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The Man Who Came To Dinner

The Man Who Came To Dinner

by Moss and Kaufman, George S Hart

On To Victory

On To Victory

by Bettina Freidl

American Drama Books & Ephemera

Tennessee Williams: A Casebook

Tennessee Williams: A Casebook

by Gross, Robert F. (editor)

New York: Routledge, 2002. First Edition, First Printing. Twelve essays on Tennessee Williams's career, with a look at not only his most famous plays but also his lesser-known works. Octavo, 214 pages, hard cover, issued without a dust jacket. A surprisingly scarce volume.
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$100.00
Force of Nature

Force of Nature

by Steven Dietz

"Based on Goethe's Elective Affinities"Very Good. VG++, Oregon Shakespeare Festival's 2000 Production Official Script. Comb binding, pages very clean, Like New - no markings. Steven Dietz is an American playwright and theatre director. Called "the most ubiquitous American playwright whose name you may never have heard", Dietz has long been one of America's most prolific and widely produced playwrights. In 2019, Dietz was again named one of the 20 most-produced playwrights in America.
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$10.00
The Life of Kenneth Tynan

The Life of Kenneth Tynan

by Tynan, Kathleen

London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 1987. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dustjacket. Dustjacket is now protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. 460 pages. A moving and sometimes shocking biography of the controversial British theatre critic and writer. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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$20.12
Millennial Essays on Tennessee Williams

Millennial Essays on Tennessee Williams

by Voss, Ralph F. (ed.)

Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Press, 2002. First Edition, First Printing. Essays on the influence of popular culture on Tennessee Williams (and vice versa); his relationship to Hollywood; his struggles with censorship and depictions of gender and sexuality, etc. Octavo, 251 pages. Fine in a Fine dust jacket. An attractive copy.
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$25.00
The Selected Letters of Tennessee Williams, Vol. II, 1945-1957

The Selected Letters of Tennessee Williams, Vol. II, 1945-1957

by Devlin, Albert J. and Tischler, Nancy M. (editors)

New York: New Directions, 2004. First Edition, First Printing. These letters are from Tennessee Williams's greatest period, which included such plays as A Streetcar Named Desire and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Octavo, 662 pages, hardcover. Fine in a Fine dust jacket. A beautiful copy.
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$30.00
THE OXFORD COMPANION TO AMERICAN THEATRE

THE OXFORD COMPANION TO AMERICAN THEATRE

by Bordman, Gerald

New York: Oxford University Press. 1984. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Double column format. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 734 pages. . 1st US Edition. Hardback.
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$16.77
[SIGNED] We're No Angels

[SIGNED] We're No Angels

by Mamet, David

New York: Grove Weidenfeld, 1990. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo (8 1/4 x 5 3/8 inches; 210 x 135 mm), 131, [1] pages, in illustrated wrappers (soft cover).
SIGNED by David Mamet on the title page. Mamet's screenplay for the 1989 comedy starring Robert DeNiro, Sean Penn, and Demi Moore. A Paperback Original.
Mamet "gives the traditional prison-break story the personal Mamet imprint in a film that reverberates with his special blend of gripping suspense, slapdash buffoonery, and ingenious... Read more about this item
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$75.00
[SIGNED] True and False: Heresy and Common Sense for the Actor

[SIGNED] True and False: Heresy and Common Sense for the Actor

by Mamet, David

Octavo (8 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches; 215 x 145 mm), 127, [1] pages, black quarter-cloth over black boards, titles in silver to spine, in an unclipped, illustrated dust jacket (hard cover).
SIGNED by David Mamet on the half title. Mamet offers important advice to actors: the right way to undertake auditions and rehearsals; how to deal with agents and individual gigs, and much more. Some valuable lessons here for aspiring actors.
CONDITION: Fine in a Fine dust jacket. Signed copies of this book are uncommon,... Read more about this item
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$100.00
Some Freaks

Some Freaks

by Mamet, David

New York: Viking, 1989. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 180 pages. Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket, with mild toning to the jacket (mostly visible on the flaps). Review copy with press release laid in.
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$40.00
[SIGNED] The Hero Pony

[SIGNED] The Hero Pony

by Mamet, David

Octavo (8 1/2 x 5 5/8 inches; 215 x 145 mm), viii, 55, [1] pages, in red quarter-cloth over black boards, titles in silver to spine, in an illustrated, unclipped dust jacket.
SIGNED by David Mamet on the title page. Mamet is best known as a playwright. But this book demonstrates his virtuosity as a writer; it's his debut collection of poems.
CONDITION: Very Good or better in a Fine, unclipped dust jacket. Pages moderately toned, which is often the case with this title, but clean and unmarked.
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$90.00
Tennessee Williams' s The Glass Menagerie

Tennessee Williams' s The Glass Menagerie

by Bloom, Harold (editor)

New York: Chelsea House, 2007. Octavo, 178 pages. A compilation of essays on Tennessee Williams and The Glass Menagerie, Williams's first popular success. From the Bloom's Modern Critical Views series on famous writers and their works, this one being an "updated edition" of the book on The Glass Menagerie. Hardcover, issued without a dust jacket. Fine.
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$30.00
The Selected Letters of Tennessee Williams, Vol. II, 1945-1957

The Selected Letters of Tennessee Williams, Vol. II, 1945-1957

by Devlin, Albert J. and Tischler, Nancy M. (editors)

New York: New Directions, 2004. These letters are from Tennessee Williams's greatest period, which included such plays as A Streetcar Named Desire and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Octavo, 662 pages, paperback. Near Fine with a five-inch crease to last 10 pages or so.
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$20.00
Lakeboat

