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King Lear
Illustrated by: John Yunge-Bateman (English, 20th century)
Author: William Shakespeare (English, 1564–1616)
Intro by: Gilbert Keith Chesterton (English, 1874–1936)
Publisher: David Magee (American, 20th century)
Printer: Curwen Press (English, founded in 1863)
Author: William Shakespeare (English, 1564–1616)
Intro by: Gilbert Keith Chesterton (English, 1874–1936)
Publisher: David Magee (American, 20th century)
Printer: Curwen Press (English, founded in 1863)
1930
Place of Publication: San Francisco, California, USA
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with ten photomechanical relief prints.
Dimensions
Overall: 34.3 x 27.8 x 2.5 cm (13 1/2 x 10 15/16 x 1 in.)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift
Accession Number63.1424
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
San Francisco: David Magee, 1930
Description(San Francisco: David Magee, 1930) 34.3 cm; x pp. [2 ff.] 134 pp.; publisher's original Gilt-stamped blue cloth.
Number 31 from an edition of 240 copies, the first 30 of which contained an extra set of the illustrations on Japanese paper, signed by the artist. "Yunge" was a pseudonym for the artist John Yunge-Bateman.
Number 31 from an edition of 240 copies, the first 30 of which contained an extra set of the illustrations on Japanese paper, signed by the artist. "Yunge" was a pseudonym for the artist John Yunge-Bateman.
ProvenanceAnonymous donor, by whom given to MFA, September 18, 1963.