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WELLS, STANLEY: : IS IT TRUE WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT SHAKESPEARE? [Author SIGNED copy.]

UK.EBRINGTON,GLOUCESTERSHIRE.LONG BARN BOOK,[not dated,circa. 2007?]

ISBN 9781902421230.

UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn. FINE/FINE.No owner name but author's black ink handwritten dedication and signature thus: 'Steve --- Best wishes, Stanley Wells' to the title page and no price-clip to dw/dj - price to rear panel of dw/dj and in situ.Bright,crisp, clean,matt,wrap-around yellow background with a colour pictorial artwork illustration by Guy Allen,to front panel of dw/dj with capitalised, glossy red,black and white lettered title and black-lettered author name,similarly repeated title and author name to spine/backstrip,rear panel with black+red lettered questions. Negligible shelf-wear,bumping or creasing - virtually as new,despite book's age - no nicks, tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright, crisp and unblemished; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - appears unread,other than my own collation. Publisher's birght,crisp,unblemished,sharp-cornered,original,plain dark green cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/ backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers. UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn,15-175pp [paginated] includes a Preface,Pts One + Two The Life and Writings respectively with 51 and 19 questions,Sonnets with 10 questions,and Authorship with 8 questions,a Short Life of William Shakespeare,illus with a few thumbnail b/w portrait painting reproductions,a b/w alleged Shakespeare portrait,further reading and Notes.Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, a dedication,contents list/table,alleged b/w portrait of Shakespeare,and to verso of last page author's 2 other published titles with critics' reviews. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally, the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of it’s age.It really is an exceptional copy for its cleanliness,brightness.and particularly uncommon to find SIGNED. In this entertaining and authoritative book, Stanley Wells addresses many questions and other myths and legends - and some true stories - about our greatest writer. Is it true: # That the works of Shakespeare were actually written by francis Bacon,or Christopher Marlowe,or the Earl of Oxford? # That he couldn't spell his own name? #That he had a shotgun wedding? #That he was a schoolmaster,a lawyer,a soldier,or an actor? #That he was a womanizer,or gay,or both? #That he died of drink,of sypnilis,or of typhoid,or was murdered by his son-in-law? # That he smoked cannabis? #That all his sonnets were addressed to Queen Elizabeth? #That he wrote plays called Cardenio,Henry II, The London Prodigal,and Vortigern? #That he is a direct ancestor of Prince William and Harry? stanley Wells has been described by Roy Hattersley as 'Our greatest authority on Shakespeare's Life and Work.' He is Chairman of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust,Emeritus Professor of the University of Birmingham,former Director of The Shakespear Institute and Honorary Governor Emeritus of the Royal Shakespeare Company.He is General Editor of the Oxford and Penguin Shakespeare editions. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. Buyers in EU countries may be required to pay Import VAT and a handling fee to the courier/mail service on items costing more than 150 Euros (including shipping costs).For items less than 150 Euros to EU buyers,charges may be minimised by opting to pay myself direct,via my account at Paypal. Please contact seller prior to ordering for more information. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

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Author SIGNED+dedicated.

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