William Shakespeare; Joseph Moorat — The Tempest

London, Chapman & Hall, Ltd. 1908. Cloth. Delicately illustrated 1908 edition of The Tempest with 20 colour plates from Paul Woodroffe and multiple songs by Joseph Moorat. In publisher's original green cloth binding.With a frontispiece and 19 further colour plates, including three sets of facing-page plates, from popular British illustrator Paul Woodroffe. Collated, complete.Featuring Joseph Moorat's songs, composed for this edition, with full notation.One of famed English playwright William Shakespeare's final plays, The Tempest can be classed as one of his comedies. The story is set on a remote island and deals with themes such as magic, mystery and betrayal.  In publisher's original green cloth binding. Externally, smart with general shelf wear including bumping, rubbing and minor loss of cloth to edges, joints and spine tips. Slightly more noticeable marking to the rear board. Internally, generally firmly bound. Small tear to bottom corner of plate facing page 62. Pages generally bright and clean with minor sporadic spotting throughout. Very Good . Ill.: Paul Woodroffe. Very Good .