A Streetcar Named Desire
by Williams, Tennessee
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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San Anselmo, California, United States
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About This Item
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Heldfond Book Gallery, ABAA-ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8590
- Title
- A Streetcar Named Desire
- Author
- Williams, Tennessee
- Format/Binding
- Beautifully bound in gilt titled colour pictorial cloth covered boards.
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Limited Editions Club.
- Place of Publication
- New York.
- Date Published
- 1982.
Terms of Sale
Heldfond Book Gallery, ABAA-ILAB
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About the Seller
Heldfond Book Gallery, ABAA-ILAB
About Heldfond Book Gallery, ABAA-ILAB
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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- Gilt
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