Teatre
BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD 2005
Author
Shakespeare, William (1564–1616)
Title
Teatre
Statement of responsibility
Catalan translation by Josep Maria de Sagarra
Place of publication
Barcelona
Publisher
Edicions Calíope (bibliographical attribution)
Series
Teatre complet de Shakespeare
Printer
Obradors de Montaner i Simón, Barcelona (bibliographical attribution)
Date
1935
Imprint (isbd)
Barcelona : Edicions Calíope, 1935
Language
Catalan
Edition
Large-format numbered bibliophile edition
Alternative title
Teatre de Shakespeare. Volume I
Short title
Teatre
Original work
Plays
Original language
English
Translator
Josep Maria de Sagarra
Print run
Limited edition of 340 copies issued on several categories of paper. The present copy is number II of the forty copies printed on “Marca Major” no. 88 wove paper, numbered in Roman numerals (I–XL) and signed by the translator.
Collation
513 pages, including final index
Illustrations
Portrait of William Shakespeare in the preliminary leaves
Maps
None identified
Format
Large folio
Dimensions
34.5 × 24.5 cm
Typographical signatures
Not identified
Paper type
“Marca Major” no. 88 wove paper
Watermarks
Not identified
Paper characteristics
Fine bibliophile paper of substantial weight, preserving its original deckle edges
Printing condition
Exceptionally clear letterpress printing with excellent typographic definition and well-preserved ink impression
Binding type
Original publisher’s binding
Covering material
Boards covered with cream-coloured specialty paper
Decoration
Integrated typographic panels on spine and upper cover executed through blind indentation and black stamping
Spine
Smooth spine with original publisher’s typographic design
Boards
Plain boards with integrated typographic panel
Binding condition
Very good, with no significant structural deformation observed
Content description
First volume of Josep Maria de Sagarra’s complete Catalan translation project of the dramatic works of William Shakespeare.
The Tempest
Romeo and Juliet
Twelfth Night, or What You Will
Othello, the Moor of Venice
This volume represents one of the most significant achievements in twentieth-century Catalan literary translation and forms part of one of the most ambitious Shakespearean publishing projects undertaken in the Catalan language.
Note 1
Large-format bibliophile edition issued within the Teatre complet de Shakespeare project.
Note 2
Total edition of 340 copies distributed among several special-paper issues.
Note 3
The present copy belongs to the most restricted issue, consisting of forty copies numbered in Roman numerals.
Note 4
Autographically signed by Josep Maria de Sagarra.
Note 5
Preserves a handwritten dedication from Josep Maria de Sagarra to Alfred Gallart, dated 8 September 1945.
Note 6
Original deckle edges preserved throughout the volume.
Note 7
Copy of considerable bibliographical importance due to its restricted print run, autograph signature, documented provenance, and association with Alfred Gallart i Genis.
Main subject
English Drama
William Shakespeare
Catalan Translation
Dramatic Literature
Catalan Bibliography
Bibliophile Editions
Renaissance Humanism
English Literature
Shelfmark
2005
Condition
Very good
Provenance
Biblioteca de Alfred Gallart i Genis
Copy notes
Copy number II of XL, signed by Josep Maria de Sagarra and bearing a manuscript dedication to Alfred Gallart. Printed on “Marca Major” no. 88 wove paper with preserved deckle edges. Original publisher’s binding retained.