Romeo and Juliet (1950)

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Romeo and Juliet (1950)
Folio Society
Poetry & Plays

Romeo and Juliet (1950)

William Shakespeare
Edition year 1950
Binding Cloth
Illustrator Jean Hugo, Valentin Hugo
Weight 1 Kg
Pages 132
Dimensions 22.7 × 17 cm

Edition details

The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, introduction by Nevill Coghill, twelve leaves of designs by Jean Hugo, glossary by Josephine Lane, nine wood-engravings by Valentin Hugo in the text. Bound in full red cloth with a design in black and gold by JohnWestwood. Transparent plastic dust-jacket printed in black. 132pp. 22.7x17cm. This was the first of the Folio Society's series of Shakespeare's plays. All books in the series are bound in the same style.

About the book

William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet tells the tragic story of two young lovers from rival families in Verona. Their secret relationship offers the possibility of reconciliation between the Montagues and Capulets, but misunderstanding, violence and inherited hatred lead to catastrophe. The play explores love, youth, fate and the destructive consequences of family conflict.

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