• Christies auction house James Christie logo

    Sale 6905

    VALUABLE PRINTED BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS INCL.NATURAL HISTORY

    London

    |

    2 June 2004

    Browse Sale
Previous Lot
Search
Next Lot
    • Christies auction image unavailable
    Lot 65

    IBSEN, Henrik (1828-1906). Hedda Gabler. Copenhagen: Gyldendal, 1890. 8° (172 x 112mm). (Very light marginal browning.) Original brown cloth gilt, gilt edges (extremities lightly rubbed, spine slightly leant). FIRST DANISH EDITION. PMM 375.

    Price realised

    GBP 538

    Estimate

    GBP 500 - GBP 800

    Follow lot

    IBSEN, Henrik (1828-1906). Hedda Gabler. Copenhagen: Gyldendal, 1890. 8° (172 x 112mm). (Very light marginal browning.) Original brown cloth gilt, gilt edges (extremities lightly rubbed, spine slightly leant). FIRST DANISH EDITION. PMM 375.

    H. IBSEN. Rosmersholm. Copenhagen: Gyldendal, 1886. 8° (172 x 112mm). (Light browning, a few leaves lightly marked with surface loss.) Original brown cloth gilt, gilt edges (extremities lightly rubbed). FIRST EDITION.

    H. IBSEN. John Gabriel Borkman. Copenhagen: Gyldendal, 1896. 8° (172 x 111mm). (Very light marginal browning, clean tear on 3/6.) Original green cloth gilt, gilt edges (extremities very lightly rubbed, boards slightly bowed). FIRST DANISH EDITION.

    H. IBSEN. Fruen fra havet. Copenhagen: Gyldendal, 1888. 8° (169 x 109mm). (Very light marginal browning.) Original brown cloth gilt, gilt edges (extremities very lightly rubbed, spine a little leant). FIRST EDITION.

    H. IBSEN. Gengangere. Copenhagen: Gyldendal, 1881. 8° (183 x 116mm). (Occasional light spotting.) Original printed wrappers, partially unopened (extremities a little browned, chipped and with short tears, block split, wrappers partially detached). FIRST EDITION, WRAPPERS ISSUE.

    FIRST DANISH EDITIONS OF FIVE MAJOR PLAYS, with one other work by Ibsen. (6)

    Contact us

    • Contact Client Service

      info@christies.com

      New York +1 212 636 2000

      London +44 (0)20 7839 9060

      infoasia@christies.com

      Asia +852 2760 1766

    Other information

    Special Notice

    No VAT on hammer price or buyer's premium


    Recommended features

      • Antenna: The enduring friendsh
      • Antenna: The enduring friendship of Hepburn and Givenchy

        Ahead of an online sale that honours their close bond, Meredith Etherington-Smith​ traces the roots of a 40-year collaboration

      • ‘Capturing a feeling of creati
      • ‘Capturing a feeling of creation’: Jeff Koons on Play-Doh

        The artist tells us about his meticulous recreation of a child’s toy in a work that became an instant icon when it debuted at the Whitney Museum in New York in 2014

Share
Email
Copy link
Share
Email
Copy link