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The Theatre of Tennessee Williams
by Williams, Tennessee
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- Original cloth. Fine in fine dust jackets, Vol.1 and Vol. 2 clipped
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[New York]: New Directions, 1981. First editions, signed on the flyleaf or title page in Vols. 2-6. 7 (of 8) vols. 8vo. Original cloth. Fine in fine dust jackets, Vol.1 and Vol. 2 clipped. First editions, signed on the flyleaf or title page in Vols. 2-6. 7 (of 8) vols. 8vo. SIGNED, VOLUMES 2-6. An outstanding set of the collected theatrical writings of Tennessee Williams. Volumes 2-6 are signed by the author.
The set consists of Volume I: Battle of Angels, The Glass Menagerie, A Streetcar Named Desire. Volume II: The Eccentricities of a Nightingale, Summer and Smoke, The Rose Tattoo, Camino Real. Volume III: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Orpheus Descending, Suddenly Last Summer [signed on the title page]. Volume IV: Sweet Bird of Youth, Period of Adjustment; The Night of the Iguana. Volume V: The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore, Kingdom of Earth (The Seven Descents of Myrtle), Small Craft Warnings, The Two-Character Play. Volume VI: 27 Wagons Full of Cotton and Other Short Plays. Volume VII: In the Bar of a Tokyo Hotel and Other Plays. The posthumously published Volume VIII (1992) is not present.
The set consists of Volume I: Battle of Angels, The Glass Menagerie, A Streetcar Named Desire. Volume II: The Eccentricities of a Nightingale, Summer and Smoke, The Rose Tattoo, Camino Real. Volume III: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Orpheus Descending, Suddenly Last Summer [signed on the title page]. Volume IV: Sweet Bird of Youth, Period of Adjustment; The Night of the Iguana. Volume V: The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore, Kingdom of Earth (The Seven Descents of Myrtle), Small Craft Warnings, The Two-Character Play. Volume VI: 27 Wagons Full of Cotton and Other Short Plays. Volume VII: In the Bar of a Tokyo Hotel and Other Plays. The posthumously published Volume VIII (1992) is not present.
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- James Cummins Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 41324
- Title
- The Theatre of Tennessee Williams
- Author
- Williams, Tennessee
- Format/Binding
- 7 (of 8) vols. 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Original cloth. Fine in fine dust jackets, Vol.1 and Vol. 2 clipped
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First editions, signed on the flyleaf or title page in Vols. 2-6
- Publisher
- New Directions
- Place of Publication
- [New York]
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- American | Sets | Gift Ideas | Tennessee Williams
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Sets & Fine Bindings;
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