THREE PLAYS OF HENRIK IBSEN. AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE, THE WILD DUCK, HEDDA GABLER. With introduction by John Gssner. In Translation Revised by William Archer

First thus, Collector's Edition published by advance reservation for subscribers of The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written. Illustrated with wood engravings by Fredrik Matheson and frontispiece portrait of Henrik Ibsen by Alan E. Cober. Thick 8vo, bound in the publisher's original gray leather, the covers fully gilt in an all-over design, the spine with raised bands separating the compartments, the compartments fully decorated and lettered in gilt, silk doublures and endleaves, all edges gilt, silk ribbon marker. xii, 325 pp. A fine copy.

Edizione: first easton press collector's edition. the creator of a new european theatre, ibsen was "one of the greatest poets and the greatest mystics who ever devoted himself to the drama." ibsen's plays stressed the supremacy of the individual, and their tragic component centered on the denial of love. hedda gabler is his most popular work. to many, ibsen was the harbinger of modern, 20th century theater. gritty and controversial, his influence can be seen in the writings of the likes of eugene o’ neil and tennessee williams. these great plays are still widely performed and studied today.<br> a handsomely bound book containing a number of ibsen’s most important plays inclluding an enemy of the people, hedda gabler and the wild duck.