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193814064BB1938. 22 x 13,5 cm., Menuekarte|14064bb 3 [2 Warenabbildungen]
19211002B14London: Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd. 1921-1935. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 7.5" by 5". Not Stated. Author's own copies of these four historical plays by prominent poet and playwright John Drinkwater each clad in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Handsome collection of four historical plays by prominent poet and playwright John Drinkwater each clad in the original unclipped dust wrapper.Collection comprised of:1921 Mary Stuart - first edition;1922 Preludes 1921-1922 - first edition;1932 Napoleon: the Hundred Days by Benito Mussolini and Giovacchino Forzano - first English edition scarce;1935 Abraham Lincoln.In publisher's original red cloth bindings each accompanied by the original unclipped dust wrapper.Preludes 1921-1922 is one of one hundred and twenty-five copies printed in a limited run by The Bookman's Journal.Napoleon: the Hundred Days is the first English edition adapted for the stage by John Drinkwater from the work originally produced in Italian by prominent playwright Giovacchino Forzano and dictator Benito Mussolini.From the library of John Drinkwater the English poet and dramatist who prior to the First World War was associated with the Dymock poets with his contributions appearing in all five volumes of Georgian Poetry. After the war he achieved great success with his play Abraham Lincoln and became a founding member of the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. In publisher's original red cloth bindings each accompanied by the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally smart with slight bumping and rubbing and the odd mark. Dust wrappers feature marginally heavier shelf wear resulting in a number of small tears and chips the most significant being to Napoleon: the Hundred Days. Marking also minorly more prominent Abraham Lincoln featuring a moderate tide mark to the front cover. Internally firmly bound. Spotting mainly contained to the first and last few pages of each volume texts otherwise bright and clean. Very Good Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd. hardcover
19425633Essen, Essener Verlagsanstalt, 1942. OLn., Gr.-8°, 160 S. Mit 44 Tafelabb.
1942148420Essen Essener Verlagsanstalt 1942. Only authorised German edition. Hardback. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. ; 160 pages; Description: 160 p. Illus. ports. map. 25 cm. Subjects: Mussolini Bruno 1918-1941 . [Essen] Essener Verlagsanstalt hardcover