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Verlag: Pook Press, 2012
ISBN 10: 1447449517ISBN 13: 9781447449515
Anbieter: Hawking Books, Edgewood, TX, USA
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Zustand: Good. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator). Good Condition. Five star seller - Buy with confidence!.
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Verlag: Legare Street Press, 2022
ISBN 10: 1017204969ISBN 13: 9781017204964
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Paperback / softback. Zustand: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.
Verlag: Read Books, 2012
ISBN 10: 1447449150ISBN 13: 9781447449157
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PAP. Zustand: New. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator). New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.
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Verlag: Legare Street Press, 2022
ISBN 10: 1017200122ISBN 13: 9781017200126
Anbieter: THE SAINT BOOKSTORE, Southport, Vereinigtes Königreich
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Hardback. Zustand: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.
Verlag: J. B. Lippincott Co., 1936
Anbieter: Turn-The-Page Books, Skyway, WA, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator). Full cloth binding, rubbed through at corners. Internally unmarked. 255pp. 12 color plates by Rackahm with tissue guards, plus many b&w vignettes. Size: 4to - over 9" - 12" Tall.
Verlag: J. B. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia, 1936
Anbieter: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, USA
256 [1] pp. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham with 12 color plates and text illustrations. Large 8vo, publisher's printed cloth. Spine sunned; come slight use to the cloth at extremities; contents fine.
Verlag: J.B. Lippincott (1936), Philadelphia, 1936
Anbieter: Antiquarian Bookshop, Washington, DC, USA
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition Thus. 255, (3) pages; Clean and secure in original quarto orange cloth with gilt lettering and decoration at front board and spine; corners still sharp, spine faded. Text block and all twelve colour plates with tissue guards in near fine condition. Pictorial endpapers. Peer Gynt is one of the most widely performed Norwegian plays of all time. This edition contains the fabulous illustrations of Arthur Rackham, one of the most celebrated painters of the British Golden Age of Illustration. Rackham's artistry combined haunting humour with dream-like romance.
Verlag: Lippincott, 1936
Anbieter: Books on the Boulevard, Sherman Oaks, CA, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham (illustrator). Reprint. Orange cloth binding is sound, front board lightly bowed, stains to front and rear cover. Illustrated endpapers, orange top-stain. Color frontis, 12 color Rackam illustrations.
Verlag: George G. Harrap & Co 1936, 1936
Anbieter: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, Neuseeland
Verbandsmitglied: IOBA
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FIRST EDITION, imperial octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering & illus to spine & front board, illus eps, frontispiece with tissue guard, illus title page & prelims, 256pp, illus/plates, light bruising & scuffing to extrems, sl paint residue to base of spine, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, occasional patches of foxing sporadically throughout).
Verlag: London: George G Harrap, 1936., 1936
Anbieter: Cornell Books Limited, Tewkesbury, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verbandsmitglied: PBFA
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First edition with these illustrations (hardback). 8vo (25cm by 19cm), 256pp. 12 colour plates, text illustrations. Original deluxe publisher's binding of full green morocco, gilt titling to the spine, top edge gilt. The book is intact, but the binding is a little scruffy, with rubbing and scuffing to the spine and to the edges of the boards, and some sunning and uneven darkening. There is some light scattered foxing of the preliminary pages, but the contents are generally in very good condition. Overall, just about a good copy of an unusual variant; this binding has the titling and publisher's imprint to the spine, but the front board is unlettered.
Verlag: George G Harrap, 1936
Anbieter: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, Südafrika
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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. original brown boards are shelf worn and the spine has been tape reinforced. some tape reinforcing also on the gutter of the front end page. the book has a previous owner's signature and date. internally the book is complete, very clean indeed and well bound with all pages and colour plates present as called for. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Undated Lippincott in orange cloth in very lightly shelf worn price intact jacket. No marks. 12 tissue guarded Rackham color plates.B27 Please email for photos. Larger books or sets may require additional shipping charges. Books sent via US Postal.
Verlag: George G. Harrap & Co Ltd., London, 1936
Anbieter: Carmarthenshire Rare Books, Carmarthen, Vereinigtes Königreich
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Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. original gilt decorated cloth hardcover, 12 fine clean tissue guarded plates, 256 pages, a fine clean copy in torn with small loss at top of spine very good price clipped dustwrapper which is spotted to the inside, a pleasing copy. We are a real bookshop with real books situated in and shipping from the United Kingdom.
