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The complete works of William Shakespeare : the text and order of the First Folio with quarto variants & a choice of modern readings ... ; v. 1. 1953
22.2 x 13.7 x 3.1 cm (book measurement (conservation)) | RCIN 1087422
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This ‘Coronation Shakespeare’ was published in 1953 by the Nonesuch Press, and presented to Queen Elizabeth II by Sir Francis Meynell, the press’s founder. It was based upon the 1929-33 edition of Shakespeare published by Herbert Farjeon, the brother of the well-known children’s writer Eleanor.
Provenance
Presented to The Queen by Sir Francis Meynell, by 6 July 1953 -
Creator(s)
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Measurements
22.2 x 13.7 x 3.1 cm (book measurement (conservation))
22.5 x 3.0 cm (book measurement (inventory))
Alternative title(s)
In this the first of four volumes, Comedies with the prefatory matter from the First Folio, the note on the text / by Herbert Farjeon ; and a new introduction by Ivor Brown.
