The Alcestiad, or, A Life in the Sun; The Drunken Sisters. Illustrated by Daniel Maffia. by WILDER, Thornton - 1977

Franklin Library, 1977. Book. Very Good. Full-Leather. 1st Edition. Limited First Edition..

Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library, 1977. First Edition. . Leather Hard Cover. Fine/No Dust Jacket. Maffia, Donald. Previous owner's blind stamp. (28)170pp. Illustrations by Maffia. Full gilt stamped green leather with raised bands, gilt edges & ribbon marker. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

Samuel French, 1977-01-01. Paperback. Good.

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1977 Hardcover. Limited first edition published exclusively for members of the First Edition Society. 8vo. (xxvii) + 170pp.Raised bands.Bright Gilt titles and decoration. All edges gilt. Tight. No names or other markings. "Notes from the Editors" booklet laid-in. Fine.

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library. Fine with no dust jacket. 1977. First Edition. Leather. A deluxe Franklin Library first edition presenting two plays by Thornton Wilder (1897-1975). "The Alcestiad" borrows from the Greek mythological figure Alcestis who was the focus of Euripides's play "Alcestis." The brief "Drunken Sisters" is described as a Satyr play. With a special introductory note by Brooks Atkinson, and a foreword by the author's sister Isabel Wilder. With illustrations by Daniel Maffia. Issued as part of the publisher's First Edition Society series which preceded the Harper & Row trade edition. One of an unspecified number in a limited edition. --- Bound in full olive bonded leather covers with two raised bands on spine. Text presented on quality papers. Spine titling, elaborate decorations to covers and spine, and textblock edges all in bright gilt. Orange silk moire endpapers, with matching sewn-in satin ribbon… Read More

NY: Harper & Row, 1977. First trade edition. 8vo, pp. 129. Foreword by Isabel Wilder. Fine in dj.

New York/Hagerstown/San Francisco/London: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1977. First Trade Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. A re-telling of the ancient legend of Alcestis, Queen of Thessaly, who gave her life for her husband Admetus, beloved of the Sun Apollo, and was brought back from Hell by Hercules. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions on pages. Dust jacket is NOT price-clipped, with original price of $8.95 on front flap. A couple of small tears on jacket. Previous owner's name/address embossed on front free endpaper and half-title page. Jacket is in a clear protective cover.

NEW YORK NY: HARPER & ROW,PUBLISHERS. F/NF. 1977. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. D.J. IS ABOUT FINE BUT FOR A TINY BIT OF CORNER AND SPINE-END WEARWITH A VERY TINY TEAR AT THE BOTTOM OF THE REAR PANEL NEAR THE SPINE. ANEXCELLANT COPY.. Keywords: PLAYS, INVISIBLE, ABCDEF.

New York: Samuel French, 1977. Softcover. Near Fine. Acting edition. 12mo. Stapled printed wrappers. 113pp. Topedge a trifle foxed, sunned spine, near fine.

Harper & Row, 1977. Near Fine book in a Very Good dust jacket. First Edition. Price-clipped. Inscribed and Signed by Isabel Wilder. Thornton Wilder passed away in 1975.