Suddenly Last Summer

by Williams, Tennessee

Suddenly, Last Summer is a one-act play by Tennessee Williams.

This bleak play features Catharine Holly, a young woman who seems to go insane after the death of her cousin Sebastian. Sebastian's mother, Violet Venable, tries to hide the truth about her son and threatens to lobotomize Catharine.

Finally, after receiving a truth serum, Catharine is able to give an honest tale about the death of her cousin.

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Suddenly Last Summer

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1960
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(New York): Signet / N.A.L., 1960. Softcover. Near Fine. First Signet, and first movie tie-in edition. Pages a little browned, and some creasing on the front wrap else near fine in wrappers. Wrappers illustrated with stills of Elizabeth Taylor, Katharine Hepburn, and Montgomery Clift.
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New York City: New Directions, 1958. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 90 Pp. Maroon Clot, Spine Lettered In White. Second Printing (Not Stated). Near Fine, No Marks., Dust Jacket Priced $2.50, 13 Williams Titles On Rear Flap, Light Usage, Spine Browned, 1/4" Chip At Top Of Rer Panel, 1/8" Tear At Top Of Front Panel.… Read more about this item
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(New York): New Directions Book, (1958). First edition. SIGNED BY WILLIAMS on front endpaper. Basis for the 1959 movie starring Katharine Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, and Montgomery Clift. Very good to near fine with touch of faint foxing to pastedowns, small strip of minor sunning to base of spine, and front board subtly toned; in near fine dust jacket slightly… Read more about this item
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(New York): New Directions, 1958. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Near fine with light wear at the corners and offsetting on the endpapers in lightly toned near fine dust jacket with some wear at the spine ends. Signed by Tennessee Williams, and Inscribed twice by the book's dedicatee Anne Meachem to her close friend and fellow classmate… Read more about this item
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NY:: New Directions,. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1958. Hardcover. Made into the 1959 film. First edition. Very good in a very good (some rubbing to rear panel) dust jacket. ; 90 pages .
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(New York): New Directions, 1958. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Octavo. Fine in near fine dustwrapper with slight toning at the spine. A handsome copy.
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New York: New Directions, 1958. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/good. Some wear to extremities on spine, dj rips and tears. In mylar jacket. Frontispiece is photo of actors. 90 pp.
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New York: New Directions, 1958. First Edition, Third Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 88 pages. In Very Good condition with Very Good minus Dust Jacket. Spine is tan with black lettering. Dust Jacket has minor shelf wear, some small closed tears along the head edge, two overlapping blue price stickers on the front flap, and both flaps are partially clipped at… Read more about this item
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New York: New Directions. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1958. Second Printing. Hardcover. Maroon cloth, white spine lettering. Stated 2nd printing. Signed by Williams to the ffep. Spine ends/points gently rubbed. Tiny pen mark to front pastedown. Small ding to edge. Foxing confined to frontis verso, neighboring page, and slightly to endpages. The DJ in… Read more about this item
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New York: New American Library, 1960. First paperback edition. Softcover. 90 pages. A play from the author of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" and "A Streetcar Named Desire." Includes 8 pages of black and white images from the filme of the same name that starred Elizabeth Taylor, Mongomery Clift and Katharine Hepburn. A tight very good copy with… Read more about this item
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New York: New Directions. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Maroon cloth titled in white. First edition. Slight bumping to spine ends and bottom edge, a few small indentations, tack point size, to front cover. Faintly darkened to front endpage else square, tight, unmarked copy. The DJ in mylar has slight soil,… Read more about this item
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Suddenly Last Summer

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(New York): New Directions, 1958. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. First edition. Offsetting on front endpapers from pertinent newspaper clipping, edges of cloth and spine starting to mottle, front board slightly splayed, else very good in a near fine dust jacket with spine toned. Laid in is a newspaper clipping featuring Elizabeth Taylor starring in the film version. Williams'… Read more about this item
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New York: New Directions, 1958. First Edition. First Edition. Basis for the 1959 film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, starring Katharine Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, and Montgomery Clift. Small splash on the front endpaper, else Fine in an about Fine dust jacket.
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Suddenly Last Summer

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(New York): New Directions, 1958. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Octavo. Fine in fine dustwrapper with very slightest toning at the spine. A handsome copy.
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New York: New Directions. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Maroon cloth, white spine lettering. First edition (no additional printings listed. ) Previous owner's neat bookplate, merest trace of shelfwear. The jacket in mylar with $2.50 price is in fine condition. A tight square unmarked copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall… Read more about this item
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1958
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New York: New Directions, 1958. First Edition. Frontispiece photograph of a scene from the original stage production. 90 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original maroon cloth, spine lettered in white. Light toning of front flyleaf, else a fine bright copy in fine dust jacket with some minor soiling to back panel. First Edition. Frontispiece photograph of a scene from… Read more about this item
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Suddenly Last Summer

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1960
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New York: New American Library, 1960. 1st Edition Thus. Soft cover. Very Good. 4" x 7.5" First paperback printing. A.E.R. 93 pp. Spine creased. Interior age toned. Fading to edges.
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Suddenly Last Summer

by Williams, Tennessee

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New York: New Directions, 1958. Second printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Maroon cloth; illustrated dust jacket (by Gill); 8vo; pp. 90, plus frontispiece. This one-act play served as the basis for the film starring Katharine Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, Mercedes McCambridge, and Montgomery Clift. It was later re-made for television with a cast including, Maggie Smith, Rob Lowe, and Natasha… Read more about this item
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1960
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New York: Signet / New American Library, 1960. First Canadian Edition . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Signet 1757, movie tie-in, 93 pp, illus., less-common Canadian printing; minor wear, creasing to spine. [97]
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Suddenly Last Summer

Suddenly Last Summer

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1960
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New York: Signet Book, 1960. Softcover. Fine. First paperback edition. Octavo. Paper wrappers. Tiny bump at the crown, else fine. Includes stills from the movie.
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