{"title":"Fine Bindings and Small Press","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e\n#more {display: none;}\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeautiful, unique and, most of the times, limited books bound in fine materials and gilt-tooled illustrated tomes of cherished works of literature by Charles Dickens, Miguel de Cervantes, Jane Austen and other of the world’s greatest authors, our Fine Binding and Small Press collection boasts several limited and numbered editions displaying the finest craftsmanship and decorative techniques, such as hand-marbled papers, letterpress printing, intricate tooling and high-grade goatskin leathers, silk or cloth, or unique art. From Folio Society limited editions that are bound by skilled artisans like Smith Settle or Ludlow Bookbinders, and contemporary bindings of true first editions bound by the greats, to high-quality, limited and signed editions of contemporary, classic, and occasionally obscure writers from around the world, we are certain there will be a book here for you. \u003cspan id=\"dots\"\u003e...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"more\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e What do we mean by fine bindings? \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTrue beauty, rarity and durability; this is what a skilled artisan and experienced bookbinder can add to an ordinary volume, and this is really what we mean today by fine binding. In other words, a book that stands out from others and showcases unique, one-of-a-kind features, and one that is built to withstand many reading sessions. The concept of bound books, however, is not something new at all; it actually dates back to the 1st Century ancient manuscripts known as codices created by the Romans who were inspired by the library rivalry between Pergamom and Alexandria some centuries before. Early Christians then adopted this format for their own works and writings, and with the spread of Christianity across Europe, this popularised bound books even further. Not limited to Western traditions only, fine bindings can be found in many other cultures and time periods; such is the case for Japanese bookbinding that can be traced back to the 8th Century A.D., when the accordion- or folding-style books (known as Japanese orihon) led to the later development of hand-sewn books (known as Japanese retchoso). There are many books that trace back the fascinating history of bookbinding and the various style of bookbinding, but two we would wholeheartedly recommend are Philippa Marks’ The British Library Guide to Bookbinding: History and Techniques and Henry Petroski’s The Book on the Bookshelf; this latter one explores the evolution of bookbinding from parchment scrolls all the way to today. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRegardless of whether you are on the lookout for a beautifully-bound first edition of John Steinbeck’s East of Eden, Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Limited Editions Club signed and illustrated edition of The Idiot,  Ian Fleming’s Folio Society Limited Edition of Casino Royale, or a highly limited edition from a small, independent press like Ash Tree Press or Swan River Press, we hope you will find something to grace your shelves or that constitutes the perfect gift.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbutton id=\"myBtn\" onclick=\"myFunction()\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/button\u003e \u003cscript\u003e\nfunction myFunction() {\n  var dots = document.getElementById(\"dots\");\n  var moreText = document.getElementById(\"more\");\n  var btnText = document.getElementById(\"myBtn\");\n\n  if (dots.style.display === \"none\") {\n    dots.style.display = \"inline\";\n    btnText.innerHTML = \"Read more\"; \n    moreText.style.display = \"none\";\n  } else {\n    dots.style.display = \"none\";\n    btnText.innerHTML = \"Read less\"; \n    moreText.style.display = \"inline\";\n  }\n}\n\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-histories-herodotus-folio-society-limited-edition-2020","title":"The Histories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Histories, by Herodotus.\u003c\/strong\u003e London: The Folio Society, 2020. A luxurious, limited, oversized, finely-bound edition of the first great work of history, signed by the introducer, translator and illustrator. Very scarce.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Historians often like to think that they follow in Herodotus' footsteps; but this magnificent volume is not just an inspirational book - it is a thing of beauty too.\"(Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads and Professor of Global History at Oxford University). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTranslated by Robin Waterfield, introduced by Peter Frankopan and Carolyn Dewald, illustrated by Nick Hayes. 