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    By Henrik Ibsen
    London   George G. Harrap
    10.5" by 8" 5-255 [1]pp
    A wonderful example of the first edition of Arthur Rackham's vibrantly illustrated edition of Ibsen's 'Peer Gynt', in the original dust wrapper.
    By Henrik Ibsen

    1936 Peer Gynt

    London   George G. Harrap
    10.5" by 8" 5-255 [1]pp
    A wonderful example of the first edition of Arthur Rackham's vibrantly illustrated edition of Ibsen's 'Peer Gynt', in the original dust wrapper.
    £340.00
    : 1.5kgs / : 973F52
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    Description

    Colour Plates, First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper

    The first trade edition of this work to feature Rackham's illustrations.

    In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.

    Illustrated with twelve colour plates by Arthur Rackham, of Golden Age of Book Illustration fame. Further vignette illustrations. Collated, complete.

    'Peer Gynt' is a five-act play in verse, originally written in Danish but translated here into English.

    This play follows Peer Gynt, as he is on a journey from the mountains of Norway to the North African desert.

    Written by Henrik Ibsen, a Norwegian playwright, who is known as one of the founders of modernism in theatre. He was one of the most influential playwrights of his time.

    Condition

    In the publisher's original cloth binding, with unclipped dust wrapper. A touch of shelf wear to back strip tail, otherwise externally fine. Dust wrapper bright, with major closed tear towards tail of front wrap, and with further 2" closed tear to tail of rear wrap. Light chipping to back strip head and tail. Small closed tear to back strip head. Tape repair to back strip head reverse. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright.

    Fine

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