Shakespeare, William with Illustrations by Eric Gill. Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. George McKibbin & Son Limited Editions Club. 1933 Signed and numbered by Illustrator Eric Gill. Limited Edition of 1500. Bound in full tan English pigskin with original slipcase. From the library of famed collector, Gaylord Beaman with his woodcut bookplate on first pastedown. Near Fine condition. Stamped "Special Collection" on top left introduction page, otherwise clean. Private Collection. "Some of the most interesting books I ever bought [. . .] were from the library of A. Gaylord Beaman, which they sold after his death. He was a man whose catholic tastes encompassed literature and incidental private press products. Gay was a member of the Zamorano Club and the Authors Club of Hollywood. His business was insurance, but his avocation was authors. No author ever came to Los Angeles without being met at the station by Gay Beaman. He'd greet them and dine them and then take them through the routine of Sixth Street's book row before rounding the corner to Dawson's. Many an author I met there, brought by Gay BeamanóSherwood Anderson, Rockwell Kent, Christopher Morley, among them." Excerpt from Of Bookmen & Printers: A Gathering of Memories, by Ward Ritchie. Los Angeles, CA: Dawsonís Book Shop, 1989.