Verlag: Published by George G Harrap & Co Ltd, London, 1936
Anbieter: Keoghs Books, Skipton, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verbandsmitglied: PBFA
, from the translation by R Farquharson Sharp, 255 pages, [3], 12 tissue-guarded colour plates with titles (including frontispiece), title page with green illustration and decorative titles, illustrated half title with decorative titles, some illustrations in text, inscription to upper free endpaper New Edition, first thus , very slight bowing of boards, slight rubbing to edges of spine, slight foxing to foredge, plates clean, volume in very good condition , repair to spine of dustwrappers, some sections missing with some tears, rubbing and chipping to joints and edges, slight marking to flaps, wrappers in fair condition , brown cloth, gilt illustration and titles to upper board, gilt titles to spine, brown upper edge, illustrated endpapers, black wrappers with monochrome illustration to covers, black titles to upper cover, buff titles to spine octavo, 25.5 x 20 cms Hardback ISBN:
Verlag: George G. Harrap & Company Limited, London, 1936
Anbieter: Kerr & Sons Booksellers ABA, Cartmel, CMA, Vereinigtes Königreich
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Arthur Rackham (illustrator). 1st Edition. 1936, 1st. Quarto. 255pp. Complete with the 12 colour plates by Arthur Rackham. Original cloth, gilt titles. Minor wear to head and tail of spine. A few light spots to text-block. Printed end papers. Contents in good clean order. Free from ownership markings, etc. With the remains of the dust jacket loosely inserted. Overall a 'Very Good+' copy.
Verlag: George Harrap London 1936, 1936
Anbieter: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australien
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1st edition pictorial boards Nice copy large octavo 256pp., col. frontis., col. pls., text illusts., 12 fine colour plates plus many black and white illustrations in the text by Arthur Rackham. All plates are excellent, all retaining their captioned tissue-guards. Brown boards with gilt decoration to upper board & spine. Decorated end papers. Nice owner's bookplate on verso of front paste-down & small neat ownership inscription on prelim. dated 1936 o/w a nice bright, tight, square copy of the first edition. PHOTO available.
Verlag: J. B. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia, 1931
Anbieter: Heartwood Books and Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Arthur Rackham (illustrator). First U.S. edition. First American illustrated in original dustjacket. Bright hardcover in original orange publisher's cloth, gilt device and titling to cover and spine. Illustrated endpapers. 11 color illustrations + frontis, tissue guarded. Book Condition: Very Good : / DJ Condition: Good : Original illustrated dustjacket with loss to top edge, not affecting evocative scene. Not price-clipped.
Verlag: George G. Harrap & Co., London, 1936
Anbieter: Attic Books (ABAC, ILAB), London, ON, Kanada
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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. First Trade Edition. 255 p. 26 cm. 12 colour plates by Rackham. Brown cloth with green print. Some marks and stains to covers. Ink signature to half title. A few small stains. A five-act play in verse first published in 1867, Peer Gynt is the best-known Norwegian play. Who better to illustrate a great fairy tale than Arthur Rackham, whose creepy style is among the best from the Golden Age of Book Illustration?.
Erscheinungsdatum: 1936
Anbieter: G.S. MacManus Co., ABAA, Bryn Mawr, PA, USA
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RACKHAM, Arthur. (illustrator). IBSEN, Henrik. Peer Gynt: A Dramatic Poem. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Original gilt-pictorial cloth, non-priceclipped dust jacket. Phila.: J.B. Lippincott Co., [1936]. 4to. First American edition. Latimore & Haskell, p.74 12 full page color plates and many black and white illustrations, pictorial endpapers. Front panel of jacket lacks a piece about 3 x 1 inches to foot, minor chipping to head of spine panel, else fine.
Verlag: Lippincott, Philadelphia
Anbieter: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, USA
hardcover. Zustand: very good(+). Arthur Rackham. (illustrator). A Dramatic Poem illustrated with 2 color plates and many black and white text illustrations by Arthur Rackham. 256 pages. Small 4to, orange cloth. Philadelphia: Lippincott, n.d. [1936]. Very good(+).
