CRANACH PRESS Shakespeare William The Tragedie of Hamlet Pr

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THE CRANACH HAMLET (CRANACH PRESS.) Shakespeare, William. The Tragedie of Hamlet Prince of Denmarke. Printed in red and black. Typography arranged by Harry Kessler and designed by Edward Johnston; title-page designed by Eric Gill. Elegant woodcut illustrations by Edward Gordon Craig. Folio, original 1/4 gilt-lettered vellum over cream boards. Lacks the 35-page 'Notes on the Text of Shakespeare's Hamlet, 1604' usually inserted in the rear cover pocket. Weimar, 1930

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first english-language edition. one of only 300 copies