OLD POSSUM'S BOOK OF PRACTICAL CATS
(1939)
First edition of one of Eliot's most beloved works, a collection of nonsense rhymes that became the basis for the multiple Tony-award-winning Broadway musical CATS.
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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.
INHERIT THE WIND
(1955)
Association copy first printing of the famous play, inscribed by both authors to Bryna Untermeyer and Louis Untermeyer, the poet, editor, and critic who was an early supporter of the playwrighting duo.
INHERIT THE WIND
(1955)
First printing of one of the best-known American plays of the 20th century, tackling freedom of thought with the contemporary threat of McCarthyism as underlying subtext.
MY FAIR LADY
(1956)
First printing of the script of the beloved Tony-winning Broadway musical based on Bernard Shaw's PYGMALION.
THE RULES OF THE GAME
(1970)
First edition in English of the script of one of the most-acclaimed films of all time, a satyrical dark comedy about the frivolties of the French bourgeoisie on the eve of WWII.
THE ODD COUPLE
(1966)
First printing of the famous Broadway play about two mismatched roommates, the basis for the 1968 film and 1970s television series.
KISS ME KATE
1953
Lengthily inscribed first printing of the book and lyrics to the beloved musical.
OF MICE AND MEN: A Play In 3 Acts
(1937)
First edition of the play version of John Steinbeck's landmark work, following the tragedy of two migrant farm workers in the Great Depression.
OUR TOWN
(1938)
First edition of this Pulitzer Prize-winning play about small-town life.
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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