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The House of Blue Leaves
by Guare, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Good +/good
- Seller
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Meadows of Dan, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Viking Press, 1972. Later printing. Hardcover. Good +/good. 112 pages, illustrated with black and white photographs throughout text. A savage farce, two act play, set in Queens, New York, about a desperately frustrated middle-aged dreamer and his insane wife and annoying mistress. Signed by author and inscribed to Alix Elias, actress in the play, who also signed the book and inscribed it to actor Paul Bartel. Other actors featured in the photos include Katherine Helmond, Frank Converse, Anne Meara, Harold Gould. Black cloth binding with bright blue metallic titles on spine, green top edge. Very light edge wear to cover with slight bumping to corners, minor spotting, interior pages lightly tanning. Illustrated jacket with white and black lettering, Walter Kerr review on back cover with photograph of cast. Jacket slightly tanned in white areas with some light edge wear, small tear in upper right corner of front jacket, tiny tear in top of back cover, bumped at spine ends, $5.75 price intact.
Measures 5 1/2 x 8 inches
Measures 5 1/2 x 8 inches
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- Bookseller
- Scraps of American History
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 00506
- Title
- The House of Blue Leaves
- Author
- Guare, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Jacket Condition
- good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Later printing
- Publisher
- Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- drama, farce, satire, fiction, Literature,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Scraps of American History
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About the Seller
Scraps of American History
Biblio member since 2012
Meadows of Dan, Virginia
About Scraps of American History
Unique bookstore in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. We specialize in vintage and antiquarian volumes with an emphasis on history, but carry books on many subjects. Currently we are building a catalogue from a large collection. We have been members of Biblio.com since around 2001 under the name Greenberry House. Our descriptions are detailed and careful and we try to note every flaw. ALL of our books are photographed and show you the exact item you will receive. We ship within one business day of receipt of orders and generally do not add shipping charges to the amount on your original invoice.
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