V. R. LANG: Poems and Plays with a Memoir by Alison Lurie by Lang, V. R

NY: Random House, 1975. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover in a bright, lightly worn dust jacket. This is Lurie's tribute to Lang after Lang died of cancer at the age of 32. Lang was a gifted poet who was one of the founders of the Poet's Theatre in Cambridge, MA in the early 1950s. She also helped promote the works of young writers and artists including John Ashbery, Edward Gorey, Kenneth Koch, James Merrill, Frank O'Hara and Richard Wilbur. Book includes Lang's work as well as a lengthy memoir written by Lurie, an acclaimed author in her own right. Record # 382241

Paperback. Acceptable.

New York: Random House, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Cloth-backed paper over boards; dust jacket; 8vo; pp. xvii, 297. With illustrations by Edward Gorey beginning each section. Spine tips and edges of boards a bit rubbed and tanned; faint red stain along spine; corners gently bumped. Dust jacket rubbed and scratched; lightly wrinkled along the edges.

Random House, Incorporated, 1975. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Random House, Incorporated, 1975. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Random House (NY), 1975. Hardcover. Acceptable. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Random House. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A First Printing with a complete Random House numberline. From the library of poet/academic William Matchett with his signature to the ffep, noting that he received this copy from Alison Lurie, October 1975 (Matchett and Lurie were great friends going back to their time together at the Poet's Theatre in Cambridge) 297pp. with illustrations from Edward Gorey (another friend of Lurie's) Laid in is a card from the reception and publication event in honor of Lurie held at the Gotham Book Mart, November 10, 1975. Foxing along the top and fore-edges, else a Very Good copy in a Very Good jacket with just a touch of edgewear. // features a 71 page memoir by Allison Laurie, followed by Lang's poems and two plays produced at the Poets' Theatre, Fire Exit and I Too Have Lived in Arcadia.

Random House, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. Signed. SIGNED, without inscription, by Alison Lurie on the title page. The lightly edgeworn volume is perimeter toned and there is a bookseller's label on the rear pastedown. The unclipped dust jacket, sleeve protected, is lightly age toned and has a closed tear on the front panel (mended with tape on the jacket verso).