‎"(IBSEN, HENRIK) (+) HERMAN BANG.‎
‎Et dukkehjem paa Nationaltheatret. - [RARE PUBLICATION CONTAINING EIGHT ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE FIRST STAGING OF ""ET DUKKEHJEM""]‎

‎Kjøbenhavn, Ernst Bojesens Kunstforlag, 1880. 8vo. In contemporary red half calf with four raised bands. Light wear to extremities. Text-leaves with marginal brownspotting. Plates a bit weak in inner margins. 8 ff. + 8 original photographs from the first Danish perfomance of ""Et Dukkehjem"". ‎

Reference : 62719

‎Rare first edition, documenting the historic first staging of Ibsen’s ""Et Dukkehjem"" at the Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen in December 1879. The volume contains eight original photographs of the actors in role, making it one of the earliest attempts at theatrical photography in Denmark, and one of the few surviving contemporary visual records of the play’s groundbreaking early performances. The accompanying text is by Herman Bang (1857–1912), the Danish critic and novelist, whose essay puts Ibsen’s work within the broader cultural and social debates of the period. “Et Dukkehjem” quickly became one of the most influential plays of the modern stage, starting discussions on marriage, gender roles and individual freedom. OCLC only list three copies. Herring, Herman Bangs forfatterskab, p. 181 (17.02.1880) - Herring only mentions seven photographs. ‎