1931 Ellen Terry and Her Secret Self Illustrated First Edition E Gordon Craig

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1931 Ellen Terry and Her Secret Self Illustrated First Edition E Gordon Craig:
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Ellen Terry and Her Secret Self

By Edward Gordon Craig

1931 - London - Sampson Law

9.5\" by 6.5\"; xi, 205pp, [29]

DETAILS

The first edition of Ellen Terry\'s biography.

Direct from the library of the late Hugh Selbourne MD (1906-1973) a noted book collector and diarist.

With an illustrated frontispiece of her bookplate, designed byCraig.

Several full page plates throughout.

With the 29 page pamphlet \'Annex - A Plea for G. B .S\' to envelope at rear.

Edward Gordon Craig was the illegitimate son of Edward Godwin and Ellen Terry.In the preface he states that he did not wish to write thisbook as his mother wasalready one of the most famous names in Dramatic History. However, he wrote this title in response to George Bernard Shaw\'s publication ofhis privatecorrespondence with Terryin \'blindvanity and jealousy\' along with his preface which\'insults the dead.\'

CONDITION

In original yellow cloth binding with gilt stamping to board and spine. Externally, very smart. Handling marks to boards and spine. Slight bumping to head and tail of spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Overall: NEAR FINE

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