Eleven Plays of Henrik Ibsen.

IBSEN, Henrick. Introduction by H. L. Mencken.

$40.00

Item Number: 114678

New York: The Modern Library, .

First Modern Library edition of Ibsen’s collected plays. Octavo, original cloth. From the library of American actor Zachary Scott, the first husband of Elaine Scott who later married writer John Steinbeck. Scott is best remembered for his many roles as villains and “mystery men” in dozens of musical comedies, film noirs, and psychological thrillers throughout the 1940s and 50s including Hollywood Canteen, The Unfaithful, Shotgun, Man in the Shadow, and The Young One. In very good condition with Scott’s bookplate to the pastedown.

One of the most influential playwrights of the nineteenth century, Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen remains the most frequently performed dramatist in the world after Shakespeare. His major works include Brand, Peer Gynt, An Enemy of the People, A Doll's House, Hedda Gabler, The Wild Duck, When We Dead Awaken, and The Master Builder.