A Streetcar Named Desire.
by WILLIAMS, Tennessee
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Slight use to extremities of the spine; but a near fine copy in a very nice jacket with some moderate fading to the spine and a
- Seller
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Rochester, New York, United States
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About This Item
[New York]:: New Directions,, [1947].. First edition.. publisher's paper-covered boards in dust jacket. . Slight use to extremities of the spine; but a near fine copy in a very nice jacket with some moderate fading to the spine and a small chip at its crown. Much nicer than usually seen.. 8vo,.
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
- Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28702
- Title
- A Streetcar Named Desire.
- Author
- WILLIAMS, Tennessee
- Format/Binding
- Publisher's paper-covered boards in dust jacket.
- Book Condition
- Used - Slight use to extremities of the spine; but a near fine copy in a very nice jacket with some moderate fading to the spine and a
- Edition
- First edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New Directions,
- Place of Publication
- [New York]:
- Date Published
- [1947].
- Pages
- 171 pp.
- Size
- 8vo,
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Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
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Rochester, New York
About Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
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