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$35.00NY: Farrar Straus Giroux (1970). First edition. 326 pp. Faint sunning to spine, else near fine in very near fine dust jacket.$750.00NY: Farrar, Straus and Girous (1970). Uncorrected proof. Narrow short 4to. Near fine in comb-bound wrappers with publication information inked along spine. An early and uncommon US title in this format.$10.00Los Angeles: Sun & Moon, 1997. First printing of this edition (originally published in 1962). 92 pp. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. With an Afterword by John Guare. First produced in 1961. Sun & Moon Classics 105.$35.00London: Calder & Boyars (1967). First edition. 135 pp. Near fine in very good plus dust jacket that is lightly soiled and rubbed.$10.00Los Angeles: Corner Books. (1990). First trade paperback edition. 35 pp. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers with a barcode sticker on the rear cover. Won 1990 Obie Award for drama, along with Wellman's CROWBAR and TERMINAL HIP. A Blue Corner Drama, No. 2.$10.00Los Angeles: Corner Books. (1990). First edition of this printing (originally published in 1983). 70 pp. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers with photograph from original Brass Tacks Theater production (Minneapolis, 1984) on front cover. A Blue Corner Drama Book, No. 1.
$750.00Norfolk: New Directions [1949]. Second edition. 207 pp. Near fine in very good plus dust jacket with two closed tears and a chip to crown of spine. This second edition adds “Something wild...” by Williams as an introduction. INSCRIBED by Williams, “For Ruth Dutton / who has the happy / distinction of being / the sister of Lois / Tennessee.”$35.00NY: Knopf, 1990. Uncorrected proof. 364 pp. Lean to spine, else near fine in printed wrappers with promotional flyers stapled inside the front cover.$125.00(np): New Directions (1954). First edition, limited issue. 220 pp. Bump to one upper corner, else near fine in printed paper-covered boards with cloth spine. Near fine publisher’s slipcase with a corresponding bump to one upper corner, and some scattered rubbing.$20.00NY: New Directions (1984). First edition. xii + 384 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. Introduction by Richard Gilman. Collects ALL GAUL IS DIVIDED, THE LOSS OF A TEARDROP DIAMOND, ONE ARM, and STOPPED ROCKING.$125.00NY: New Directions (1966). First trade edition. 183 pp. Very near fine in like dust jacket.$200.00NY: New Directions, 1962. First edition. 128 pp. Foxing to page edges and soiling to top edge, else very good plus in like dust jacket with darkened extrems.$37.00NY: New Directions (2000). First edition. 581 pp w/indexes. Fine in fine dust jacket. At publication price:
$350.00NY: New Directions (1971). First edition. 591 pp. Very near fine in like dust jacket. SIGNED by Williams on the front free endpaper. Collects THE ECCENTRICITIES OF A NIGHTINGALE, SUMMER AND SMOKE, THE ROSE TATTOO, and CAMINO REAL.$75.00NY: New Directions (1981). First edition. 358 pp. Light bump to one lower corner, else very near fine in like dust jacket. Collects 27 WAGONS FULL OF COTTON and fifteen other short plays.$55.00NY: New Directions (1981). First edition. 365 pp. One upper corner lightly bumped, else very near fine in near fine dust jacket with sunning to spine and a short closed tear. Collects IN THE BAR OF A TOKYO HOTEL and ten other plays.$40.00NY: Farrar, Straus and Company (1950). First edition. 163 pp. Near fine in near fine dust jacket with a few very small chips.$35.00Berlin: Theater Freie Volksbühne (1988). First edition. [140 pp]. Near fine in illustrated wrappers with light edgewear. Texts in English and German translation.$25.00Wien: Carl Hanser (1982). First edition. [108 pp]. Foxing to page edges, else very good plus in printed wrappers.$50.00Indianapolis & NY: Bobbs-Merrill (1971). First US edition. 382 pp w/appendixes. Top edge a little sunned near spine, else fine in very near fine dust jacket with some separation to the laminate over the gutters. Edited by Robin Skelton. Collects eight “Plays for the Miniature Theatre” and nine “Plays for the Larger Theatre,” with extensive supporting notes and articles.$75.00San Francisco: The Windsor Press (1926). First edition. 27 pp. Owner's name to first free end paper, else very good plus without jacket as issued. One of 750 copies. Printed by the Brothers Johnson at The Windsor Press on Rye Mill hand-made paper. A beautiful and delicate printing of this Yeats drama involving fairies, Irish folklore, and what happens on Midsummer Eve if you're not careful.
$150.00NY: Macmillan, 1908. First edition. xiii + 210 pp Very near fine in full dark blue cloth with elaborate gilt decoration along spine. t.e.g. Collects THE UNICORN FROM THE STARS, CATHLEEEN NI HULIHAN, and THE HOUR-GLASS. Wade 73.$25.00Santa Barbara: Garland-Clarke/Capra Press (1987). First trade paperback printing. 199 pp w/appendix. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.$35.00NY & Tokyo: Weatherhill (1996). First edition. 189 pp w/notes. Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. Foreword by Donald Keene. Dated (June 16, 1998) and INSCRIBED by Shields.$12.50NY & London: Columbia University Press, 1969. First edition. 48 pp w/selected bibliography. Fine in stapled wrappers.$45.00New Haven & London: Yale University Press (1995). First edition. xxii + 261 pp w/index. Fine in fine dust jacket.$15.00Toronto: Lester & Orpen Limited (1977). First edition. 228 pp w/index. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.$20.00NY: Random House (1959). First edition. 481 pp. Previous owner’s name inside front board, else near fine in very good dust jacket with a chip. Prints Joyce’s ULYSSES IN NIGHTTOWN along with plays by Sean O’Casey, Jean Anouilh, Jacquetta Hawkes & J.B. Priestly, James Lee, Alfred Hayes, and James Forsyth.$35.00Greenwich: New York Graphic Society [1976]. First US edition. [246 pp]. Very good plus in like dust jacket with two closed edge tears. Richard Schechner introduces this collection of text and illustrations (281 b&w images) by and about the Living Theatre.$150.00[Berkeley: Poltroon Press] 2012. First edition, numbered & signed issue. 13 1/8 x 17 1/2 inch illustrated poster, printed in four colors. Fine. Designed and printed by Alastair Johnston at his Poltroon Press. Johnston was commissioned to design a poster for this production, which design was then modified for promotional use. At Mamet’s request, Johnston printed a small run of copies for private distribution, a number of which were signed by Mamet for an edition. Thus, this is one of 20 numbered copies SIGNED by Mamet and Johnston.$45.00NY: Brentano’s (1925). First edition. Small bit of offsetting from the jacket to the front free endpaper, else near fine in very good plus dust jacket with toned spine and several edge tears. Translated from the Russian by George S. and Gilbert Seldes. Introduction by Oliver M. Sayler. Collects Lysistrada, Carmencita and the Soldier, The Daughter of Madame Angot, La Périchole, and Love and Death.$45.00Boston: G.K. Hall (1978). First edition. xxi + 244 pp w/index. Fine in decorated boards. No dust jacket, as issued.