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A CLEARING IN THE WOODS
by Laurents, Arthur
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near fine
- Seller
-
Covina, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Random House, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near fine. The entire life of a young woman is shown during the course of the play, which was first presented by Roger L. Stevens and Oliver Smith at the Belasco Theatre in New York on January 10, 1957. Includes photographs from that production, which featured Kim Stanley in the lead role. Laurents (1917-2011) was an American playwright and screenwriter whose body of work includes West Side Story (1957), Gypsy (1959), and Hallelujah, Baby! (1967). Inscribed by Laurents on the half-title. Octavo. Original brown buckram binding, with a pictorial label inset on the front, and black and gilt stamping. A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with just a hint of browning along the spine and folds.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 66248
- Title
- A CLEARING IN THE WOODS
- Author
- Laurents, Arthur
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1957
- Keywords
- Plays, Theatre, Drama, American Literature
Terms of Sale
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Biblio member since 2008
Covina, California
About Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Established in 1981, johnson rare books & archives is located in the heart of downtown Covina, about 20 miles east of Los Angeles. Our shop is currently open by appointment Thursday - Saturday from 11am - 6pm (please call ahead) and houses an inventory of some 30,000 titles, ranging from the general second-hand to the truly antiquarian. For more information, visit our website at www.johnsonrarebooks.com or call 1-626-967-1888.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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