Verlag: Harrap, London, 1936
Anbieter: Nooks Of Books , Elkins Park, PA, USA
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Cloth. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator). First Edition. In Near Fine condition. Bound in the publisher's full russet-brown cloth. Both the spine and the front panel are stamped in gilt. Quarto. Intriguingly decorative endpapers. Brown topstain. 256pps., with 12 full-color plates and numerous black-and-white drawings by the artist. No dustjacket. This volume has a bit of bumping to the spine-ends and, faintly, a bump to the lower rear tip. It is, otherwise, clean, tight, square, and bright. The textblock is immaculate; no apparent reading wear and no previous ownership markings. Brilliantly and beautifully illustrated by Rackham, with all of the plates intact and well-protected under the original captioned, non-acidic tissue. An excellent example of this edition. Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. To assist with your decision, photos can be emailed upon request.
Verlag: J. B. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia, 1936
Anbieter: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, USA
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Hard Cover. Zustand: Good. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator). First Edition. Ruddy orange full-cloth boards, gilt cover and spine titles, design, moderate shelf wear; few small numbers at lower spine area. Features bright stylized titles and two whimsically impish troll creatures. Deckled pages generally very good. Gold monochromatic silhouette collage of magical, good and nefarious characters at endpapers. Frontispiece plate w/intact fine tissue guard: "Peer Before the King of the Trolls. Bind fine; hinges intact. Features one dozen smooth color plates with captioned tissue guards. In addition, profusely illustrated with headers, tailpieces, partial-page vignettes throughout. Former edition of the Girard College Library of Philadelphia; punch-stamp at title page, couple small stamps to copyright, neat card pocket inside back cover. Apparently a reference stored example with near perfect plates and captioned page guards. Among the masterpieces of world literature, this early verse drama by the celebrated Norwegian playwright humorously yet profoundly explores the virtues, vices, and follies common to all humanity as represented in the person of Peer Gynt, a charming but irresponsible young peasant. Based on Norwegian folklore and Ibsen's own imaginative inventions, the play relates the roguish life of the world-wandering Peer, who finds wealth and fame - but never happiness - redeemed by love in the end. As the play opens the young farmer attends a wedding and meets Solveig, the woman who is eventually to be his salvation. However, the rascally Peer then kidnaps the bride and later abandons her in the wilderness. This dismal performance is followed by adventures in many lands. After these soul-chilling exploits, an old and embittered Peer returns to Norway, eventually finding solace in the arms of the faithful Solveig. Imbued with poetic mysticism and romanticism, in Peer we find a rebellious character in search of an ultimate truth that always seems just out of reach. In this sense Peer can be seen as an alter ego of Ibsen himself, whose lifelong search for artistic and moral certainties resulted in the great later plays (Hedda Gabler, The Wild Duck, An Enemy of the People, etc.) Opening scene: "The action, which begins in the early years of the ninteenth century and ends somewhere about 1867, takes place partly in the Gudbrandsdal and on the surrounding mountain-tops, partly on the coast of Morocco, in the Sahara Desert, in the Cairo Lunatic Asylum, at sea, etc." From colophon: "Printed in Edinburgh - the text in Bembo type by R & R Clark, Limited, and the colour plates by Messrs. McLagan & Cumming." 256 pages. Insured post. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
Verlag: George G. Harrap & Co. Limited, London, 1936
Anbieter: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, USA
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Hard Cover. Zustand: Very Good. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator). First Edition. Stated at copyright page: "First Published 1936 by George G. Harrap & Co., Limited." Large gift book design. Rich brown full-cloth boards, gilt cover and spine titles, design, moderate shelf wear, rub, bow. Features bright stylized titles and two whimsically impish troll creatures; Harrap in gilt at spine heel. Pages near fine, clean. Endpapers with golden silhouette collage of magical fairies and nefarious trolls. Earthy reddish-brown top-stain. Frontispiece plate of "Peer Before the King of the Trolls. Bind fine; hinges intact. Features one dozen smooth color plates; each with captioned tissue guard. In addition, profusely illustrated with headers, tailpieces, partial-page vignettes throughout. Rare near very good first edition of fine book craftsmanship. Among the masterpieces of world literature, this early verse drama by the celebrated Norwegian playwright humorously yet profoundly explores the virtues, vices, and follies common to all humanity as represented in the person of Peer Gynt, a charming but irresponsible young peasant. Based on Norwegian folklore and Ibsen's own imaginative inventions, the play relates the roguish life of the world-wandering Peer, who finds wealth and fame - but never happiness - redeemed by love in the end. As the play opens the young farmer attends a wedding and meets Solveig, the woman who is eventually to be his salvation. However, the rascally Peer then kidnaps the bride and later abandons her in the wilderness. This