Item #128059 SIR HENRY IRVING AND MISS ELLEN TERRY. Arthur Rackham, others, Walter Calvert.

SIR HENRY IRVING AND MISS ELLEN TERRY.

A record of over twenty years at the Lyceum Theatre. [comprising] Part I: Souvenir of Sir Henry Irving. Part II. Souvenir of Miss Ellen Terry. Pp. [viii]+48+48, frontispiece, title page vignette, plus numerous text illustrations (some full, 1 double page); med. 8vo; gilt lettered purple/brown padded art. leather, edges a trifle rubbed, the spine slightly faded; a.e.g.; upper hinge cracking, pp. 15/16 loose, occasional slight soiling; Henry J. Drane, London, 1897. Limited edition, being one of 300 numbered copies thus (250 for England and 50 for America). See Riall p. 8 for Souvenir of Sir Henry Irving, citing a copy in paper wrappers with a publication date of 1895. *Contains a full page drawing by Arthur Rackham, depicting Irving As Corporal Gregory Brewster in 'A Story of Waterloo'; an illustration which first appeared in The Westminster Budget. Several of the other illustrations are by Punch contributor Bernard Partridge (1861-1945), who specialized in political and theatrical caricatures. Early in his career Partridge also worked as an actor, using the stage name Bernard Gould. Item #128059

Price: $200.00