292 × 207 × 75 mm. Pp. [1–2], [i–vi] vii–lviii [lix–lxiv], [1–6] 7–753 [754–758]. Type: Haarlemmer. Printed in green-grey and black by Northend and bound by Smith Settle in full dark green leather blocked in gold and black with design by Hayes. Gilded top edge. Green endleaves printed with repeat design in gold. Dark green cloth slip case blocked in gold and black, lined with same printed paper as endleaves. The tipped-in edition statement, printed in gold, reads in part ‘limited to seven hundred and fifty numbered copies and twenty lettered copies hors de commerce’. It is signed by Waterfield, Hayes and Frankopan. A printed slip bearing notes on the care of the leather is loosely inserted. Ten illustrations by Hayes are in the text, with nine being striking double-page chapter openings. Double-page maps by Kevin Freeborn are on pages [lx–lxiii]. A timeline by Peter O’Neill is on pages liii–lviii.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003eVery good condition, binding secure, pages clean and bright, with the usual innocuous spots of wear to extremities, lightest sagging of the text block, and a few hairline scratches to the top edge gilding; else truly fine. Housed in a very good slipcase with light shelf-wear. A lovely copy of this rather imposing edition from the Folio Society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHerodotus’ 'The Histories' combines an exhilarating account of the defeat of the mighty Persian empire by a shaky alliance of Greek city-states with entertaining digressions, astonishing facts and scurrilous gossip. 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Limited Edition #240 out of only 780 published by The Folio Society in 2012.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eNotes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A landmark in the history of ornithological publishing. Edward Lear had an eye for landscapes and an ear for rhyme, but it was neither as a travel painter, nor as a writer of comic verse that he first displayed his prolific talent. Between 1832 - when he was just 20 - and 1838, Lear created 80 bird portraits for the naturalist and entrepreneur John Gould. For many, they are the world's finest ornithological illustrations. The portraits were produced using the fledgling art of litography and coloured by hand. They featured in Gould's celebrated books, intermingled with the work of other, often less accomplished artists. David Attenborough first saw one of Lear's plates in the 1950s, and was so struck by its precision and grace that he determined to collect them all. When the collection was complete, he had them bound in an original 19th-century leather binding case.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2012, to celebrate the bicentenary of Lear's birth, Attenborough has kindly allowed The Folio Society to reproduce the entire volume in facsimile. Attenborough also wrote a superb introduction, especially for this limited edition, and signed each copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdition limited to 780 signed and numbered copies and 20 lettered copies; this being number 240.\u003cbr\u003eImperial folio format measures 21¼ x 14½. 184 pages. Printed on matt-coated wove paper. Set in Bodoni.\u003cbr\u003e80 hand-coloured litographs and one additional drawing in high-quality reproduction.\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction by David Attenborough. 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Shuffled pages, gilded top edge.\u003cbr\u003eHand-marbled 'Turkish Spot' endpapers.\u003cbr\u003ePresented in a buckram-bound solander box along with a beautiful print of the majestic Eagle Owl (unframed).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is in pristine, immaculate condition, with clean, bright and tightly-bound pages.\u003cbr\u003eThe magnificent print of the Eagle Owl is present and contained in its original envelope.\u003cbr\u003eThe solander box shows the lightest shelf-wear, but is fine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll in all, a magnificent facsimile edition, often touted as Folio Society's finest.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48118426829139,"sku":"","price":3300.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/BirdsDrawnforJOHNGOULDEdwardLearDAVIDATTENBOROUGHFolioSocietyLtdEd.webp?v=1734636286"},{"product_id":"east-of-eden-john-steinbeck-first-edition-signed-1952-viking-press-fine-binding","title":"East of Eden","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEast of Eden by John Steinbeck.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew York: The Viking Press, [1952]. First edition of Steinbeck's magnum opus, newly and uniquely rebound in emerald-green goatskin leather in a custom-made, open-spine clamshell case. A truly special book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst trade edition, first state: 1952. 110,000 copies were published in September 1952 at $4.50. Page 281, line 38 \"bite\" for \"bight\", as only contained in the true first state (Goldstone and Payne, A32, p.74).