dismal performance is followed by adventures in many lands. After these soul-chilling exploits, an old and embittered Peer returns to Norway, eventually finding solace in the arms of the faithful Solveig. Imbued with poetic mysticism and romanticism, in Peer we find a rebellious character in search of an ultimate truth that always seems just out of reach. In this sense Peer can be seen as an alter ego of Ibsen himself, whose lifelong search for artistic and moral certainties resulted in the great later plays (Hedda Gabler, The Wild Duck, An Enemy of the People, etc.) Opening scene: "The action, which begins in the early years of the ninteenth century and ends somewhere about 1867, takes place partly in the Gudbrandsdal and on the surrounding mountain-tops, partly on the coast of Morocco, in the Sahara Desert, in the Cairo Lunatic Asylum, at sea, etc." From colophon: "Printed in Edinburgh - the text in Bembo type by R & R Clark, Limited, and the colour plates by Messrs. McLagan & Cumming." 256 pages. Insured post. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
Verlag: Harrap, London., 1936
Anbieter: Peter Ellis, Bookseller, ABA, ILAB, London, Vereinigtes Königreich
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First edition with these illustrations. Quarto. 256 pages. Translated, with an Introduction, by R. Farquharson Sharp. Twelve colour plates, all with captioned tissue guards, and black-and-white illustrations in the text by Arthur Rackham. Original gilt decorated cloth, lettered in gilt. Decorated endpapers. Spine very slightly faded. Very good indeed. No dustwrapper.
Verlag: J. B. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia, 1936
Anbieter: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, USA
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Half-Leather. Zustand: Very Good. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator). First Edition. Undated; circa 1936. Almond colored leather three-quarters of front board wrapping around spine to one quarter at rear; remainder of thick durable boards is ruddy red cloth with checkered pattern weaved in. Highly unique cover design features stylized titles, image of Gynt scored to leather in line-work emanating from vortex surrounded by orbs and irregular stars impressed in dark brown w/dark green streak projected to cover's edge which is passing through three-quarter green disc. Four thick raised bands at spine. Deckled pages very good, clean; no writing. Frontispiece plate of "Peer Before the King of the Trolls. Bind good; notched hinges intact. Features one dozen richly colored plates with captioned tissue guards. In addition, profusely illustrated with headers, tailpieces, partial-page vignettes throughout. Among the masterpieces of world literature, this early verse drama by the celebrated Norwegian playwright humorously yet profoundly explores the virtues, vices, and follies common to all humanity as represented in the person of Peer Gynt, a charming but irresponsible young peasant. Based on Norwegian folklore and Ibsen's own imaginative inventions, the play relates the roguish life of the world-wandering Peer, who finds wealth and fame - but never happiness - redeemed by love in the end. As the play opens the young farmer attends a wedding and meets Solveig, the woman who is eventually to be his salvation. However, the rascally Peer then kidnaps the bride and later abandons her in the wilderness. This dismal performance is followed by adventures in many lands. After these soul-chilling exploits, an old and embittered Peer returns to Norway, eventually finding solace in the arms of the faithful Solveig. Imbued with poetic mysticism and romanticism, in Peer we find a rebellious character in search of an ultimate truth that always seems just out of reach. In this sense Peer can be seen as an alter ego of Ibsen himself, whose lifelong search for artistic and moral certainties resulted in the great later plays (Hedda Gabler, The Wild Duck, An Enemy of the People, etc.) Opening scene: "The action, which begins in the early years of the ninteenth century and ends somewhere about 1867, takes place partly in the Gudbrandsdal and on the surrounding mountain-tops, partly on the coast of Morocco, in the Sahara Desert, in the Cairo Lunatic Asylum, at sea, etc." From colophon: "Printed in Edinburgh - the text in Bembo type by R & R Clark, Limited, and the colour plates by Messrs. McLagan & Cumming." 256 pages. Insured post. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
Verlag: Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Co., [1936], 1936
Anbieter: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, Vereinigtes Königreich
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Interesting and uncommon publisher's or salesman's sample or blad (book - or basic - layout and design), used as a form of pre-publication sales material for forthcoming books, in this case the American edition of Peer Gynt published by Lippincott. These would give the prospective buyer an idea of the style of binding, endpapers used, the type of illustration and quality of presswork. Latimore & Haskell, p. 74; Riall, p. 192. Small quarto, pp. 30. Original russet cloth, gilt lettered and decorated on front cover, back cover showing a sample of the spine for the trade edition (divided vertically with two blind rules, gilt lettered and decorated), top edges gilt, pictorial endpapers. Frontispiece and one coloured plate with captioned tissue guards, black and white illustrations in the text by Rackham. Light soiling to covers (light pencilling on front cover: illegible but possibly a publisher's or salesman's note), a couple of very slight smudges to title page. A very good copy.
