William Shakespeare; Suzanne Bing [trans.]; Jacques Copeau [trans.] — Les Tragedies de Shakespeare

Paris, Union Latine D'Editions, 1939 . Paperback. Ten tragic plays from Shakespeare bound in five volumes and translated into French. Illustrated throughout with the evocative plates of painter Edy-Legrand. Translated into French by Suzanne Bing and Jacques Copeau, and with 242 illustrated plates from French painter Edy-Legrand.Bound in five volumes, with the publisher's original chemises and slip cases, this is a wonderful French language collection of the tragedies of William Shakespeare. Consisting of Julius Ceasar, Hamlet, Titus Andronicus, Romeo and Juliet, Othello, Macbeth, King Lear, Anthony and Cleopatra, Coriolanus, and Timon of Athens. The editors of these volumes have chosen to include a number of works usually classified as Shakespeare's histories, rather than tragedies.These volumes, numbered no. 3628, are from a limitation of 5,900 copies printed on regular paper. With blind stamps to each rear free endpaper. In the publisher's original paper wraps, with a paper covered chemise and slip case to each volume. Paper wraps lightly age toned to perimeters, otherwise lovely. Limitation stamp to each front free endpaper, with blind stamp to rear free endpapers. Small losses to perimeters of chemise back strip labels to two volumes. Slip cases bumped to extremities. Clear tape repairs to base of one slip case, with the head of another slip case detaching to two joints. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. The majority of pages uncut to top edge of each volume. Near Fine . Ill.: Edy-Legrand. Near Fine/Very Good.