Craig edward gordon illus (5 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Hardcover. Zustand: As new. Edition of 345 copies of which this is no. 109, signed by Edward Craig. 49 p. 26 cm. Tipped-in frontispiece portrait, genealogical diagram, two home engravings. Brown cloth spine with marbled paper boards. Edward Gordon Craig (1872 1966) was an English modernist theatre actor, director, and scenic designer who was an illegitimate son of actress Ellen Terry. His daughter, Nelly Craig (1904-1975), wrote these letters to her brother, Edward Craig (1905-1998), revealing much about their father.…

Single sheet. Zustand: Very Good. [4] pp., single sheet folded to 12.5 x 9.5 in. This prospectus is printed on all four sides and includes publication production details, a write-up on the illustrator Craig, and a specimen page. Laid in is a t.l.s. from Charlene Garry, Hampstead bookseller and later the founder of The Basilisk Press, to Alan Clodd, the notable bibliophile, publisher and bookseller, promoting the press's forthcoming Defoe work. Very good copy, a few short, light creases from handling, faint trace of damp at the top edge, and a tiny nick to the right edge.…

First Edition. Near fine copy in the original plain boards backed with vellum, both title-blocked. Panel edges show the mild wear of use. Vellum corners, with top edge gilt-blocked. Rear pocket torn sans loss at the lower left corner. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Accompanying original slip-case good, with edges nicked. Physical description; 202 pages : illustrations ; 35 cm + 1 booklet (xiv, [i] pages). Notes; Includes extracts from the stories of Saxo Grammaticus and François de Belleforest (1582) and an anonymous version of Belleforest's work "Hystorie of Hamblet" (1608). Includes a booklet on the printing of "Hamlet" and the history of the Cranach Press, titled "Die tragische geschichte von Hamlet Prinzen von Dänemark : Faksimileausgabe nach dem Druck der Cranach-Presse, Weimar. Epilogue." Inserted in a pocket in the back cover. Includes woodcuts by Edward Gordon Craig. Subjects; Shakespeare, William, Hamlet, translations. Cranach Presse, printing history. Craig, Edward Gordon, woodcuts. Fine press books, Germany. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. 186, [2] pp., illustrated, folio, quarter vellum with gilt title, tan paper sides, gilt title on upper cover, untrimmed, t.e.g., leather-rimmed cloth-covered slipcase. Title page printed in black and orange. The running heads are printed in orange throughout. With the separate 35-page explanatory "Notes on The Tragedie of Hamlet Prince of Denmarke" by J. Dover Wilson housed in a rear pocket, as issued. Interspersed throughout the text are 80 woodcuts designed and cut by the English actor, theatre director-designer, and theorist Edward Gordon Craig (1872-1966), who worked on them for over 17 years and basing them on designs for his 1912 production of Hamlet at the Moscow Art Theatre. Of the 80 woodcuts, 78 are printed in black, 1 in black with blue, and 1 in black with orange. Title page cut by Eric Gill. Type designed by Edward Johnston. Printed at the Cranach Presse of Count Harry Kessler (1868-1937) in Weimar on thick handmade paper using hemp fiber and linen in a process developed by Kessler and Aristide and Gaspard Maillol. This copy is no. 51 of 300 (of a total edition of 322). The text of Hamlet is that of the second quarto (1604-05). Surrounding it are the text of two of Shakespeare s likely sources, the Hamlet stories by Danish historian Saxo Grammaticus (in Latin) and Belleforest (in French), each accompanied by an English translation. This English version of The Tragedie of Hamlet, now rather scarce, was published a year following the 1929 German edition. An ambitious and monumental achievement in fine printing, engraving artistry, book design, and typography in the 20th century. A fine copy: the contents are fresh and immaculate throughout; vellum backstrip and paper sides lightly finger-soiled; slipcase sides are mildly soiled, with a scratch on one side, its leather rim a bit chipped; a few areas of board edges a touch rubbed. Artist and the Book 66.…