Ka.3.04 (copy 1)
Ka.3.05 (copy 2)
Souvenir of Madame Sans-Gêne : a comedy in a prologue & three acts by Victorien Sardou and Emile Moreau ; adapted by J. Comyns Carr ; presented at the Lyceum Theatre, April 10th, 1897, by Henry Irving ; / illustrated by Albert E. Sterner and Hawes Craven.
Cover title: Souvenir of Madame Sans-Gêne presented at the Lyceum Theatre
London : George Bell and Sons, York Street, Covent Garden, [1897] (London : Chiswick Press)
[16] leaves : chiefly ill. ; 17 x 24 cm.
Cover title: Souvenir of Madame Sans-Gêne presented at the Lyceum Theatre by Henry Irving.
In the main sketches of actors and theatrical backdrops.
Printed in red and black.
Printer statement on back cover: Chiswick Press: Charles Whittingham and Co. Tooks Court, Chancery Lane, London.
Publisher's green card covers with title printed in red and black and medallion portrait of Henry Irving and Ellen Terry in profile.
[Copy 1] Ownership inscription in pencil (20th century): Alix Egerton.
[Copy 2] Ownership inscription in ink: W. J. Murphy, dated 17 June 1897.
[Copy 2] Loosely inserted ALS from Lynton Murphy to Mrs Unsworth, dated Johannesburg, 4 June 1963, presenting the book with the compliments of the sender and E. R. Simson, the son and daughter of W. J. Murphy "who with his bride enjoyed the play in 1897".
Sardou, Victorien, 1831 - 1908 Madame Sans-Gêne.
Moreau, Émile, 1852 - 1922 Madame Sans-Gêne.
Sterner, Albert, 1863 - 1946 illustrator.
Craven, Henry Hawes, 1837 - 1910 illustrator.
George Bell & Sons publisher.
Chiswick Press. printer.
England London
B50792