Charles Lamb; Mary Lamb — Tales from Shakespeare

London, E. H. Wells, c1920. Leather. A smart copy of this charming collection of tales from Shakespeare for children, with beautiful illustrations. The "Farringdon" Classics series. Illustrated throughout. Intended "for the use of young persons", this collection of tales provides children with the entertaining stories of Shakespeare's comedies and tragedies in a simple manner, while retaining as much Shakespearean language as possible. Written by siblings Mary Anne Lamb, an English writer, and Charles Lamb, an English essayist, poet, and antiquarian. Dated from the University of Oxford Libraries. Bound in full red calf with gilt. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities and fading to the spine. The odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with light spotting and minor age toning to the endpapers. School prize bookplate to the front pastedown. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .