THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, ILLUSTRATED BY HUGH THOMSON

Author: Shakespeare, William
Title: THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, ILLUSTRATED BY HUGH THOMSON
Publication: London, England: William Heinemann, 1910
Edition: First Edition

Description: Hugh Thomson. Hardcover. Quarto, 10.2 in. x 7.75 in., pp. 170, [2]. Illustrated with forty tipped-in color plates mounted on beige cardstock, with captioned tissue-guards. Blue cloth boards with gilt title and characters and floral design; gilt title to spine. Blue topstain. Untrimmed fore- and bottom edges. Light rubbing to extremities; cloth weak at top of spine. Top corners lightly nudged. Light spotting to fore-edge. Tanning to endpapers; very light spotting to half title and rear flyleaf. Unmarked interior. Matching blue cloth slipcase with red interior. Very Good / Very Good Plus (slipcase).

Illustrator Hugh Thomson (1860 – 1920) was born at Coleraine near Derry, Ireland. He is best known for his elaborate color paintings and pen-and-ink illustrations of works by authors such as Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, and J. M. Barrie - and of course, William Shakespeare. Thomson inaugurated the Cranford School of Illustration in 1891.

Seller ID: 86494

Subject: Literature – British, European

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