Beschreibung
Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1909. Volume VIII of the Copyright Edition of the Collected Works of Henrik Ibsen. Early Printing of Volume VIII of the Collected Works. First Printing was in 1907. Fine- Condition. No Dust Jacket. The Text Block is clean, white, tight, straight and square, with faded gilt top-edge, and no markings of any kind. The Binding is full burgundy cloth with author's name in gilt to front board, gilt title, etc., to faded spine, all corners square and still relatively sharp, and the endpapers unmarked except for a very small a very small "Brentano's Booksellers & Stationers" label at the bottom inside of the rear endpaper, probably from 1909. No Dust Jacket, probably as issued. See photos. 400 pages. 5 1/4" x 7 3/8". An Enemy of the People translated from the Norwegian (En Folkefiende, 1882) by Eleanor Marx-Aveling; The Wild Duck translated from the Norwegian (Vildanden, 1884) by Frances E. Archer. Introductions to each of the dramas by William Archer. An Enemy of the People questions whether there are any absolute principles of morality or wisdom. Considered the first modern masterpiece of tragicomedy, The Wild Duck is known for the quote "Deprive the average human being of his life-lie, and you rob him of his happiness, " in tension with the proverb "The truth shall set you free.". Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 000535
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Titel: An Enemy of the People; The Wild Duck: ...
Verlag: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Erscheinungsdatum: 1909
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Fine-
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket
Auflage: Special Edition
