THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, ILLUSTRATED BY HUGH THOMSON (SIGNED LIMITED EDITION)
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1910. Hugh Thomson. SIGNED Limited Edition. Hardcover. Quarto, 9 x 11.1 in., pp. 170. Limited Edition #270/350. Signed by Hugh Thomson on limitation page. Illustrated with frontispiece and thirty-nine other captioned tissue-guarded full-color plates, and other additional black ink line drawings, by Hugh Thomson. Full-page plates are mounted on dark brown cardstock, each preceded with a captioned guard page.Vellum binding with gilt title and character decoration to cover; gilt title to spine. Soiling and staining to vellum boards. Base of spine missing a 2 in. x 1 in. thin piece. One inch closed tear to vellum at top of spine. Replacement silk ties threaded through vellum. Top edge gilt, fore-edge and tail untrimmed. Spotting to front endpapers. Light toning to printed pages. Text and plates in very good condition. Good Plus. Item #85737
Price: $400.00