Shelfmark
Krr.2.14
Author
Title
Romeo & Juliet / by William Shakespeare[.] As arranged for the stage by Forbes Robertson and presented at the Lyceum Theatre on Saturday, September 21st, 1895.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : The Nassau Press[,] 60 St. Martin's Lane, Charing Cross, 1895.
Physical description
78, [2] p., [10] leaves of plates : ill. (portraits, relief halftones) ; 25 cm.
Note
With a half-title.
Note
With illustrations by Hawes Craven, and a frontispiece plate from a photograph by W. & D. Downey (all illustrations printed by relief halftone process; tissue-guards intact).
Provenance
Presentation copy from Johnston Forbes-Robertson to Patrick Campbell [i.e., Beatrice Tanner]; ms. inscription on upper endpaper recto: "To Mrs Patrick Robertson / the best 'Juliet' I have ever seen. / J. Forbes-Robertson. / Nov.21.55."
Provenance
Presentation copy from David Ffolkes [sic; later Folkes] to Maurice Evans; ms. inscription on upper endpaper recto: "To Maurice Evans, the best 'Romeo' I have ever seen. / David Ffolkes. / Dec.25.48".
Binding
Publisher's brown card covers with green cloth spine over pasteboard. Upper cover with red ink titling.
Copy-specific note
Previous owner's shelfmark label on upper pastedown.
Copy-specific note
Former ECL shelfmark: Krr.2.21.
Subject
Shakespeare, William, 1564 - 1616 Romeo and Juliet.
Subject
English drama (Tragedy) 19th century.
Added entry--name
Forbes-Robertson, Johnston, 1853 - 1937 Sir. arranger.
Added entry--name
Campbell, Patrick, 1865 - 1940 former owner.
Added entry--name
Forbes-Robertson, Johnston, 1853 - 1937 inscriber.
Added entry--name
Evans, Maurice, 1901 - 1989 former owner.
Added entry--name
Ffolkes, David inscriber.
Added entry--name
Craven, Henry Hawes, 1837 - 1910 scenographer, illustrator.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Nassau Press (London, England) printer, publisher.
Added entry--name
W. & D. Downey photographer.
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng
Identifier
B50802