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The Hand of the Potter / by Theodore Dreiser. A Tragedy in Four Acts.
LIBRA PS3507.R55 H35 1918
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Kislak Center for Special Collections - Dreiser Library PS3507.R55 H35 1918 copy 2
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dreiser, Theodore, 1871-1945.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- National Book Committee.
- Murder--Drama.
- Murder.
- History.
- Trials (Murder).
- New York (State)--New York.
- Trials (Murder)--New York (State)--New York--Drama.
- New York (N.Y.)--History--1898-1951--Drama.
- New York (N.Y.).
- Genre:
- Drama.
- Penn Provenance:
- Dreiser, Theodore, 1871-1945 (autograph) (Culture Class Collection copy 1)
- Williams, Estelle (bookplate) (Culture Class Collection copy 1)
- Butcher, Myrtle (donor) (RBC LC copy)
- Russell, David Julian (autograph) (Dreiser copy 1)
- Dreiser, Helen Patges, d. 1955 (inscription) (Dreiser copy 2)
- Dreiser, Theodore, 1871-1945 (autograph) (Dreiser copies 1 & 2)
- Physical Description:
- 209 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 20 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Boni and Liveright, 1918.
- Notes:
- Half-title page has list of "Books by Theodore Dreiser" on verso.
- "Copyright, 1918, by Boni & Liveright, Inc."
- Although printed in 1918, not published until 20 September 1919--Cf. Pizer.
- Price from dust-jacket: $1.25 Net.
- Beige linen spine with paper label lettered in green; light green boards lettered in dark green on front cover. Green endpapers.
- Local Notes:
- Culture Class Collection copy 1 is an early printed copy in beige wrapper with paper label pasted on cover with beige and green dust-jacket.
- Culture Class Collection copy 1 inscribed to "For Bo (Rosie Bo) the very first copy just to gether. A better one comes later. For slavery in getting it finally in shape. D. Aug 15, 1918, New York".
- Culture Class Collection copy 1 has bookplate of Estelle Williams.
- Culture Class Collection copy 1 half-title page has no advertisements on verso.
- Culture Class Collection copy 1 has newspaper review of the play laid in.
- Culture Class Collection copy 1 has leaflet [4 p.] from "The Provincetown Players, Eighth Season, 1921-1922 The Second Bill, Dec. 5th-Dec. 18th Inclusive" listing the cast of "The Hand of the Potter" laid in.
- Culture Class Collection copies 2 and 4 have unopened leaves.
- Culture Class Collection copy 3 has blue linen spine.
- Culture Class Collection copy 3 has marginal marks.
- Dreiser copy 1 has note "This book was used by Mr. Dreiser when the play was produced by the Provincetown Players (in the early 20's)" pasted on the half-title page.
- Dreiser copy 1 has the autograph of Theodore Dreiser.
- Dreiser copy 1 has page numbers for the beginning of the acts and sketches of the stage designs on the preliminary pages.
- Dreiser copy 1 has underlines, marginal marks and stage directions in pencil and numerous cuts in the dialogue marked by red and black pencil.
- Dreiser copy 1 has the autograph of David Julian Russell.
- Dreiser copy 2 has dust-jacket retained.
- Dreiser copy 2 is inscribed to Helen Dreiser by the author Sept. 1919.
- Cited in:
- Pizer, D. Dreiser, A19-2
- OCLC:
- 506311
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