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSteinbeck regarded 'East of Eden' as his greatest novel and noted, \"it has everything in it I have been able to learn about my craft or profession in all these years\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUNIQUE, BESPOKE FINE BINDING OF STEINBECK'S MAGNUM OPUS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book has been sumptuously bound using the finest mill boards with five raised bands in full green goatskin leather, reminding one of Steinbeck's bountiful (Salinas) \"valley of the world\" where the flanking mountain ranges rise steeply up open grass. New, handmade marbled endpapers, silk cane head and tail bands, as well as a silk marker ribbon have been added. Single, blind lines have been embossed to the spine; head and tail, plus either side of the raised bands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book has been stripped back to its original sections and resewn by hand using the finest linen thread. The original endpapers have been soaked off the boards and incorporated inside the new binding. The book edges have been very lightly sanded to clean marks and settled dust, but continue to maintain character and patina.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGold title and year of publishing have been added to the spine. Alluding to East of Eden's allegorical treatment of the Cain-Abel narrative and the freedom to overcome evil through free will, a gold block design is centred on the front board, depicting the cunning serpent slithering down the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA unique, open-spine clamshell slipcase has been created to house the book. This is made from grey board and covered in green Colorado cloth and lined with green Colorplan paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll in all, a fantastic opportunity to acquire a beautiful and truly unique first edition of Steinbeck's magnum opus, carefully rebound by the wonderfully talented and experienced bookbinder Paul Berry of The Abbey Bookbindery in Hampshire, England; a bindery steeped in the finest tradition of English craft bookbinding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eACCOMPANIED BY A FINE VINTAGE AUTHOR SIGNATURE\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is accompanied by a fine vintage blue ink signature (´John Steinbeck´) to the centre of an oblong 12mo white card that is loosely inserted into the book. With a red stamped date of October 1961 to the verso. 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Written in 1878, shortly after his arrival in London at the age of 21, the play seems to be conceived as a skeptical retelling of the Gospel story in two acts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48687990767955,"sku":"","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/s-l1600_13_f7abdf8f-6d3b-4ef0-ac4f-85509298b8c9.webp?v=1776427774"},{"product_id":"candide-voltaire-folio-society-2011-limited-edition","title":"Candide","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCandide by Voltaire.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLondon: The Folio Society, [2011]. Translated by Tobias Smollett, introduced by Julian Barnes, illustrated by Quentin Blake. 266 × 222 × 27 mm. Pp. [1–6] 7–204 [205–208]. Type: Garamond. Printed by Grammlich and bound by Beltz in full dark purple Nigerian goatskin leather blocked in gold with a design based on Blake’s distinctive handwriting; dark grey endleaves. Dark grey slip case blocked in gold with enlargement of Blake’s titling. The edition statement reads in part ‘limited to 1000 copies for sale to members of the Folio Society, and 25 lettered copies which are not for sale’. Blake has signed each one. The book contains 18 full-page colour illustrations and over 20 pen-and-ink drawings. This is copy 795.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFine book with pages tightly bound and free of any inscriptions. 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The design of these fine binding honours the craft techniques employed at the beginning of the 20th century, with letterpress printing on sumptuous, mould-made paper, a goatskin leather quarter-binding and hand-made paste-paper sides by Victoria Hall. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn our opinion, some of the finest productions brought forward by the Folio Society, doing complete justice to three of the fathers of war poetry. With beautiful engravings and litographs Ed Kluz, David Gentleman and Neil Bousfield. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese copies are in near-fine condition, with pages tightly bound, clean and free of any inscriptions. The bindings are square and sound, with the most minor wear to the leather on the Owen volume. The slipcases are equally fine, with minor shelf-wear and only a couple of shallow knocks on the slipcase of the Edward Thomas volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRupert Brooke, Selected Poems\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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This is copy number 539.