The Shakespeare Story Book / Mary Macleod

Name/Title

The Shakespeare Story Book / Mary Macleod

Entry/Object ID

2015.7.260

Description

459 pages. Illustrated in black and white with full plates and smaller vignettes.

Collection

Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings

Lexicon

Search Terms

1900s

Dimensions

Height

8-1/4 in

Book Details

Author

Mary Macleod

Illustrator

Gordon Browne

Publisher

A.S. Barnes & Company

Place Published

City

New York

State/Province

New York

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Date Published

circa 1902

Binding

Binding Type

Publisher's Binding

Binding Designer

Gordon Browne

Binding Notes

Bound in pale blue cloth stamped in shades of blue, black, yellow, and gilt depicting the half man/half donkey created by Puck, his head outlined by a glorious gilt moon, surrounded by dancing fairies, a scene from a Midsummer-Night's Dream. Spine decorations depict two books - Comedies and tragedies, with their appropriate masks resting atop. Cover design attributed to Browne.

Notes

No publication date.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Shakespeare