Shelfmark
Ka.3.08 (copy 1)
Additional shelfmark
Ka.3.09 (copy 2)
Additional shelfmark
Ka.3.10 (copy 3)
Author
Title
Sir Henry Irving / by Haldane Macfall.
Publication, distribution, etc.
Edinburgh ; London : T. N. Foulis, 1906.
Physical description
127, [11] p., [9] leaves of plates : ill., ports. ; 20 cm.
Note
With photographic frontispiece by Histed and plates reproducing portraits of Irving by Gordon Craig, the Beggarstaff Brothers [i.e. William Nicolson and James Pryde], and Oliver Bath [i.e. Edward Gordon Craig].
Note
Two binding variants noted, both with cover design by Joseph Simpson: grey paper boards with cover design, printed in darker grey; and purple card covers with fore-edge flaps, printed in black.
Provenance
[Copy 1] Inscribed by the author to "Goodall", dated 14 July 1908, with note that "the bad printing of more than one of [the plates] caused Craig to get foul of the publisher and to their withdrawing from the book".
Provenance
[Copy 2] Possibly owned by Edward Anthony Craig.
Provenance
[Copy 3] Booklabel of Stanley Scott, Chard, Somerset.
Binding
[Copy 1] Variant with binding in boards.
Binding
[Copy 2] Variant with binding in card covers with fore-edge flap.
Binding
[Copy 3] 20th century brown morocco half binding; cream paper boards; pale ochre endpapers; no spine title.
Subject
Subject
Actors Great Britain Biography.
Subject
Theatrical managers Great Britain Biography.
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Added entry--name
Craig, Edward Anthony, 1904 - 1998 former owner.
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Scott, Stanley former owner.
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Macfall, Haldane, 1860 - 1928 inscriber.
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Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B50795