WAITING FOR GODOT
1954
First edition in English of Beckett's influential and enigmatic "tragicomedy in two acts."
Post-WWII
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WAITING FOR GODOT
(1970)
First edition thus, issued as part of Grove Press's Collected Works of Samuel Beckett, of the nihilist masterpiece.
CARNATIONS: A PLAY IN ONE ACT
(1992)
Limited first edition of this play written early in Carver's career, which "revealed the depths of [his] anguish" at being locked into a domestic life (30).
LOOSE WOMAN
1994
Signed first edition, first printing of this "candid, sexy and wonderfully mood-strewn collection" (Penguin Random House) of poetry by Cisneros.
ESSEX POEMS, 1963-67
(1969)
Inscribed first edition of this collection from Movement poet Donald Davie, written while he was working as a professor at the University of Essex – with hauntingly stark illustrations by Michael Foreman.
THE WOMEN AND THE MEN
1975
Inscribed first edition of this collection by "one of America's foremost poets" (POETRY FOUNDATION).
THE SALT HERRING
1971
Signed limited first edition thus, an out of sequence copy not signed or numbered on the limitation page, but instead signed by Gorey on the title page.
KALEIDOSCOPE
(1976)
First edition of this anthology of three centuries of Black American poets, edited by the first Black Poet Laureate of America.
STILL LIFE WITH A BRIDLE: Essays and Apocryphas
(1991)
First edition, a very nice copy of this collection of writings by the Polish author, translated by John and Bogdana Carpenter.
THE SEVEN-LEAGUE CRUTCHES
(1951)
Stated first edition of this multifaceted poetry collection, with topics ranging from reflections on World War II to musings about fairy tales.
SHARING EVE'S APPLE
[1989]
First printing of this triangular accordion book of an amorous poem by John Keats, this copy previously owned by the founder of the Miniature Book Society.
CLOCKWORK ORANGE
(1972)
First printing of the screenplay for one of Kubrick's most notorious films, adapted from Anthony Burgess's novel — innovatively laid out, with copious film stills.
MY FAIR LADY
(1956)
First printing of the script of the beloved Tony-winning Broadway musical based on Bernard Shaw's PYGMALION.
AND THEN THE HARVEST: THREE TELEVISION PLAYS
(1974)
First printing of this collection of "teleplays" for Black audiences by a Black writer, chronicling "the Black struggle to 'make it' in white America during the decade of the sixties" (Foreword).
A STUDY OF TWO PEARS; ETUDE DE DEUX POIRES
2003
First printing of this limited deluxe edition poetic ode to a pair of pears, illustrated in lovingly executed mezzotints – with original copper plate included in the original box.
EQUUS AND SHRIVINGS: Two Plays
1974
First edition thus, a handsome edition of the two plays, with production notes about the first performance of EQUUS.
ANGEL CITY, CURSE OF THE STARVING CLASS & OTHER PLAYS
(1976)
First printing of this collection of eight plays by the Pulitzer-winning writer, director, and actor, including collaborations with Patti Smith.
SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET
(1979)
First printing of the script for the Tony-winning Victorian slasher musical, based on the classic 19th-century Penny Dreadful story.
ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD
(1967)
First printing of the classic existential absurdist play, a grimly humorous exploration of two minor characters from Shakespeare's HAMLET.
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF
(1955)
First edition of Tennessee Williams' Pulitzer Prize-winning third play, adapted into the 1958 film starring Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman.
THE GLASS MENAGERIE
1945
Inscribed first edition, first printing of Tennessee Williams' semi-autobiographical memory play, his first stage success.
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
(1947)
First printing of Williams's most enduring play, a New Directions publication in the original dust jacket (carefully restored).
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