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The Cocktail Party; --A Comedy
by Eliot, T.S
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
South Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Faber & Faber, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Hardcover in dust jacket. First edition, second state, with typo on page 29 fixed. Book and unclipped jacket are crisp, clean, and intact. Spine has a very slight lean. Green boards have bright gilt on spine. Inked name of former owner on front endpage, along with a date (Ronald Walker, 19, III, 50). Blank rear endpaper has tiny inked notation about the dates of Eliot's plays. 8vo. 166 pp. plus appendix. In protective Mylar.
Synopsis
A modern verse play about the search for meaning, in which a psychiatrist is the catalyst for the action. “An authentic modern masterpiece” (New York Post). “Eliot really does portray real-seeming characters. He cuts down his poetic effects to the minimum, and then finally rewards us with most beautiful poetry” (Stephen Spender).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Warwick Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 96539
- Title
- The Cocktail Party; --A Comedy
- Author
- Eliot, T.S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1950
- Keywords
- British playwrights
- Bookseller catalogs
- Drama;
Terms of Sale
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Returnable if not as described, with prior notice, within 30 days. We take care packaging the books you order and will gift wrap on request.
About the Seller
Warwick Books
Biblio member since 2004
South Pasadena, California
About Warwick Books
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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