Henrik Ibsen, Edmund Gosse [Trans.] — Hedda Gabler a Drama in Four Acts

London, William Heinemann, 1891. Cloth. A excellent First English Edition of Ibsen's Hedda Gabler, in the original publisher's binding. A pleasing first English edition of Ibsen's Hedda Gabler, translated from Norwegian by Edmund Gosse. Published by William Heinemann in January 1891, with the first US edition published in the same year by John W. Lovell & Co, New York.Bound in the publisher's original cloth. Illustrated with a frontispiece, photograveur of the author.A celebrated English poet and author in his own right, Gosse's translation was key to promoting Ibsen's work in England. A pencil inscription to the half title references Elizabeth Robins's wildly successful production of Hedda Gabler at the Vaudeville theatre from April to May of 1891.Riding on the success of Robins's rendition of Ibsen's play, Heinemann went on to print a deluxe, large paper edition later that same year.This edition includes a four page publisher's advertisement to the rear. Bound in the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. With scattered stains to boards. Spine slanted. Light bumping to spine and extremities. Offsetting and spotting to end papers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with minor age toning. Scatterd spotting, more prominent at outer pages and fore edge. Previous owner pencil inscriptions to half title and ink inscription to title page, 'Edmund de la Pole Culverton, 1891&apos. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .