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Kobenhavn (Copenhagen): Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag (F. Hegel & Son). 1890. First edition (preceded only by the 12 copies issued in London to secure copyright). First edition (preceded only by the 12 copies issued in London to secure copyright). Publisher's original green cloth with elaborate decoration in gilt and black to the upper board and spine. All edges gilt. A stunning fine copy, the boards beautifully clean and bright. The contents without inscriptions or stamps but with a small oval leather bookplate, titled in gilt to the front pastedown. A lovely copy. Printing and the Mind of Man. (PMM 375.) Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

Hedda Gabler is a play by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. The play premiered in 1891 and has since become one of Ibsen's most notable works. It centers on the life of Hedda Gabler, an aristocratic woman trapped in a conventional society.