Mussolini 1921, First Edition (2 results)

Due volumi di cm. 19,5, pp. 802; 596, con qualche tavola. Brossura edit. Perfetta conservazione, in stato di nuovo. Collana "Einaudi tascabili, Saggi", 331-332. Volume I: prima ediz.; volume II: seconda ediz.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. Author's own copies of these four historical plays by prominent poet and playwright John Drinkwater, each clad in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Handsome collection of four historical plays by prominent poet and playwright John Drinkwater, each clad in the original unclipped dust wrapper.Collection comprised of:(1921) Mary Stuart - first edition;(1922) Preludes 1921-1922 - first edition;(1932) Napoleon: the Hundred Days by Benito Mussolini and Giovacchino Forzano - first English edition, scarce;(1935) Abraham Lincoln.In publisher's original red cloth bindings, each accompanied by the original unclipped dust wrapper.Preludes 1921-1922is one of one hundred and twenty-five copies printed in a limited run by The Bookman's Journal.Napoleon: the Hundred Daysis the first English edition, adapted for the stage by John Drinkwater, from the work originally produced in Italian by prominent playwright Giovacchino Forzano and dictator Benito Mussolini.From the library of John Drinkwater, the English poet and dramatist who prior to the First World War was associated with the Dymock poets, with his contributions appearing in all five volumes of Georgian Poetry. After the war he achieved great success with his play Abraham Lincolnand became a founding member of the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. In publisher's original red cloth bindings, each accompanied by the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart with slight bumping and rubbing and the odd mark. Dust wrappers feature marginally heavier shelf wear, resulting in a number of small tears and chips, the most significant being to Napoleon: the Hundred Days. Marking also minorly more prominent, Abraham Lincoln featuring a moderate tide mark to the front cover. Internally, firmly bound. Spotting mainly contained to the first and last few pages of each volume, texts otherwise bright and clean. Very Good. book.