Henry the Sixth: Part II
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1940. Hardcover. This copy Henry the Sixth Part 2 being 1238 of 1950 copies unsigned as issued. 118-12th publication of LEC in the Eleventh Series dedicated to Shakespeare. Lithographs by Carlotta Petrina, pulled by Georg C Millar. Book is VG with some browning on the spine. The Comedies, Histories & Tragedies of William Shakespeare were released in 37 volumes between 1939 and 1940. Edited by Herbert Farjeon to restore the original typographic style and spelling. The typography planned and production supervised by Bruce Rogers, set in monotype Shakespeare (designed by Rogers based on Janson). Printed on Worthy special paper and printed by A Colish. Bound by Russell-Rutter Company in half natural buckram, gold stamped, gilt top, paper sides printed in four colors from a pattern redrawn by Rogers after the wall painting in the Davenant house at Oxford where Shakespeare is known to have visited. 130 pages, 8 ¾ x 12 inches. Print info from 1985 Bibliography and Snyman - Grossman LEC Checklist #118.12. VG. Item #548
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