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrooke is famous both for his evocation of Edwardian England in poems such as ‘The Old Vicarage, Grantchester’ and for the wide-eyed patriotism of his later poems that herald the coming conflict. He died aged 27, before this illusion of a just and heroic war was completely shattered, although his final poem suggests that he may have begun to reconsider his idealistic stance. This edition contains superb new lithographs by Ed Kluz that capture the vitality and beauty of his verse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[together with]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdward Thomas, Selected Poems\u003c\/strong\u003e. London: The Folio Society, [2017]. Introduced by Andrew Motion, lithographs by David Gentleman. 250 × 180 × 17 mm. Pp. [1–2], [i–vi] vii–xvi, [1–2] 3–66 [67–70]: [15] leaves of colour plates (facing pp. [v], 3, 66, and between pp. 10–11, 18–19, 26–27, 34–35, 42–43 and 58–59). Type: Bembo. Typeset by Gloucester Typesetting Services. Printed letterpress by Stonehouse Fine Press on Zerkall mould-made paper with the lithographs by Curwen Studio. Bound by L.E.G.O. in quarter dark green leather with paper boards by Victoria Hall; dark green-brown endleaves. Dark green-brown slip case blocked in gold. The edition statement, each \u003cstrong\u003esigned by Gentleman\u003c\/strong\u003e, reads in part ‘limited to 1250 numbered copies for sale to members of The Folio Society, and 20 lettered copies hors de commerce’. Gentleman’s illustrations consist of three full-page lithographs, six colour double-page spreads and nine vignettes. Containing 50 poems. This is copy number 1111.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdward Thomas only began writing poetry two years before he was killed in action at Arras in 1917. 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New edition, revised (stated on the title page), and first with the Jones decorations. Deluxe Edition. 4to, full publisher's red morocco with highly-elaborate gilt decoration boards and spine, decorated endpapers. With With four chromolithographed plates, colured ornamental page borders, vignettes, initials and cuts by one of the most influential design theorists of the nineteenth century Owen Jones, with six tinted wood engraved plates and illustrations in the text by William Allan, R.A., David Roberts, R.A., William Simson, Henry Warren, C. E. Aubrey, and William Harvey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExternal wear to binding extremities with a notable patch of wear and peeling to rear, as well as a few black stains, as pictured. A little wear and staining to the gilt edges. Corners and spine tips are bumped and worn. The spine is particularly sunned and discoloured. Text block is square, joints and hinges are OK, but the rear hinge is a little torn with netting exposes. 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Pp. 91.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA unique, bespoke fine binding of Saint-Exupéry's popular tale for children and grown-ups alike\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClosely resembling the publisher's original binding of the first edition, but not an exact facsimile. Sumptuously bound in full yellow Fine Goatskin leather, using the finest mill boards, with foil illustration depicting the Little Prince and title block to the front board, and blue foil title block to spine. New marbled endpapers, silk cane head and tail bands, as well as a golden silk marker ribbon have been added. The book itself has been stripped back to its original sections and resewn by hand using the finest linen thread.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA unique, open-spine clamshell slipcase has been created to house the book in a contrasting colour. This is made from grey board and covered in blue Colorado cloth and lined with soft suede.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe text block itself is in good overall condition having now been resewn by hand, with the spine nicely curved. The edges and pages show tanning, with some foxing to prelims and sporadically throughout, with the occasional thumb mark and small stain, as pictured, a small stamp underneath the title on the half-title page, and a few shallow creases to some page extremities. Else a clean, uninscribed example. Freshly rebound in full, yellow Fine Goatskin leather, and contained in a new, fine, open-spine clamshell case lined with suede, that allows the book's spine to be fully exposed on the shelf, while at the same time opening sideways, in order to protect the leather binding from excessive rubbing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll in all, a fantastic opportunity to acquire a beautiful first UK edition of this beloved tale of searching for the meaning of life, rebound by the talented Paul Berry of The Abbey Bookbindery in Hampshire, England; a bindery steeped in the finest tradition of English craft bookbinding. C. S. Lewis said (not in reference to this title in particular) that \"no book is really worth reading at the age of ten which is not equally - and often far more - worth reading at the age of fifty and beyond.