Research Catalog

Title

Titus Andronicus / William Shakespeare ; illustrated by Leonard Baskin.

Author

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Publication

[Northampton, Mass.] : Gehenna Press, 1973.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Baskin, Leonard, 1922-2000
• Maxwell, J. C. (James Coutts)
• McGrath, Harold
• Gehenna Press, publisher.

Description

[107] pages, 12 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations; 52 cm.

Series Statement

• The Gehenna Shakespeare
• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Works. 1973. Gehenna.

Subject

• Andronicus, Titus (Fictitious character) > Drama
• Andronicus, Titus (Fictitious character)
• 200-599
• Goths > Drama
• Generals > Drama
• Generals
• Goths
• Rome > History > Germanic Invasions, 3rd-6th centuries > Drama
• Rome (Empire)
• Europe

Genre/Form

• Private press books (Publishing) – Gehenna Press.
• Drama.
• History.
• Historical drama.
• Tragedies.
• Private press books – Massachusetts – Northampton – 1973.

Note

• "This, the first volume of The Gehenna Shakespeare, illustrated with etchings and woodengravings [sic] by Leonard Baskin, is printed on Gehenna Shakespeare, a paper made for the editon at the Strathmore mills. The etchings were printed by Emiliano Sorini at the Bank Street Atelier. The wood engravings, from the blocks, and the letterpress, in Centaur types, were printed by Harold McGrath. The text is based on the Methuen Arde editon. J. C. Maxwell, editor. An especially bound editon of one hundered and fifty copies, numbered I to CL, carries and extra suite of the etchings, each signed by the artist. Two hundred and fifty copies are numbered 1 to 250."-- colophon.

Indexed In (note)

• Brook, S. Gehenna Press

Provenance (note)

• Inscribed: in graphite, on colophon.

Binding (note)

• Bound in publisher's tan linen over boards; title in gilt letter on green leather label glued on spine.

Call Number

Rare Books+++ 21-562

LCCN

83237151

OCLC

10777163

Author

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Title

Titus Andronicus / William Shakespeare ; illustrated by Leonard Baskin.

Imprint

[Northampton, Mass.] : Gehenna Press, 1973.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

The Gehenna Shakespeare

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Works. 1973. Gehenna.

Indexed In:

Brook, S. Gehenna Press, 74

Provenance

Inscribed: in graphite, on colophon. NN

Binding

Bound in publisher's tan linen over boards; title in gilt letter on green leather label glued on spine. NN

Local Note

Copy in Rare Books+++ 21-562 is copy 114 of 250.

Rare Book Division Accession File 1990-1999 (rbk90.ask), Converted September 10, 2006.

Chronological Term

200-599

Added Author

Baskin, Leonard, 1922-2000, artist.

Maxwell, J. C. (James Coutts), editor.

McGrath, Harold, printer.

Gehenna Press, publisher.

Research Call Number

Rare Books+++ 21-562