Hamlet – William Shakespeare
VG Pocket Classics 1947

Description

For sale: a Rare and Exceptional Second hardcover New Pocket Classics later printing of Hamlet by William Shakespeare with no dust jacket. First Edition, described, 1903. Revised Edition with illustrations, May 1930 stated on copyright page with no ISBN number. Illustrated by A. Gladys Peck.

Very Good Ex-library hardcover with bright, cloth-covered boards with a few marks, bright gilt author’s name and title on spine. Also, clean page blocks, moderate spine tilt, rubbed spine ends, heavy edge wear, and rounded and rubbed corners. The interior of the book is  in Very Good condition with a student’s name, date and school on the first free end paper and a faint Inventory date 1947. No other marks, inscriptions or other signs of ownership inside. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright.

No dust jacket as issued. Very Good slipcase with heavy edge wear and clean, marbled exterior, paper covers.

Hamlet, Shakespeare’s most popular play, is always fresh and intriguing, even after four centuries. Written at the same time as Montaigne’s essays, it addresses many of the same philosophical concerns.

Thin volume (single play) ships promptly with secure packaging for a safe delivery.