Hamlet, a tragedy in five acts,.
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Category
Books
Date
1879
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Smallhythe Place, Kent
NT 3118945
Summary
Bibliographic description
xiii, [5], 82, [2] p. . 8vo.. Imperfect; wanting the final colophon leaf. - Interleaved copy. Provenance: Winchelsea bookplate. - Interleaved copy with many annotations in various hands. including Ellen Terry and Edward Gordon Craig, including notes on lighting. - Inserted is a pencilled note in Irving's hand: "My fairest, sweetest, loveliest Ophelia, only this, your Hamlet." - 'Dramatis Personæ' dated in pencil: 'Monday. 30 Dec. 1878 / My first appearance / at the Lyceum'. Binding: Red cloth, rebacked, gilt-lettered spine. - Extra-illustrated with portrait sticker of the 'Shakespeare Festival of Mercy' on p. [3].
Makers and roles
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) Sir Henry Irving (1838-1905)