Shakespeare versus Shallow by Leslie Hotson (CP305)

Published 1931: First Edition / Hardcover / Very Good Condition / Illustrated throughout

Original blue cloth with gilt titles on the spine. 374 very clean and bright pages, some pages still uncut from original print, previous owners neat bookplate on inner cover. Boards slightly rubbed with time. Overall a well preserved original first edition. (CP305)

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"In this contribution to our knowledge of Shakespeare and his acquaintances in Southwark, I have confined my attention chiefly to the poet and to William Gardiner and his stepson William Wayte, reserving Francis Langley for fuller treatment elsewhere. For convenience to the reader, in reproducing Elizabethan documents I have for the most part modernized spellings, and added some punctuation. The intricacies and repetitions of obsolete legal language offer difficulties enough without the gratuitous obstacle of a chaotic orthography. Google Books...