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Antique1903 Roycroft Shop edition of William Shakespeare’s The Comedy of As You Like It, produced in East Aurora, New York.
An attractive example of Roycroft Arts & Crafts bookmaking, featuring decorative title-page borders, deckle-edged handmade-style paper, gilt cover lettering and a distinctive brown suede/leather and board binding.
The bibliographic record for the Roycroft edition lists122 pagesand creditsSamuel Warner for the borders/head-bands and Franz Otto for the presswork.
This is a desirable decorative book for collectors ofRoycroft, Elbert Hubbard, Arts & Crafts movement material, Shakespeare, fine press books, or early-20th-century American book design.
