Charles and Mary Lamb — Tales from Shakespeare

London, The Temple Press, 1909 . Cloth. The first Temple Press Arthur Rackham edition of this collection of children's stories based on Shakespeare's plays, complete with colour plates. The first Temple Press Arthur Rackham edition. First Arthur Rackham edition published by J. M. Dent in 1899.In publisher's original decorative red cloth binding. A collection of popular adaptations of Shakespeare's works, intended for children.   By Charles and Mary Lamb, English writers and siblings best known for their collaboration on this work. Illustrated with a coloured frontispiece and 11 coloured plates by Arthur Rackham. Collated, complete.Rackham was an English book illustrator recognised as one of the leading figures during the Golden Age of British book illustration, and was best known for combining pen and ink drawings with the use of watercolour. In publisher's original red cloth binding. Externally, smart. Bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Tide mark to tail of rear board. Odd small mark to front board. Light fading to spine. Ink inscription to front paste down and front free endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound. Three plates disbound but present, loosely inserted inside the volume. Page 269 also disbound but present. Pages are bright and clean, with light age toning and spotting most frequent to the start of the work. Ink inscription to half title page. Very Good . Ill.: Arthur Rackham. Very Good .