Toronto: Cheshire Cat Press, n.d. Number 114 of 125 copies signed and numbered by the book artist. A charming broadside from master designer and printer George Walker. Shakespeare's famous quote from Hamlet, "to be or not to be," is printed both pictorially and with numbers. It uses the number 2 for "to," a bee for "be," an oar for "or," and a knot for "not." Printed in black and yellow on handmade paper. In fine condition. Measures 7.5 x 14.75 inches. PRI/091919. Fine. More

London and New York: J.M. Dent and Co. and E.P. Dutton and Co, 1909. Hardcover. According to a note from the publisher: "Most of the designs appeared as line drawings in an edition issued by the present publishers in 1899, but they have since been worked over, revised, and coloured by the artist, whiel some entirely new designs have been added." Bound in quarter red leather over red cloth boards with gilt title and decoration to spine. Wear and chipping to spine ends ends and corners of boards. Rubbing to cloth and small black stain to front cover near top corner. Bookplate to front free endpaper. Occasional smudges to margins, but clean overall. Includes 12 full color illustrations, 2 full page black and white illustrations, and several vignette black and white illustrations. 304 pages. CHILD/021918. Very Good. More

Germany: John Gerard, 2006. LIMITED. Paper Wrappers. 7/30 c. Sonnet LXXVI, with a paper painting by Gerhard van der Grinten, handmade paper by John Gerard. Hand printed in 14 pt. Caslon. Lovely paper with swirling multi-colored pastel painting. 2 p. PRI/041807. Fine. More

Munich: F. Bruchmann, 1909. Hardcover. First German Edition. Number 24 of 1001 copies. Includes 40 full color illustrations by Arthur Rackham, each mounted on brown cardstock with captioned tissue guards. Also includes numerous black and white illustrations, some full page and some within the text. Bound in the original vellum boards with gilt title and floral decoration to spine and small emblem of Shakespeare to front cover. The spine design is by Ottomar Starke. Rubbing and light soiling to covers, edges of boards, and spine, as is common. There is a three inch split to the vellum along the bottom of the front hinge; however, the split only affects the top layer and the board remains firmly attached. Light dampstain to top edges of both covers, which also affects the top edges (top margins only) of multiple interior pages. Lacks ribbon ties. Text in German. A few pages have small spots of soiling or finger smudge marks and a few have chips to the edges, but the book remains very clean and bright overall. A beautiful book despite the noted condition issues. 132 pages plus plates. CHILD/081717. Very Good. More

New York: Harper and Brothers, 1896. Hardcover. Brown cloth boards with gilt title to spine and front board. Silver falcon to spine and crest to front cover. Minor rubbing to gilt. Minor wear to edges of boards and corners. Includes many black and white illustrations. Previous owner's signature in pen to front endpaper. Minor toning to edges of pages, else clean. Attractive binding. 251 pages. SHAK/031819. Very Good. More