raised bands, plain endpapers, top edge gilt. Marbled slipcase.
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Copy XV of 27 printed on japan paper, out of a total edition of 255.