\". Le Petit Prince (The Little Prince) is certainly one such book, which \"has something of Hans Christian Andersen in it, something of Lewis Carroll and even, it may perhaps be said, a bit of John Bunyan. 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Presented in a buckram-bound solander box along with a beautiful print of the majestic Eagle Owl (unframed).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eProvenance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis spectacular edition comes from the personal collection of the wonderfully-talented Mr John Riches who dressed leather for The Folio Society for almost 15 years and supplied the binders who they nominated.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is in pristine, immaculate condition, with clean, bright and tightly-bound pages.\u003cbr\u003eThe magnificent print of the Eagle Owl is present and contained in its original envelope.\u003cbr\u003eThe solander box does show a little shelf-wear and a couple of corner bumps, but is overall structurally-sound and very good indeed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll in all, a magnificent facsimile edition, often touted as Folio Society's finest, herewith part for many years of the collection of a single owner and major contributor to the project.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBelow you can watch an interview of David Attenborough conducted by the then Folio Society Director Joe Whitlock Blundell, when Mr Attenborough first sees this beautiful facsimile.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TBdhm8aQCPw?si=__DssAKSubIiaoir\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49973922660691,"sku":null,"price":4000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/BirdsDrawnforJOHNGOULDEdwardLearDAVIDATTENBOROUGHFolioSocietyLimitedEditionSigned_14.webp?v=1734632966"},{"product_id":"the-lord-of-the-rings-j-r-r-tolkien-folio-society-limited-edition-2002-hors-de-commerce","title":"The Lord of the Rings (Hors de Commerce Copy)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. 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Bound by Smith Settle of Otley in Wassa goatskin with hand-woven Indian silk sides, with lettering gold-blocked to spine, top edges gilt and ribbon markers; endleaves with a map in dark blue. Housed in a full leather slipcase with scalloped edges and with title, author and decorative motifs (by calligrapher John Andrew) gold-blocked to right-hand panel. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe illustrator, ‘Ingahild Grathmer’, was in fact Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. Tolkien had seen her sketches and been favourably impressed, so, despite his stated opposition to an illustrated edition of the trilogy, his executors were persuaded to allow this edition to proceed. The Queen’s designs were redrawn by Fraser – it is said, to their considerable improvement. Margrethe’s drawings (in Fraser’s redrawn versions) were also used in a Danish translation published in 2001. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe three volumes are as follows: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[1] J.R.R. 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This is \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 0, 0);\"\u003epart of the 25 lettered copies and is lettered R\u003c\/span\u003e, having belonged to the principal craftsman who dressed leather for The Folio Society (as well as this edition) for close to 15 years. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDark red two-volume buckram-bound solander box, leather spine-label titled in gold, in which the following two volumes are contained: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e[1] [Reading Volume]\u003c\/strong\u003e William Shakespeare, Macbeth. Edited by Nicholas Brooke. 355 × 255 × 19 mm. Pp. 136. Printed in the ever-so-elegant 16pt 'Monotype' Baskerville with Caslon for display. Typeset by Stan Lane of Gloucester Typesetting Services. Printed letterpress on a Heidelberg press by craft printers Offizin Haag-Drugulin of Dresden on Zerkall mould-made paper. Bound by hand in the small craft bindery of Lachenmaier in Germany in quarter Nigerian goatskin leather which has been dyed to an exact scarlet match, with hand-marbled paper boards by Ann Muir that are unique to each volume, and top edge trimmed and gilded, while the other two edges remain feathered (deckle) at sides; dark red endleaves.  The spine (and the separate leather label for the solander box) is hand-blocked in 22-carat gold. The text is based on the edition originally published by the Clarendon Press in 1990. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e[2] [Commentary Volume]\u003c\/strong\u003e William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Macbeth. Edited by Nicholas Brooke. 222 × 143 × 26 mm. Pp. 416. Published ‘By arrangement with Oxford University Press'. Printed by the Saint Edmundsbury Press. Bound in full dark red buckram with paper label on front board; dark red endleaves. 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