The Last Resort (First Edition, Inscribed to Mel Gussow) by Lurie, Alison - 1998

New York: Henry Holt, 1998. First Edition. First Edition. INSCRIBED by the author to Mel Gussow on the half-title page: "For Mel Gussow/ With best wishes / Alison Lurie." Gussow was a theatre critic and cultural writer for The New York Times from 1969 until his death in 2005. He authored 8 books, served as editor for many others, and his reviews and interviews (with the likes of Arthur Miller, Samuel Beckett, Harold Pinter, and Tom Stoppard) became staples of students and fans of theatre for decades. His first published review was Edward Albee's "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" in 1962, leading to a lifelong relationship with the playwright that resulted in a biography of Albee by Gussow, published in 1999. Gussow published his review of Lurie's book in 1998.

Near Fine and unread in a Near Fine dust jacket. Spine ends lightly bumped. A light wrinkle to the rear jacket panel. An attractive copy, and a great association.