A Midsommer Nights Dreame by William Shakespeare
A Midsommer Nights Dreame by William Shakespeare, illustrations by Paul Nash.
London: Ernest Benn Limited, 1924.
Collection of the University of Chicago
This binding will be traveling with Night Circus: the Guild of Book Workers Triennial Exhibition.
Bradel binding. Goatskin spine with gold acrylic craquelure. Boards a multi-color laminate of Murillo paper topped with Lynel fur bookcloth, various Cave papers, gilt paper by Papillion Press, and wood veneer of wenge and ebony. Ruscombe Mill endpapers with Cave pastedowns and flexi flyleaves. Rolled leather endbands. Gold leaf sprinkled over graphite head. Title stamped in 22 kt gold foil. Bound 2024.
12 3/4 x 10 x 1 1/4”
32 x 25.5 x 3 cm
The heart of A Midsommer Nights Dreame is a magical night in an enchanted forest: a topsy-turvy world of mistaken identities, romance, alternating flashes of confusion and insight, and a healthy sprinkling of fairy dust.
A Midsommer Nights Dreame by William Shakespeare, illustrations by Paul Nash.
London: Ernest Benn Limited, 1924.
Collection of the University of Chicago
This binding will be traveling with Night Circus: the Guild of Book Workers Triennial Exhibition.
Bradel binding. Goatskin spine with gold acrylic craquelure. Boards a multi-color laminate of Murillo paper topped with Lynel fur bookcloth, various Cave papers, gilt paper by Papillion Press, and wood veneer of wenge and ebony. Ruscombe Mill endpapers with Cave pastedowns and flexi flyleaves. Rolled leather endbands. Gold leaf sprinkled over graphite head. Title stamped in 22 kt gold foil. Bound 2024.
12 3/4 x 10 x 1 1/4”
32 x 25.5 x 3 cm
The heart of A Midsommer Nights Dreame is a magical night in an enchanted forest: a topsy-turvy world of mistaken identities, romance, alternating flashes of confusion and insight, and a healthy sprinkling of fairy dust.
A Midsommer Nights Dreame by William Shakespeare, illustrations by Paul Nash.
London: Ernest Benn Limited, 1924.
Collection of the University of Chicago
This binding will be traveling with Night Circus: the Guild of Book Workers Triennial Exhibition.
Bradel binding. Goatskin spine with gold acrylic craquelure. Boards a multi-color laminate of Murillo paper topped with Lynel fur bookcloth, various Cave papers, gilt paper by Papillion Press, and wood veneer of wenge and ebony. Ruscombe Mill endpapers with Cave pastedowns and flexi flyleaves. Rolled leather endbands. Gold leaf sprinkled over graphite head. Title stamped in 22 kt gold foil. Bound 2024.
12 3/4 x 10 x 1 1/4”
32 x 25.5 x 3 cm
The heart of A Midsommer Nights Dreame is a magical night in an enchanted forest: a topsy-turvy world of mistaken identities, romance, alternating flashes of confusion and insight, and a healthy sprinkling of fairy dust.
