Shelfmark
Kbb.3.16
Author
Title
A living theatre : the Gordon Craig School, the Arena Goldoni, The mask : setting forth the aims and objects of the movement and showing by many illustrations the city of Florence [and] the Arena.
Publication, distribution, etc.
Florence : [s.n.], 1913 (Florence : printed by the Tipografia Giuntina directed by L. Franceschini)
Physical description
73, [7] p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.
Note
Title and printer statement from printed wrappers.
Note
The first edition with typographical error inside front wrapper: "Fo rterms see prospectus". This error is corrected in the second edition, which is a new setting with the end matter slightly rearranged.
Note
"Price one shilling."
Note
Copies also issued in boards with canvas spine; see Fletcher & Rood, A18(b).
Note
Publisher's printed yellow wrappers with woodcut decorations; advertisements for the School and The mask inside covers.
Citation/references note
Fletcher, I.K. & Rood, A. Edward Gordon Craig: a bibliography (London: Society for Theatre Research, 1967), A18(a)
Provenance
Edward Gordon Craig collection.
Provenance
Identified on wrapper by Teddy Craig as the first edition and enclosed by him in an ad-hoc wrapper with a copy of the second edition similarly identified. Also accompanied by envelope of original tracings of photographs of the Arena Goldoni, some of which were used in the present publication, and of other subjects; these are now in ECL MS 685/Box 'Miscellaneous 5'/Arena Goldoni.
Binding
Ms. spine title.
Subject
Subject
Subject
Subject
Mask (Florence, Italy)
Subject
Theater Italy Florence.
Subject
Theatre, Art of the
Subject
Florence (Italy) Theaters.
Added entry--name
Craig, Edward Anthony, 1904 - 1998 former owner.
Added entry--name
Tipografia Giuntina printer.
Added entry--place
Italy Florence.
Identifier
B46528