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J. B. A Play in Verse
by MacLEISH, Archibald
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Just about Fine in a close to Fine dustwrapper with mild sunning to the spine
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Just about Fine in a close to Fine dustwrapper with mild sunning to the spine. First Printing, a Review Copy with the review slip laid in. INSCRIBED "For Lee & J/with my love" and SIGNED in March 1958 by the poet on the half-title page. Also included are two playbills, including one for the premiere performance on 11 December 1958, starring Pat Hingle, Christopher Plummer, and Raymond Massey. All in a protective cloth clamshell box with a gilt-lettered morocco label on the backstrip. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama as well as a Tony Award.
Archibald MacLeish was not only a well-known poet but also served as Librarian of Congress, appointed by Franklin Roosevelt, a position he used to reorganize and promote the institution. In addition to winning three Pulitzer Prizes, MacLeish was commissioned by the NEW YORK TIMES to write a poem to celebrate the Apollo 11 moon landing, which he entitled "Voyage to the Moon" and which appeared on the front page of the 21 July 1969 edition of the paper.
Archibald MacLeish was not only a well-known poet but also served as Librarian of Congress, appointed by Franklin Roosevelt, a position he used to reorganize and promote the institution. In addition to winning three Pulitzer Prizes, MacLeish was commissioned by the NEW YORK TIMES to write a poem to celebrate the Apollo 11 moon landing, which he entitled "Voyage to the Moon" and which appeared on the front page of the 21 July 1969 edition of the paper.
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- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020280
- Title
- J. B. A Play in Verse
- Author
- MacLEISH, Archibald
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Just about Fine in a close to Fine dustwrapper with mild sunning to the spine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1958
- Keywords
- Signed, Pulitzer Prize, Modern Firsts, Modern First Editions, Modern Poetry, Tony Award, Plays, Theater
- Bookseller catalogs
- Pulitzer Prize;
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Charles Agvent
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About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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