MEDEA -- FREELY ADAPTED FROM THE MEDEA OF EURIPIDES
by Jeffers, Robinson
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Middletown, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1946. First edition, 2nd issue (word "least" present p.99). SIGNED on dedication page BY DAME JUDITH ANDERSON (Jeffers dedicated the book to her), who played the lead often. Black cloth-backed orange boards with gilt lettering. According to the Collected Letters Vol III, page 402, this edition of Medea "was chosen by the American Institute of Graphic Arts as one of the four most beautifully made books of the new season." Previous owner's bookplate taped to front pastedowns, otherwise very good or better with minute bumps to front corners.
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- Bookseller
- Quill & Brush (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55836
- Title
- MEDEA -- FREELY ADAPTED FROM THE MEDEA OF EURIPIDES
- Author
- Jeffers, Robinson
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1946
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...