A scarce signed limited edition of Branch Cadell's retelling of Hamlet. The second work in his 'Heirs and Assigns' trilogy. Number thirty-seven of one-hundred and twenty-five limited edition copies signed by the author, with only ninety-nine of these ever made available for sale.With a small number of illustrated vignettes by Charles Child.Cabell viewed his novel as a retelling of the true story behind Hamlet, basing his tale on the work of Danish historian Saxo Grammaticus.Kirkus Reviews termed this a 'slightly salacious' retelling. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. The majority of the leaves are unopened to the fore edge. Fine