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A SOUVENIR OF SHAKESPEARE'S MERCHANT OF VENICE. AS PRESENTED BY DAVID BELASCO AT THE LYCEUM THEATRE, NEW YORK, DECEMBER 21, 1922.
by Belasco, David - Inscribed. (William Shakespeare.)
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Oakville, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Privately Printed / Thomsen Ellis Press, 1923. 173 pp, approx. 12" H, heavy card covers with attached beige paper jacket - title/author and David Belasco's "Bee" device printed on front cover in dark brown. Inscribed on front free endpaper: "Faithfully / David Belasco." then, below that: "To / George C. Atkins / January twenty-seven / 1930." 29 full page b&w photographs, with tissue guards bearing captions in red, comprising a frontispiece portrait of David Belasco and 28 numbered views of cast/costumes/sets (all present). Text includes: A Preface to The Merchant of Venice as arranged for the contemporary stage by David Belasco; Concerning Shylock; The Elizabethan Stage; Cast / Scenes / Present Production (followed by photograph section); Tributes; Mr. Belasco on the Comic Shylock; Warfield and Shylock; Vale! Previous owner's name/address embossed stamped on front free endpaper, the inside front hinge is a little weak but holding firmly, two photographs have a small mark in the margin, photograph tissue guards have light to moderate browning, light to moderate browning and some light foxing marks on some preliminary pages, moderate browning to fore-edge and bottom of text block, tears at the gutter of rear endpapers have been repaired. The attached paper jacket has heavy wear consisting of tears, chips and wrinkling - heaviest at bottom edge, slight fading at edges, larger tear a top of front panel has been repaired, light soiling and two small shallow dents on rear panel.. Inscribed. First Edition. Heavy Card. Good.
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- Bookseller
- Capricorn Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30632
- Title
- A SOUVENIR OF SHAKESPEARE'S MERCHANT OF VENICE. AS PRESENTED BY DAVID BELASCO AT THE LYCEUM THEATRE, NEW YORK, DECEMBER 21, 1922.
- Author
- Belasco, David - Inscribed. (William Shakespeare.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Privately Printed / Thomsen Ellis Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1923
- Keywords
- William Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice, Stage Productions, David Belasco, American Stage, American Theater, Lyceum Theater, Shylock, Shakespearean Theatre, Shakespeare Plays, Elizabethan Stage, Jews, David Warfield, Signed Books, First Editions, Portia,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literary Reference; Film/Theatre/Television;
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Capricorn Books
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