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Mourning Becomes Electra. A Trilogy.
by Eugene O'Neill
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket, as issued
- Seller
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Miller Place, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Horace Liveright, Inc., 1931. Hardcover in slipcase. Good/No Jacket, as issued. SIGNED Presentation Copy in Slipcase, #524 of the special limited edition (501-550 were for presentation). Signed by O'Neill in black ink. Though not indicated, this volume is from the library of T. R. Smith, chief editor and adviser at Liveright throughout its heyday in the 1920s and responsible for publishing some of O'Neill's works (including an early volume of one-act plays and Strange Interlude in 1928). Trilogy of plays containing Homecoming, The Hunted, and The Haunted. Includes Working Notes and Extracts from a fragmentary work diary, facsimile pages inserted in rear pocket. Stained & spotted white vellum with beveled edges, gilt-stamping and black spine label. Scarce slipcase in fair condition with fragile & cracked edges and old tape repairs. Binding solid and untrimmed/uncut, but covers are rather spotted & darkened. O'Neill was a Puitzer and Nobel Prize winning American playwright, considered one of the most influential dramatists of the 20th century. Electra premiered on Broadway in October 1931; set in a New England town in 1865, the trilogy is a retelling of Aeschylus' Oresteia, combining modern Freudian complexes with ancient Greek tragedy.
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- Bookseller
- Monkey House Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8609
- Title
- Mourning Becomes Electra. A Trilogy.
- Author
- Eugene O'Neill
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover in slipcase
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, as issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Horace Liveright, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1931
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- JJB, murder, suicide, adultery, revenge
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About Monkey House Books
Monkey House Books is a mail order, used book dealer located on New York's Long Island. We offer quality used books in a variety of categories at reasonable prices. A home-based business managed by a lifelong bibliophile, Monkey House offers personalized assistance and friendly customer service. For the holidays, or anytime, we provide gift wrapping and recipient shipping upon request. We ship within 24 hours of receiving payment, and packages are wrapped and boxed using recycled/reused materials.
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