Koppelman, George + Wechsler, Daniel — Shakespeare's Beehive: An Annotated Elizabethan Dictionary Comes To Light: Limited Edition 2000 Copies

Book Very Good Limited Edition Axletree Books 2014, New, Hardcover Linnen, Gilt Decoration & Lettering, 339 pp Limited Edition Hardcover: Clothbound in red linen with gilt-stamped ?Beehive? cover; 6.5 x 9.25 inches; 342 pages printed in black and red with duotone illustrations, plus 1 folding plate. Set in Van Dijck and Caslon types, with Fell ornaments, and printed on Mohawk paper. Design and typography by Jerry Kelly. Printed in a limited edition of 2,000 copies. Shakespeares Beehive: An Annotated Elizabethan Dictionary Comes to Light, antiquarian booksellers George Koppelman and Daniel Wechsler conclude that the annotations in their copy of Baret?s Alvearie purchased on eBay belong to William Shakespeare. Using example after example, the authors demonstrate how closely the annotations and Baret?s text are tied to Shakespeare?s own work. The annotator, while not once leaving his name on a page, nevertheless leaves behind an astonishing personal trail of fingerprints.