Lakeboat

by Mamet, David

New York: Grove Press, 1981. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo, 112 pages. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Some page edges slightly folded, as if they had once been paperclipped. Light toning to the jacket. "Lakeboat takes place aboard a merchant marine ship and focuses on the conversations among its eight crew members, who work the Great Lakes. Their lives center around their seemingly purposeless tasks on the boat, and around sex, gambling, booze, and fights, or at least talking... Read more about this item
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$60.00
[SIGNED] Wilson: A Consideration of the Sources

[SIGNED] Wilson: A Consideration of the Sources

by Mamet, David

Mamet, David. Wilson: A Consideration of the Sources. Woodstock and New York, NY: The Overlook Press, 2001.
First American Edition, 1st Printing.
Octavo (8 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches; 210 x 140 mm), xv, [1], 336 pages, in fabulous illustrated boards and dust jacket by Mick Brownfield (hard cover).
SIGNED by David Mamet on the title page. Mamet's wild and crazy novel with an even wilder premise: The Internet crashes and scholars reassemble the past from the unreliable memories of Ginger, wife of ex-President... Read more about this item
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$100.00
On To Victory: Propaganda Plays of the Woman Suffrage Movement

On To Victory: Propaganda Plays of the Woman Suffrage Movement

by Friedl, Bettina (editor)

Boston: Northeastern University Press, 1987. 1st printing. Tight and unmarked in full cloth binding. 378pp. Lightly rubbed jacket now in a new mylar cover.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.
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$28.50
The Play Goes On.  A Memoir

The Play Goes On. A Memoir

by Simon, Neil

New York: Simon and Schuster. 1999. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Fine copy in Fine dustjacket. DJ protected in purpose-made plastic cover. As new condition. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 348 pages.. The autobiography of the late, great American playwright and screenwriter. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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$16.77
Moose Mating

Moose Mating

by David Grae

Like new. Unread/pristine clean pages. Very slight shelf wear apparent to cover."THE STORY: The play follows the romance of Betsy and Michael, a pair of twenties/early thirties, bright, ambitious downtowners who meet at a play and experience instant, overwhelming chemistry-the magic and misery of the wound that can only be healed by the sword that inflicted it. We not only watch the romantic heroes interact, but their thoughts are revealed as well - their insecurities, fears, and dreams about... Read more about this item
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$6.00
Hotel Universe

Hotel Universe

by Philip Barry

Very Good Copy. Some slight marks and bends to outside cover, otherwise pristine pages. Barry thought enough of the play to have lines from it carved on his tombstone: "All things are turned to a roundness. Wherever there is an end, from it springs a beginning." Many critics regard "Hotel Universe" as Barry's best play. The two-hour piece is unusual in that Barry wrote it to be performed without an intermission. Written in 1929 while Barry was in Cannes, the play is set in a small seaside... Read more about this item
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$6.00
[SIGNED] The Chinaman: Poems

[SIGNED] The Chinaman: Poems

by Mamet, David

Mamet, David. The Chinaman: Poems. Woodstock and New York: The Overlook Press, 1999. First Edition, First Printing.Octavo (8 1/4 x5 1/2 inches; 210 x 140 mm), 72 pages, in brown quarter cloth over black boards, titles to spine, in a printed, unclipped dust jacket (hard cover).
SIGNED by David Mamet on the title page. A slim volume of poetry by David Mamet, who is more often known as a playwright.
CONDITION: Fine in a Fine dust jacket.
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$100.00
Curtains GoingUp: Theatre Americana: Albert McCleery & Carl Glick

Curtains GoingUp: Theatre Americana: Albert McCleery & Carl Glick

by Albert McCleery & Carl Glick

Fine text, cover and binding. Yellowing has begun. Price of $20.00 on inside page.
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$46.55
The Traveling Companion and Other Plays: Tennessee Williams

The Traveling Companion and Other Plays: Tennessee Williams

by Saddik, Annette J. (editor)

New York: New Directions, 2008. First Edition, First Printing. Twelve late plays by Tennessee Williams. Octavo, 311 pages, paperback. Fine.
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$15.00
The Bicyclers and Three Other Farces

The Bicyclers and Three Other Farces

by Bangs, John Kendrick

New York: Harper & Brothers. 1896. Octavo Size. Very Good condition. No dustjacket. Navy cloth boards with decoration to face & gilt title to face & spine. Light rubbing to edges. Black & white illustrations. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 176 pages. Contents include The Bicyclers, A Dramatic Evening, The Fatal Message, and A Proposal Under Difficulties. John Kendrick Bangs [1862-1922] was an American writer, editor and satirist. . 1st Edition.... Read more about this item
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$23.47
The Remarkable Rooming-House of Mme. Le Monde: A Play

The Remarkable Rooming-House of Mme. Le Monde: A Play

by Williams, Tennessee

New York: Albondocani Press, 1984. First Edition. A previously unpublished one-act play that takes place in London. This is #128 of 150 numbered copies. Hand-sewn red marbled paper wrappers with white label on front printed in black. Publisher's one-page prospectus laid in. Fine. SCARCE. A gorgeous production featuring Swedish marble wrappers by William Ferguson and Nancy King of Worcester, Massachusetts.
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$175.00
The Third Theatre

The Third Theatre

by Brustein, Robert

London: Jonathan Cape. 1970. Octavo Size. Near Fine copy in Very Good dustjacket. Dustjacket is now protected in a purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. Previous Owner's name/details to Preliminary Pages. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 294 pages. Major essays and articles about American theatre written between 1957 and 1968 and contains a selection of the author's reviews. . 1st thus. Hardback.
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$12.07