The Comedy of Errors (The New Temple Shakespeare series)

x, 86pp. Black leather-covered light card; gilt and red design on front, gilt titles on spine; top text block edge gilt; marbled endpapers. 24mo. Spine head rubbed. Text block edges starting to tan. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket sun-faded, almost detached at front joint, has shelf wear, chipping to edges. The New Temple Shakespeare series comprised 40 hard back volumes of Shakespeare's plays and poetry and commentary, issued between 1934 and 1956. Each volume was edited by M R Ridley, and features half-title and title pages with engraved vignettes by Eric Gill, making for small and elegant presentations of Shakespeare's works.