Accession number
PML 143347
Creator
Craig, Edward Gordon, 1872-1966.
Published
Hackbridge, Surrey : The Sign of the Rose, 1900.
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
First edition of a souvenir program designed, illustrated, and issued by Craig, for a production of Purcell's Dido and Aeneas presented by Craig in association with the conductor, Martin Fallas Shaw. Craig was responsible for the scenery, costumes, masks, and stage direction for the production.
Library's copy is loose in wrappers and imperfect (12 leaves); missing two textual leaves (The Argument and Honorary Members) and 2 leaves of illustrations (those depicting Aeneas and Mask Act I, scene I).
Library's copy is loose in wrappers and imperfect (12 leaves); missing two textual leaves (The Argument and Honorary Members) and 2 leaves of illustrations (those depicting Aeneas and Mask Act I, scene I).
Description
[16] leaves (1st and last blank): ill. (wood engravings, some hand colored) ; 27 cm.
Provenance
From the libraries of Thomas Balston and Gordon N. Ray.
Binding
Original illustrated wrappers.
Classification
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