Verlag: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1936
Anbieter: Jonkers Rare Books, Henley on Thames, OXON, Vereinigtes Königreich
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First Rackham edition, deluxe issue. 4to. In the publisher's special binding of full green morocco, lettered and decorated gilt. A fine copy. Pictorial endpapers with Rackham designs in silhouette. Twelve colour plates under captioned tissue guards, and many small line drawings.
Verlag: J.B. Lippincott Co, Philadelphia, 1936
Anbieter: Whitmore Rare Books, Inc. -- ABAA, ILAB, Pasadena, CA, USA
Publisher's salesperson's sample copy (preceding the first edition). Large octavo (9 13/16 x 7 7/16 inches; 249 x 189 mm.). Complete. Original printed color pictorial dust jacket (with "Harrap" on the spine) with a neatly repaired tear on front near spine. Original gilt decorated brown cloth. Original pictorial endpapers. Title-page printed in green and black. Two full-page color plates with descriptive tissue guards and two half-page black and white illustrations. A Fine copy in a Near Fine dust jacket. A great rarity. These were obviously produced in minimal quantity for the publisher's salespeople to solicit advance orders from bookshops. The 'list' of illustrations leaf states "[There will be Twelve Plates in Colour]" The vignettes on the half-title and title-page in the published edition are printed in a much lighter and brighter green. The list of books Illustrated by Arthur Rackham on the verso of the half-title is very different from the published edition. The two color plates are: "Peer and the Woman in Green" [in the published edition this plate faces p. 66 and is titled "Peer follows the Woman in Green"] and "Anitra's Dance" [in the published edition this plate faces page 148]. Although this sample has the Lippincott imprint, the verso of the title-page says "Printed in Great Britain." Not mentioned by Riall.
Verlag: George G. Harrap & Co. Limited, London, 1936
Anbieter: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, USA
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Hard Cover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator). First Edition. Stated at copyright page: "First Published 1936 by George G. Harrap & Co., Limited." Ruddy orange full-cloth boards, gilt cover and spine titles, design w/light shelf wear, bump. Features bright stylized titles and two whimsically impish troll creatures; Harrap in gilt at spine heel. Pages near fine. Endpapers with golden silhouette collage of magical fairies and nefarious trolls. Earthy reddish-brown top-stain. Antiquarian pictorial bookplate inside cover: "Ex Libris, V.B. Wyman Pilcher". Plate depicts silhouette of rancher resting on fence w/sheep on hill in b.g. Frontispiece plate of "Peer Before the King of the Trolls. Bind fine; hinges intact. Features one dozen smooth color plates; each with captioned tissue guard. In addition, profusely illustrated with headers, tailpieces, partial-page vignettes throughout. Rare in original wrap-around pictorial dust wrapper, moderate edge wear, chip, rub, vintage adhesive; unclipped 15/-Net, protected in new clear sleeve. Front panel features frontispiece image rendered in gold, white, grey, and black of Peer before the King of Trolls wrappring around to spine and back panel with various hopping characters including bull, swine, and trolls. Overall design around to spine and back panel is 10" x 17". Front flap lists illustrated books of A. R. Rare near fine first edition in good original dust jacket. Gift inscription to Dr. Jennie Benson Wyman-Pilcher to front blank endpaper: "Presented to Dr. J. W. Pilcher, in appreciation of her work in the Department of Psychology. Psychology Club, Unversity of British Columbia, March 1, 1938." Beautiful vintage signatures of members below: "James L. Gillen; Margaret J. MacKenzie; Elizabeth McKinnon; Oliver L. Lacey; Dorothy Lindop Brown; Francis E. McNair; Helen Pattison; Stanley Bailey; J. Mulland Alexander; J. Louis MacDougall; Charles O. Richmond; James Lowe; Margaret Harper; H. Madeleine Vanes; Ardis Colbourne; Joseph E. Marsh; Frank Wilson; H. Z. S. Coleman; Ernest L. Bishop; Hyslap B. Gray; Margaret Miller; Bill Stewart; Bill Sibley; Irene Elgie; and, Aileen Mann." Among the masterpieces of world literature, this early verse drama by the celebrated Norwegian playwright humorously yet profoundly explores the virtues, vices, and follies common to all humanity as represented in the person of Peer Gynt, a charming but irresponsible young peasant. Based on Norwegian folklore and Ibsen's own imaginative inventions, the play relates the roguish life of the world-wandering Peer, who finds wealth and fame - but never happiness - redeemed by love in the end. As the play opens the young farmer