William Shakespeare — The Merry Wives of Windsor

London , William Heinemann , 1910. Cloth. A smart illustrated copy of The Merry Wives of Windsor. A lovely illustrated edition of Shakespeare's play The Merry Wives of Windsor. The Merry Wives of Windsor is a comedy play first published in 1602. The play is a comedy of marriage, wealth, jealousy and lies. Illustrated by Hugh Thomson, who was an illustrator best known for his illustrations for Jane Austen, Charles Dickens and J. M. Barrie. With thirty-nine colour tipped-in plates and a frontispiece which is loose. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound with bright pages with light scattered spots to the first and last few pages. The frontispiece is loose. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Hugh Thomson. Very Good Indeed .