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You Are Invited To The Exhibition
The Cranach Press Hamlet and Edward Gordon Craig
Through November 26, 2003
Opening Lecture:
"Edward Gordon Craig:
The Man Who Would be Hamlet"
by Dr. Adela S. Roatcap
Thursday, September 25, 5:00 p.m.
The exhibition celebrates the Donohue Rare Book Room’s acquisition of the English edition of the Cranach Press Hamlet (1930) printed on vellum. This copy is an hor de commerce copy printed for the founder and proprietor of the Cranach Press, Count Harry Graf Kessler. Accompanying the book is a suite of 153 woodcuts signed by the artist and illustrator, Edward Gordon Craig. The Cranach Press Hamlet ranks among the most exquisite private press books of the twentieth century. For manifold reasons, the arrival of this unique copy is cause for celebration.
For further information, please call (415) 422-2036
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