Anspacher
"Oh, let me sing one song before I lie enfolded in my shroud. Oh let me sing one dong before I die and mingle with the crowd": Rare signed limited edition of Louis K. Anspacher's Tristan & Isolde: A Tragedy; inscribed by him
Anspacher
ANSPACHER, Louis K.
$500.00
Item Number: 115508
New York: Brentano's, 1904.
Rare signed limited edition of the author’s adaptation of the great chivalric romance. Octavo, original boards. One of one hundred copies printed on Imperial Japanese vellum, this is number 93. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Mrs. Henry Seligman, with the cordial greetings of Louis K. Anspacher.” In very good condition. Rare.
The great chivalric romance, Tristan and Isolde, has been retold in numerous variations since the 12th century. Here, American playwright and script writer Louis K. Anspacher has adapted the timeless tale for the modern stage.
