A Study in Sherlock: The Curious Collection of Robert Hess Part I
Thu, Apr 20, 2023 12:00PM EDT
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Lot 217
[BRETT, Jeremy (1933-1995), association]. SHAKESPEARE, Will...
Estimate: $100 - $300
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| $1,000 | $100 |
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[BRETT, Jeremy (1933-1995), association]. SHAKESPEARE, William. Romeo and Juliet: Second Quarto 1599. Oxford: Clarendon Press, [1949]. Small 4to. Publisher?s full blue cloth, spine lettered in silver (some mild rubbing, bumping to binding, endleaves foxed); in price-clipped publisher?s dust jacket (toned, worn, soiled, chipped). FIRST FACSIMILE EDITION THUS. On the front free endpaper is a sheet SIGNED BY ALL OF THE CAST MEMBERS OF THE APRIL, 1958 STAGE VERSION OF ROMEO AND JULIET DONE AT STRATFORD-UPON-AVON. Some of the actors who have signed are: Ian Holm, Edward Woodward, and more. On the fp, the book is inscribed to Brett: ?To Anna [Brett?s wife, Anna Massey] + Jeremy. Wishing you every happiness from Hilda + Gillian Stratford-upon-Avon?. Laid-in is a Typed Note Signed from Hilda reminding Brett that he and his wife, Anna are welcome to participate in the 1958 season as ?young leads!?.
