Rare Books The Wild Duck and Other Plays by Henrik Ibsen 1961 Modern Library Playwrights 20th Century Collectible Books for Readers Gift

This is a very good hardcover with dust jacket. 1961 Modern Library. This copy is clean and solid inside and out. The pages are clean with no markings or foxing seen and only very light natural tanning from age. The binding is tight and straight. Red hardcover boards under dust jacket are also very good with barely a hint of shelf wear. The accompanying dust jacket is clean and very good with only light shelf wear mostly corners and edges. Crown octavo book size or 5.75" x 8" with 497 pages. Endpapers front and back feature Modern Library logo.

Modern Library began publishing series of books in 1917. they were extremely popular, especially with students, as they were copies of great literature and topics that were priced for the general public. The publishing firm of Boni Liveright started the series, as the idea stemmed from Albert Boni. The first title published was The Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde. Early editions were published in "pocket book" size for easy carrying to read anywhere and they were bound in leatherette. In 1927, Random House was borne out of Modern Library and pictorial dust jackets were introduced to the series, along with hardcover boards. As publishing changed, Modern Library fell to the wayside but was "reintroduced" in the 1970's. Early editions are collectibles and later titles remain favorites as many collect Modern Library editions of all ages.

Henrik Ibsen was a Norwegian playwright. Often referred to as the father of realism, he was one of the most influential authors of his time. This edition from Modern Library contains the following: Pillars of Society, The Wild Duck, The Lady from the Sea, Little Eyolf, John Gabriel Borkman and When We Dead Awaken.

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