The Connection: Introduction by Kenneth Tynan. Photographs by John E. Wulp
by GELBER, Jack
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- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Lebanon, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
New York: Grove Press, Inc / London: Evergreen Books Ltd, (1960). First edition. 8vo. Illustrated with b/w photographs by John E. Wulp from the original Living Theater stage production. 96 pp. Publisher's photo-illustrated wrappers. Light rubbing to covers First edition, signed ("Jack Gelber") on the half-title of this groundbreaking and controversial work, a play-within-a-play about heroin-addicted jazz musicians waiting for their score. Performances featured live jazz music by Freddie Redd. The Connection premiered off-Broadway on July 15, 1959, at the Living Theater, directed by Judith Malina. It won the Village Voice Obie Awards for Best New Play, Best Production, and Best Actor (Warren Finnerty in the role of Leach). The play was adapted to film in 1961 by Shirley Clarke, featuring the Freddie Redd Quartet with Jackie McLean on alto
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bull's Head Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 313
- Title
- The Connection
- Author
- GELBER, Jack
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Grove Press, Inc / London: Evergreen Books Ltd
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- (1960)
- Keywords
- jazz heroin drugs drama beats
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About the Seller
Bull's Head Rare Books
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Lebanon, New Jersey
About Bull's Head Rare Books
Bull's Head Rare Books was established in 2020 by Alex Obercian after more than a dozen years in the New York City book trade. BHRB deals in rare books and manuscripts in all fields, with specialties in literature, bookbindings, architecture, photography, science and medicine and country-life pursuits — gardening, farming and landscape design.
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- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...