Shelfmark
Kbb.2.14 (copy 1)
Additional shelfmark
Kbb.2.15 (copy 2)
Additional shelfmark
Kbb.2.16 (copy 3)
Additional shelfmark
Kbb.2.17 (copy 4)
Author
Title
Books and theatres / by Edward Gordon Craig.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London & Toronto : J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, MCMXXV [1925]
Physical description
viii, 163, [1] p., [1], 32 leaves of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.
Note
Publisher's grey paper boards; ivory cloth spine with title, imprint and "GC" device blocked in black; buff paper dust-jacket printed in blue with "GC" device in blue and red.
Formatted contents note
Contents: John Evelyn and the theatre.--Books and actors.--Books, mules and idleness in Italy.--On certain booksellers.--Traveling monuments.--The theatre of Sabbioneta.--Candlelight.--Delicate drama.--The sonnets of Shakespeare.--On "The tempest."
Citation/references note
Fletcher, I.K. & Rood, A. Edward Gordon Craig: a bibliography (London: Society for Theatre Research, 1967), A30(a)
Provenance
Edward Gordon Craig collection.
Provenance
[Copy 2] Inscribed by Craig on title page "Nelly's copy, 1961" and with her "NC" bookplate designed by him; annotated throughout by Craig with corrections for a future edition dated 1926, a note about the book's poor sales dated 1946, and lists of copies sent to various recipients, reviews, etc. and of faults on the endpapers.
Provenance
[Copy 3] Thumbprint bookplate of Edward Carrick [i.e. Edward Anthony Craig] with pencil note in Craig's hand "this is now very rare - 1956".
Provenance
[Copy 4] Bookplate (designed by Craig, unsigned) of Robert Temperley, one of Craig's teachers at Bradfield; with a loose copy of the bookplate and a signed card from Craig dated 17 July 1933, largely reminiscing about the late Paul Cooper. Two leaves of loosely inserted typescript notes containing "some suggested verbal amendments for consideration in preparing for second edition".
Binding
[Copy 1] With the dust-jacket.
Binding
[Copies 2-4] Lacking the dust-jacket.
Binding
[Copy 4] Housed in black cloth box.
Copy-specific note
[Copy 2] Annotated copy (see provenance note). Loosely inserted article by Craig: 'The pageant I want to produce', John o' London's Weekly, 26 October 1929, p. 100; see Fletcher and Rood, F207(a). Loosely inserted review of the book by G. Setti, 'Gordon Craig in Italia' extracted from Il lavoro, 10 April 1930.
Copy-specific note
[Copy 3] With annotations by Craig, including inscription at the foot of the preface noting that all the translations and photographs in the book are by his son Edward Craig "who I always forget because his [sic] does so many things about the house".
Copy-specific note
[Copy 4] Bookseller's particulars in box.
Subject
Craig, Edward Gordon, 1872 - 1966 Pageant I want to produce.
Subject
Theater.
Subject
Theater Italy.
Subject
Books.
Added entry--name
Craig, Ellen Gordon, 1904 - 1975 former owner.
Added entry--name
Carrick, Edward, 1905 - 1998 former owner.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Temperley, Robert former owner.
Added entry--name
J. M. Dent & Sons publisher.
Added entry--place
England London.
Added entry--place
Canada Toronto.
Identifier
B46570