Description
A B I Books, Published 1983. Paperback, [76] pp (unpaginated); 23 cm; illustrated with black-and-white reproductions.
Rare, out-of-print & unusual books · Since 1997
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Condition & notes
In Very Good condition. Pale grey paper covers, Craig's wood engraving Black Figure on front, perfect bound. Mild shelf wear with bumping to edges and corners, light soiling, brown stain at upper left corner of front cover and scattered foxing to cover margins. Toning to spine, with "Edward Gordon Craig" hand-lettered in ink in block capitals. Binding tight. Pages clean. Otherwise unmarked. Single-subject dealer catalogue from the Santa Barbara firm of Jeffrey Akard and Nancy Isakson, offering 338 items by and relating to Edward Gordon Craig (1872-1966), described in full, keyed to Fletcher and Rood's Craig bibliography, and priced. Manuscript material includes an autograph letter in purple ink written from America in 1884 or 1885 to Craig's sister Edith, with three of his drawings in the same ink; a five-page manuscript, "There Is Something About the Theatre Which Annoys the Critical," corrected and dated 1909; a letter on The Page letterhead to Allan Wade, 1900, together with a 1951 typed letter in which Craig offers Wade help with letters written to him by W. B. Yeats; and a grocery list in Craig's late hand. Books include the Cranach Press Hamlet, Weimar 1930, in red levant morocco presentation binding, Harry Kessler's sister's copy with the colophon printed "This copy is not for sale"; complete runs of The Page, one inscribed by Bruce Rogers to Burton Emmett; Craig's own Roycroft Stevenson, inscribed to him by Ellen Terry at Christmas 1900 and annotated by him at length and in temper; a W. Graham Robertson bronze relief of Ellen Terry; and a lithographed Ellen Terry poster. Primary reference sources listed at front. Front cover reproduces item 112, Craig's wood engraving Black Figure; page two reproduces item 111. Contents: Manuscript Material (1-20); Books Written by Craig (21-48); Books With Contributions by Craig (49-60); Books Illustrated by Craig (61-70); Periodicals Edited by Craig (71-81); Periodicals With Contributions by Craig (82-104); Plays Designed and/or Produced by Craig, Texts and Programmes (105-109); Prints and Drawings (110-138); Announcements, Advertisements, Prospectuses and Other Ephemera Relating to Craig's Publications and Activities (139-156); Royal Lyceum Theatre Programmes, Performances by Craig (157-171); Personal Effects, Photographs, Posters and Other Ephemera Relating to Craig (172-210); One-Man and Group Exhibitions (211-232); Books About Craig in Whole or in Part (233-248); Periodicals With Contributions Relating to Craig (249-289); Edward Anthony Craig (290-299); Ellen Terry, Books Written by (300-305), Books About (306-312), Association Material, Programmes, Art (313-321); Isadora Duncan, Henry Irving and Others (322-338).