A Streetcar Named Desire
by Williams, Tennessee
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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Extended Description and Notes
NY: New Directions, 1947. Book. Illus. by Alvin Lustig. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 1947 New Directions True First/First with a **SIGNED** card " laid in and an unsigned 8x10 publicity photo. Comes with a COA. This rare copy is in VG+/VG condition. The HB has the name error on page 161 and the DJ has the price of $ 2.75. The HB is in beautiful condition with very minor wear at the edges, corners and no fading along the spine. The text and end papers have very minor yellowing. The DJ has a small missing piece along the top spine end otherwise minor wear. **BONUS** Also receive the 1949 New Directions First Thus of The Glass Menagerie.
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
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007984
- Title
- A Streetcar Named Desire
- Author
- Williams, Tennessee
- Illustrator
- Alvin Lustig
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- New Directions
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1947
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Drama, Classic Drama, Book into Film
- Bookseller catalogs
- plays-drama; Books into Film; Theater;
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