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A Streetcar Named Desire
by Williams, Tennessee
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
NY: New Directions, 1947. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Alvin Lustig. 1947 New Directions True First/First with a **SIGNED** card " (laid in) AND an unsigned 8 x10 publicity photo. These essential add-ons arel accompanied by a Certificate Of Authenticity. This rare copy is in VG+/VG condition. The HB has the name error on page 161 (Stella instead of Blanche). The HB is in beautiful condition with very minor wear at the edges, corners and no fading along the spine. The text and end papers have very minor yellowing. The DJ has the price $ 2.75. It has a small missing piece along the top spine end otherwise minor wear. Adapted into the classic 1951 film directed by Elia Kazan and starring Oscar WInners Vivien Leigh as Blanche, Kim Hunter as Stella, Karl Malden as Mitch, with Oscar Nominee Marlon Brando as Stanley. Followed by TV Films: 1984: Ann-Margret, Treat Williams, Beverly D'Angelo & Randy Quaid). 1995: Jessica Lange, Alec Baldwin, Diane Lane and John Goodman); 2014: National Theater Live Production (Gillian Anderson, Ben Foster, Vanessa Kirby, & Cory Johnson). ***Bren-Books specializes in Books and Dramas into Film, many of them signed or inscribed***
Extended Description and Notes
NY: New Directions, 1947. Book. Illus. by Alvin Lustig. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 1947 New Directions True First/First with a **SIGNED** card " laid in and an unsigned 8x10 publicity photo. Comes with a COA. This rare copy is in VG+/VG condition. The HB has the name error on page 161 and the DJ has the price of $ 2.75. The HB is in beautiful condition with very minor wear at the edges, corners and no fading along the spine. The text and end papers have very minor yellowing. The DJ has a small missing piece along the top spine end otherwise minor wear. **BONUS** Also receive the 1949 New Directions First Thus of The Glass Menagerie.
Synopsis
A Streetcar Named Desire is a play written by Tennessee Williams that opened on Broadway on December 3, 1947.The story dramatises the life of Blanche DuBois, a Southern belle, after going through a series of personal losses, leaves her aristocratic background seeking refuge with her sister and brother-in-law in a New Orleans apartment building. Considered to be Williams’ most popular work, it is one of the best and most critically successful plays of the 20th century. The play has inspired many adaptations in other forms, notably producing an acclaimed film that was released in 1951.
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- Bookseller
- Bren-Books.com
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007984
- Title
- A Streetcar Named Desire
- Author
- Williams, Tennessee
- Illustrator
- Alvin Lustig
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- New Directions
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1947
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Drama, Classic Drama, Book into Film
- Bookseller catalogs
- plays-drama; Books into Film; Theater;
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Bren-Books.Com specializes in first edition books specializing in Classic fiction, books made into films and mysteries. We also carry many SIGNED books both in fiction & non-fiction.
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