Shakespeare and the countess : the battle that gave birth to the Globe
2015, First Pegasus hardcover edition. New York : Pegasus Books. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. Item #273898
ISBN: 1605987921
Physical description; xvi, 502 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. Summary; "In November 1596 a woman signed a document which would nearly destroy the career of William Shakespeare ... Who was the woman who played such an instrumental, yet little known, role in Shakespeare's life?" Subjects; Russell, Elizabeth Cooke Hoby, -- Lady, -- 1540-1609 -- Friends and associates. Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Friends and associates. Globe Theatre (London, England : 1599-1614).
Price: €9.95