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211 - Brooke (Rupert).- Murray (John Tucker) English Dramatic Companies 1558-1642, 2 vol., first editions, Rupert Brooke's copy with his pencil ownership inscriptions "Rupert Brooke 1910" to front free endpapers and his pencil markings, comments or corrections to 13 pages with 2 leaves of notes in his hand loosely inserted, "Presentation copy" blind-stamps to titles, 31/6 price in pencil to vol. 1 front free endpaper and title, folding tables, light spotting, browning to endpapers, original cloth, spines darkened, bumping and chipping to spine ends and corners, rubbed and a little marked, 8vo, Constable, 1910.

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£800 (€955)

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Estimation

£1,000 - 1,500 (€1,100 - 1,800)

Sale fees

32.4%

Brooke (Rupert).- Murray (John Tucker) English Dramatic Companies 1558-1642, 2 vol., first editions, Rupert Brooke's copy with his pencil ownership inscriptions "Rupert Brooke 1910" to front free endpapers and his pencil markings, comments or corrections to 13 pages with 2 leaves of notes in his hand loosely inserted, "Presentation copy" blind-stamps to titles, 31/6 price in pencil to vol. 1 front free endpaper and title, folding tables, light spotting, browning to endpapers, original cloth, spines darkened, bumping and chipping to spine ends and corners, rubbed and a little marked, 8vo, Constable, 1910. *** Brooke's copy of this important work on early modern drama. The pricing on the title and Brooke's notes themselves indicate that he may have been intending to review the present work, though we have been unable to trace the article, if ever completed.

Auction details

Fine Books, Manuscripts & Works on Paper
Thursday, November 19
11:30 AM
4 Ingate Pl, Nine Elms
SW8 3NS London, United Kingdom

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Forum Auctions +44 2 07 87 12 640 books@forumauctions.co.uk
On Drouot for 5 years avec More than 10,000 lots published

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