RARE FOLIO SOCIETY LETTERPRESS SHAKESPEARE - MACBETH - LIMITED EDITION #1851 MATCHING NUMBER

You are viewing a highly collectible copy of THE LETTERPRESS SHAKESPEARE: MACBETH

THIS IS COPY NUMBER 1851 - In Excellent Condition - Matches your Richard III & Troilus and Cressida

Publication year 2007 - Limited Edition of only 3750 copies. This is the true first and only letterpress edition ever produced

WHY THIS EDITION IS SO COLLECTIBLE:

MAJOR TRAGEDY - Macbeth is one of Shakespeare's most popular and collectible plays - always in demand.

STRICTLY LIMITED TO 3750 HAND-NUMBERED COPIES - Hand-bound in goatskin leather, blocked in gold with hand-marbled paper sides. Set in hot metal and printed letterpress on mould-made paper.

WORLD-CLASS PRINTING - Typeset in 'Monotype' Baskerville, printed by Offizin Haag-Drugulin, Leipzig, on Zerkall mould-made paper. Offizin Haag-Drugulin is one of the world's finest letterpress printers.

LUXURY FINE BINDING - Bound in half red goatskin leather from the Craft Bindery and marble paper boards by Ann Muir, typeset in Monotype Baskerville and printed on Zerkall paper, top edge gilt, with companion volume housed in matching solander box.

AUTHORITATIVE TEXT - Edited by Nicholas Brooke using texts from The Oxford Shakespeare, General Editor Stanley Wells.

ICONIC PRESENTATION - Crimson half Nigerian goatskin with gilt lettering to spine, stunning hand-marbled boards, top edge gilt, ribbon marker.

CONDITION: EXCELLENT / FINE

Actual book you will receive - see photos:

- Crimson goatskin spine bright, sharp gilt, no fading

- Marble boards vibrant, no scuffs or wear

- Pages clean, bright, no foxing, no writing

- Binding tight, square, no cocking

- Top edge gilt bright

- No library marks, no remainder marks

- Non-smoking collection

This listing is for the main folio volume as photographed. [Add: Complete with commentary volume + original crimson cloth solander box if you have it - this adds $150+ value]

The Letterpress Shakespeare series is now completely out of print and Macbeth was one of the first titles to sell out. The 3750-copy edition sold out from the publisher in 2008. Values are rising.

This is matching number 1851 to your other Letterpress Shakespeares - ideal for building a matching-number set which commands a 25-30% premium.

Keywords: Folio Society Letterpress Shakespeare Macbeth William Shakespeare Limited Edition 3750 Nicholas Brooke Fine Press Private Press Hand Printed Zerkall Paper Nigerian Goatskin Ann Muir Marble Paper Offizin Haag-Drugulin Collectible Rare Book Matching Numbers

Shipped with extreme care - well-packed and insured.