RARE lavishly-illustrated edition of Shakespeare`s comedy "A Midsummer Night`s Dream" by W. Heath Robinson, better known for his later "Railway Ribaldry" and his wartime cartoons. This book is substantially different from his better known works, and is representative of his earlier style. The 12 beautiful color plates and the numerous elaborate b&w illustrations accompanying the text depict the fantastic scenes of the play drawn in the neo-romantic style typical of the turn-of-the-century period. 290x222mm. XII+185 pages. Blue cloth Hardcover. Black frame and illustration on front cover. Cover stained and slightly faded. Cover corners and edges worn. Cover corners bumped. Spine redone in blue cloth, with the the original spine attached. Original spine rubbed and stained. Ex libris sticker on endpaper. Ex library stamp on title page and page VI. Several pages slightly age-stained - NO damage to text or plate. Few pages upper corner slightly creased. Few pages still uncut. Pages slightly yellowing. [SUMMARY]: Save for the aforementioned wear, this beautiful 1914 edition of Shakespeare`s play is in good condition.