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Hedda Gabler: A Drama in Four Acts (Large Paper Edition)
by Ibsen, Henrik
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
London: William Heinemann, 1891. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; xv, [1], 236 pages, 3 unnumbered leaves of plates. Scattered foxing, boards slightly splayed, else a Near Fine copy of an extremely scarce book. Elegant signed Zaehnsdorf binding in full white vellum, boards ruled in gold, spine elaborately decorated with brown morocco title label and dated '1891' at foot; top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed; gold tooled turn-ins; marbled endpapers; translated into English with an introduction by Edmund Gosse. Frontis photogravure portrait on India Paper of Ibsen and photomezzotype portraits of American actresses Elizabeth Robins and Marion Lea in their roles in the London production. #51 of the deluxe 'Large Paper Edition, limited to One Hundred Numbered Copies.' Printing and the Mind of Man 375; 'Revolution in the Theatre' (Norweigian edition).
Synopsis
*The action takes place in a villa in Kristiania (now Oslo). Hedda Gabler, daughter of an aristocratic General, has just returned from her honeymoon with Jørgen Tesman, an aspiring young academic, reliable but not brilliant, who has combined research with their honeymoon. It becomes clear in the course of the play that she has never loved him but has married him for reasons pertaining to the boring nature of her life, and it is suggested that she may be pregnant...* ([Wikipedia][1]) [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedda_Gabler#Plot
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- Bookseller
- Carpe Diem Fine Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22024
- Title
- Hedda Gabler: A Drama in Four Acts (Large Paper Edition)
- Author
- Ibsen, Henrik
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- William Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1891
- Keywords
- Zaehnsdorf; Printing and the Mind of Man; , , , , getmandec23
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Top Edge Gilt
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