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Shakespeare Stories

Hardcover, London: H. Hamilton, 1982. First Edition. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. "Just as nearly 400 years ago Shapespeare took his plots from earlier writers and historians, so does his unique power exercise its force and influence on today's writers. [...] If it be accepted that Mr W. S. Is the greatest writer of them all, it seemed an intriguing prospect to suggest to twenty of our best writers that they should each write a story inspired by and derived from Shakespeare." Ships same or next business day. Bookplate of noted collector Rolland Comstock on paste-down endpaper. Book has light bumps on both ends of spine and top corners, pages are tanned but clean. Dust jacket protected in archival plastic cover. DJ is price-clipped, has minimal edge wear. ; Drawings; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 239 pages. [Item #204]

Price: $20.00