Baby Doll [First Edition Hardcover]

New York: New Directions, 1956. [1956] FIRST EDITION HARDCOVER AND DUSTJACKET. Yellow hardcover, gilt lettering, 208 pages. Dustjacket: Black and white photo of a building facade with man sitting in front. Condition of hardcover: Faint age toning; some specks of brown in rear joint; else over Near Fine. Text is clean, clear, and very readable. Dustjacket: Age toning, mostly to back panel and folds; chips/short tears/creases to extremities, else overall Good. Price on flap intact. Protected in Mylar cover. This is the script for the film by Tennessee Williams incorporating the two one-act plays which suggested it: 27 Wagons Full of Cotton and The Long Stay Cut Short/or/The Unsatisfactory Supper. According to the publisher, Baby Doll is a taut, vibrant drama, the story of a pretty teenage girl, whose marriage to an older cotton-gin owner is to be in name only until her 20th birthday. With the two plays for reference, the reader not only is able to sense how Tennessee Williams molds his material but has in hand three independently enjoyable variations on a theme. A wonderful, carefully crafted volume - a first edition. Very collectible. Note: We are a well-established, well-respected, ethical book dealer in business since 1991. We describe the condition of our books thoroughly and honestly, so you'll know exactly what you will be receiving when you order. We ship promptly. . First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good.