New York, NY New American Library: Signet Books, 1983. Mass Market Paperback First Edition Thus (1983), Second Printing. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: a very faint hairline crease at the front hinge and another at the backstrip which is mostly just a production wrinkle; former owner's name label at the inside of the front cover; the expected light tanning to the text pages, due to aging; the binding is square and secure; text clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome very nearly new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, minor cosmetic imperfections. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. A gift quality reading copy. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (7 x 4.25 x 0.7 inches). 242 pages. Language: English. Weight: 5.5 ounces. Cover shows whtie, orange and purple titles on a black field. First Edition Thus (1983), Second Printing. Mass Market Paperback.

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“Twelve times a week,” answered Uta Hagen, when asked how often she’d like to play Martha in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Like her, audiences and critics alike could not get enough of Edward Albee’s masterful play. A dark comedy, it portrays husband and wife George and Martha in a searing night of dangerous fun and games. By the evening’s end, a stunning, almost unbearable revelation provides a climax that has shocked audiences for years. With the play’s razor-sharp dialogue and the stripping away of social pretense, Newsweek rightly foresaw Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? as “a brilliantly original work of art—an excoriating theatrical experience, surging with shocks of recognition and dramatic fire [that] will be igniting Broadway for some time to come.”

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On Apr 28 2014, a reader said:

A young and handsome new-hire college professor Nick, and his mousey wife Honey, are invited to the home of the dull head of the history dept. George, after hours, post campus event (unbeknownst to George) by George's sexy 40 something wife, Martha. Believing the visit will enhance young Nick's career, (Martha is the daughter of the college's president) they accept the invitation, unaware they are in for a disturbing night of non stop drinking, leading to shocking behavior by their hosts, and themselves. Stunning ending! A classic play, made into a movie in the 1960's, starring famous real life husband and wife Liz Taylor and Richard Burton, a young George Segal and Sandy Dennis. I found reading the play much more disturbing than the movie, which tends to be softened a bit by lovely Liz. I have not yet seen the actual play performed-but I must, someday!

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Seller: Black Cat Hill Books (US)
Seller's Inventory #: 55193
Title: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Author: Edward Albee
Format/Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition Thus (1983), Second Printing.
Binding: Paperback
ISBN 10: 0451121252
ISBN 13: 9780451121257
Publisher: New American Library: Signet Books,
Place of Publication: New York, NY
Date Published: 1983.
Bookseller catalogs: Plays; Theater and Drama; Performing Arts: Theatre and Drama;

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