William Shakespeare — The Winter&Apos;S Tale

London, J.M. Dent and Sons Limited, [1922] . Cloth. A smart copy of this illustrated edition of 'The Winter"s Tale,' complete with dust wrapper and glassine, with a contemporary inscription marking the 1930 radio broadcast of the play. In the publisher's original red cloth binding. Complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper and glassine wraps. This copy is undated. Dated here using Jisc, from copies held at various institutions including the British Library. Illustrated with twelve colour plates painted in tempera by Maxwell Armfield, including a colour frontispiece. Collated, complete.The Winter"s Tale is one of Shakespeare"s late romances, a tragedy and pastoral comedy, moving from the Sicilian court to the rural landscapes of Bohemia. Inscription to the front free endpaper reading "Radio. Broadcast December 12th 1930," referencing the contemporary radio broadcast of the play, transmitted regionally on 11th December and nationally on 12th December 1930. Maxwell Armfield (1881-1972) was an English artist, illustrator, and designer associated with the Arts and Crafts movement. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Previous owner's ink inscription to front free endpaper, dated 1930. The odd light spot and slight offsetting to endpapers. One or two very minor marks to boards. Glassine, smart. One or two chips and closed tears to extremities. Dust wrapper, very smart. Slight edge wear to extremities, resulting in the odd small chip, closed tear, and crease to extremities, heavier to spine ends. Slight discolouration to spine and perimeters. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with the odd light spot to fore edge. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Maxwell Armfield. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed.