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A Streetcar Named Desire: With a Foreword by Jessica Tandy and an Introduction by the Author; Illustrations by Al Hirshfield

by Williams, Tennessee

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New York: Limited Editions Club, 1982. Hardcover. Fine. Al Hirshfield. In publisher's original quarter bound brown leather with gilt stamped spine. Cover cloth is Chequered Lady, designed by Kazumi Oshida and screen printed by hand in thirteen colors. Sunfaded lavender paper slipcase with gilt stamping on spine. Designed by Gabriel Rummonds of Plain Wrapper Press. Signed by Al Hirshfield. One of 2000 numbered copies. LEC monthly newsletter laid in.

Synopsis

A Streetcar Named Desire is a play written by Tennessee Williams that opened on Broadway on December 3, 1947.The story dramatises the life of Blanche DuBois, a Southern belle, after going through a series of personal losses, leaves her aristocratic background seeking refuge with her sister and brother-in-law in a New Orleans apartment building. Considered to be Williams’ most popular work, it is one of the best and most critically successful plays of the 20th century. The play has inspired many adaptations in other forms, notably producing an acclaimed film that was released in 1951.

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Bookseller
James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.) US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
9025754
Title
A Streetcar Named Desire
Author
Williams, Tennessee
Illustrator
Al Hirshfield
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Fine
Quantity Available
1
Publisher
Limited Editions Club
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1982
Keywords
LIMITED EDITION EDITIONS CLUB SIGNED; LEC

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