Henrik Ibsen – John Gabriel Borkman – First Edition 1896
£250.00
A first edition, first printing of John Gabriel Borkman by Henrik Ibsen, published by Gyldendalske Boghandel, Kjøbenhavn in 1896. A near fine copy with spotting to the front and rear soft cover panels, browning to the spine, toning to the deckle edge text block and spotting to the top edge.
John Gabriel Borkman by Henrik Ibsen is a psychological drama about a disgraced banker obsessed with lost power and ambition. Living in isolation, Borkman dreams of restoring his reputation while his wife Gunhild and her twin sister Ella struggle over love, duty and the past. The play explores guilt, greed and emotional repression, showing how ambition destroys relationships. Ultimately, it reveals the tragic cost of pride and the impossibility of reclaiming lost lives deeply forever.
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A first edition, first printing of John Gabriel Borkman by Henrik Ibsen, published by Gyldendalske Boghandel, Kjøbenhavn in 1896. A near fine copy with spotting to the front and rear soft cover panels, browning to the spine, toning to the deckle edge text block and spotting to the top edge.
John Gabriel Borkman by Henrik Ibsen is a psychological drama about a disgraced banker obsessed with lost power and ambition. Living in isolation, Borkman dreams of restoring his reputation while his wife Gunhild and her twin sister Ella struggle over love, duty and the past. The play explores guilt, greed and emotional repression, showing how ambition destroys relationships. Ultimately, it reveals the tragic cost of pride and the impossibility of reclaiming lost lives deeply forever.
