This book stands out from others in the Illustrated Modern Library series by virtue of its illustrations and decorations, which are integral and do not have the appearance of additions or afterthoughts. The type treatment is simple and distinguished. Compare it with the slightly different treatment in a similar page of the Viking Portable Shakespeare (No. 9). The binding design, like the illustrations, shows the hand of an experienced book artist.

Peter Beilenson, Paul McPharlin, Ernst Reichl (Jurors)