Rosmersholm ; The lady from the sea ; Hedda Gabler / by Henrik Ibsen ; edited by William Archer.
Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906)
Category
Books
Date
1907
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Ormesby Hall, Redcar and Cleveland
NT 3224774
Summary
Bibliographic description
Authorised English edition. xiii, [1], 364, [4] p. ; 19 cm. Bookseller's ticket on pastedown: Foyle's, Charing Cross Rd London. Pencil price on pastedown: 2/-. 'Rosmersholm' and 'Hedda Gabler' extensively marked up and annotated, with directions, etc. Various loose inserts: (p.5) 2 press cuttings, reviews of play; (p.115) bundle of documents relating to 'Rosmersholm', including cutting of review of the 'play at Spennymoor', performance licence for Spennymoor Settlement, 31st May - 1st June, 1940; Farrell's correspondence with office of Curtis Brown acquiring licence; marked up extract of Franz Mehring, "Ibsen's greatness and limitations" on 4 typescript leaves; manuscript slip with dialogue from play; (at rear) bundle of documents relating to 'Hedda Gabler', with press cutting review, 12th June 1941; two typescript leaves of Farrell's production notes; performance licence for 6-7 June, 1941; Farrell's correspondence with office of publishers; 3 typescript leaves of dialogue, marked in pencil. Rear pastedown pencil drawing of set and characters. Provenance: from collection of books boxed in Ruth Pennyman's sitting room. Flyleaf inscribed: W.G. Farrell [i.e. William ("Bill") G. Farrell (1895-1971), founding resident warden of the Spennymoor Settlement]. Binding: publisher's green cloth, lettered in gold.
Makers and roles
Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) William Archer (1856-1924) Charles Archer (1861-1941) Archer, F. E