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Scene. With a Foreword and an Introductory Poem [Eva Le Gallienne Ex-Libris]

Craig, E. Gordon; John Masefield (Foreword)

London: Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press, 1923. First edition. Hardcover. Small Folio. xi, 27 [1]pp., [2] 19 plates. Original blue-gray boards with black lettering on cover, black publisher's device, lettering and ruling on spine. Half-title with decorative elements. Decorative publisher's device and framing on title page.

"Last summer there was held in London an exhibition of designs, scenes and models made by the artists of the theatres of the world. The exhibition showed the mind of the world. To look at those works was to see how the brain wrought in each country." (Foreword).

With critical foreword and essay on world literature and London theater, and twenty-one lithographical plates depicting theatre venues, set designs and scenes. Illustrated Ex-Libris of Eva Le Gallienne on inside front cover. Gallienne was a British-American stage actress, producer, director and author, and a Broadway star and founder of the Civic Repertory Theatre, considered to have contributed to set the stage for the Off-Broadway movement. She was the daughter of Richard Le Gallienne, a poet and intimate friend of Oscar Wilde. Plate containing lithographs 3 and 4 with closed tear and some ruffling of paper, not affecting images. Good- to very good condition. Item #55526

Price: $275.00