Shakespeares Troilus and Cressida c1911 Leather Bound J M Dent

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Title: Troilus and Cressida
Author: Shakespeare
Publisher : J M Dent
Publication 1911
Format: Leather

Condition: Small sized book with burgundy leather covers with gilt lettering to spine and design to front. Some rubbing to edges and a couple of small holes in leather. Pages are clean with no ink or pencil marks and are gilded to the top edge. The Swan Theatre AD 1614 plate to frontispiece. Coat of arms to front and inside front cover ‘non sans Droit’

Book measures: 13cm x 10cm with  178 pages 

1 in stock

Description

Troilus and Cressida is a play by William Shakespeare, probably written in 1602. At Troy during the Trojan War, Troilus and Cressida begin a love affair.Trojan prince Troilus falls in love with Cressida, as war rages around them. After vowing to be faithful, Cressida is traded to the Greek camp, where she then agrees to see another man. Troilus witnesses Cressida’s unfaithfulness and vows to put more effort into the war. Meanwhile, the Greeks endeavour to lessen the pride of Achilles

 

With a preface, glossary by Israel Gollancz

 

Additional information

Weight 0.5 kg