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Title(s)
King Lear / William Shakespeare ; with 9 original etchings by Christopher Kent.
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Published/Created
Guildford [England] : Circle Press Publications, 1973.
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Physical Description
43 p., 9 leaves of plates : ill. ; 36 cm.
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Holdings
Rare Books and Manuscripts
PR2819 .A1 1973+ Oversize
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
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Full Alma Record
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Classification
Books
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Notes
"Edition of fifty books with ten artist's proof copies."
"Nine separate etchings inserted into ten unbound 4 pp sections with the full text of the play printed letterpress in 10 pt Baskerville on J. Green mould-made paper. 50 signed copies, 35 x 25 cm in a hand-made card portfolio."--Cooking the books.
Cooking the books : Ron King and Circle Press, p. 169
BAC: British Art Center copy in original hand-made card porfolio. No. 10 of a limited edition of 50 copies. Signed by the artist. -
Subject Terms
Aging parents -- Drama. | Artists' books -- Great Britain. | Artists' illustrated books | Britons -- Drama. | Circle Press -- Publisher. | Fathers and daughters -- Drama. | Inheritance and succession -- Drama. | Kings and rulers -- Drama. | Lear, King (Legendary character) -- Drama.
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