Lathrop, Elise — Where Shakespeare Set His Stage

James Pott & Co, 1906. Hardcover. A red casebound book with gilt text on the spine. The top textblock is gilted. 247 pages; illustrated with black-and-white images. Contents are as follows: Julius Caesar; the Rome of his day.--Antony and Cleopatra; the Egypt of Cleopatra's time.--Romeo and Juliet; the Verona of Juliet.--The taming of the shrew; Padua, the home of the shrew.--The merchant of Venice; where the merchant traded.--Othello; where Desdemona lived and died.--Macbeth; several of Macbeth's castles.--Hamlet; a transplanted Jutland prince.--A midsummer night's dream; the setting for a dream.--The merry wives of Windsor; Windsor park and town.--Richard III; the London of Richard III.--Henry VIII; haunts of bluff King Hal. VG: Some stray marks and small stains to the boars. Wear to the edges and corners. Previous owner name on the front pasted end page. Clean body pages and clear images.