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Brynjolf Bjarme (pseud. for Henrik Ibsen): Catilina. Drama i tre Acter. Christiania [Oslo] 1850. 1st edition. Debut. 8vo (17×10 cm). Minor marginal dampstaining to upper part (first 13 leaves). Bound in later full morocco.
First edition of Henrik Ibsen's (1828–1906) very first book which was only issued in 250 copies. Ibsen's influence on the whole course of modern drama is enormous. “It is virtually impossible to select any one play as ”typical“ of Ibsen's outlook [...]. (”Printing and the Mind of Man“, # 375, under the heading ”Revolution in the Theatre").
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Books and manuscripts, 1 October 2013
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