attends a wedding and meets Solveig, the woman who is eventually to be his salvation. However, the rascally Peer then kidnaps the bride and later abandons her in the wilderness. This dismal performance is followed by adventures in many lands. After these soul-chilling exploits, an old and embittered Peer returns to Norway, eventually finding solace in the arms of the faithful Solveig. Imbued with poetic mysticism and romanticism, in Peer we find a rebellious character in search of an ultimate truth that always seems just out of reach. In this sense Peer can be seen as an alter ego of Ibsen himself, whose lifelong search for artistic and moral certainties resulted in the great later plays (Hedda Gabler, The Wild Duck, An Enemy of the People, etc.) Opening scene: "The action, which begins in the early years of the ninteenth century and ends somewhere about 1867, takes place partly in the Gudbrandsdal and on the surrounding mountain-tops, partly on the coast of Morocco, in the Sahara Desert, in the Cairo Lunatic Asylum, at sea, etc." From colophon: "Printed in Edinburgh - the text in Bembo type by R & R Clark, Limited, and the colour plates by Messrs. McLagan & Cumming." 256 pages. Insured post. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
Verlag: J. B. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia, 1936
Anbieter: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, USA
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Hard Cover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator). First Edition. Stated at copyright page: "Printed in Great Britain" Ruddy orange full-cloth boards, gilt cover and spine titles, design, light shelf wear, discoloration, bow. Features bright stylized titles and two whimsically impish troll creatures; Harrap in gilt at spine heel. Pages near fine, no writing. Endpapers with golden silhouette collage of magical fairies and nefarious trolls. Earthy reddish-brown top-stain. Frontispiece plate of "Peer Before the King of the Trolls. Bind fine; hinges intact. Features one dozen smooth color plates; each with captioned tissue guard. In addition, profusely illustrated with headers, tailpieces, partial-page vignettes throughout. Rare in original wrap-around pictorial dust wrapper, moderate edge wear, rub, mended with acid-free and other adhesive to back wrapper; unclipped 4.00, protected in new clear sleeve. Front panel features frontispiece image rendered in gold, white, grey, and black of Peer before the King of Trolls wrappring around to spine and back panel with various hopping characters including bull, swine, and trolls. Overall design around to spine and back panel is 10" x 17". Front flap features summary of Rackham edition; back flap features advert for Poe's Tales of Mystery illustrated by A. R. Rare very good first edition in attractive original dust jacket. Opening scene: "The action, which begins in the early years of the ninteenth century and ends somewhere about 1867, takes place partly in the Gudbrandsdal and on the surrounding mountain-tops, partly on the coast of Morocco, in the Sahara Desert, in the Cairo Lunatic Asylum, at sea, etc." Among the masterpieces of world literature, this early verse drama by the celebrated Norwegian playwright humorously yet profoundly explores the virtues, vices, and follies common to all humanity as represented in the person of Peer Gynt, a charming but irresponsible young peasant. Based on Norwegian folklore and Ibsen's own imaginative inventions, the play relates the roguish life of the world-wandering Peer, who finds wealth and fame - but never happiness - redeemed by love in the end. As the play opens the young farmer attends a wedding and meets Solveig, the woman who is eventually to be his salvation. However, the rascally Peer then kidnaps the bride and later abandons her in the wilderness. This dismal performance is followed by adventures in many lands. After these soul-chilling exploits, an old and embittered Peer returns to Norway, eventually finding solace in the arms of the faithful Solveig. Imbued with poetic mysticism and romanticism, in Peer we find a rebellious character in search of an ultimate truth that always seems just out of reach. In this sense Peer can be seen as an alter ego of Ibsen himself, whose lifelong search for artistic and moral certainties resulted in the great later plays Hedda Gabler, The Wild Duck, An Enemy of the People, etc. From colophon: "This edition is from the translation of R. Farquharson Sharp, and is published by arrangement with Messrs. J. M. Dent and Sons, Ltd. The book was printed in Edinburgh - the text in Bembo type by Messrs. R & R Clark, Limited, and the colour plates by Messrs. McLagan & Cumming." 256 pages. Insured post. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.