Search Results: Tennessee Williams from Cinemage Books

Conn.: New Directions, 1945. First Edition . Cloth with Dustjacket. The true first edition of eleven short plays by the great playwright including 27 Wagons Full Of Cotton which was later adapted by Williams into his original screenplay "Baby Doll." Also includes the very short play "This Property Is Condemned" which was made into a poorly received film in 1966 with Natalie Wood & Robert Redford in the leads & a screenplay by Francis Ford Coppola. Some shallow chipping to the back panel of the dustjacket also minute chipping to the top edge of the front panel, and the spine panel. Small bump to the top corner of the cloth. The insides are fine. Uncommon in the first printing.

New York: New Directions, 1977. First Edition . Cloth with Dustjacket. SIGNED BY TENNESSEE WILLIAMS. His 2nd collection of poems. Dustjacket is illustrated with a painting by Williams. Invitation to a publication party laid in. Fine/fine

Secker & Warburg. London. 1957. 1st British ed. Cl.w.dj. Vg+/vg/Ink note on frnt. flap. There are sm. pieces missing along the sp. top & bott. edges of dj. There is a larger but sm. piece missing from back wrap. Williams's only orig. screenplay created tremendous controversy when 1st released. Directe d by Elia Kazan. Illus. w. 8 stills on plts. not in the Am. ed.

Hollywood: Warner Bros., 1956. 1st Edition . Pressbook. Very nice 24pg. pressbook for Elia Kazan's film "Baby Doll" that had a screenplay by Tennessee Williams. The film was met with tremdous controversy including a public comdenation from New York City's Cardinal Spellman. The film was favorably reviewed and received Oscar nominations for Carroll Baker & Mildred Dunnock's performances and William's screenplay. Memorable also for the great photo of Baker in a baby crib that covered a huge billboard in Times Square and is reproduced in the pressbook. The book also includes many ads, posters, publicity material and laid in is a two colored large herald that is illustrated with many stills including double page spread of the great photo of Baker in the crib. Tiny mended tear to the corner of the book and small spilt to fold, otherwise vg. A great Tennessee Williams item.

NY Signet Books 1956.. vg+. Williams only orig. screenplay caused a huge controversary when Elia Kazan filmed it in 56. 8pgs. of stills. 1st pb edition. Binding is paperback.

NY New Directions 1956.. Vg+/vg/Minute dj. wear, and light creasing to the top edges of dj.. William's only orig. screenplay. Hard to believe that the film when released was such a hot bed of controversy. No illus. 1st edition. Binding is bds.w.dj.

New York: New Directions, 1991. 1st Edition . Cloth with Dustjacket. Nice edition of Williams's original screenplay that shocked America in 1956 and his play that was based on the screenplay. Fine/fine.

New York: New Directions, 1975. First New Directions Revised Edition . Cloth with Dustjacket. The great Tennessee Williams play that was revived by the American Shakespeare Theatre in 1974 and contains the completely rewritten third act along with other revisions. This production starred Elizabeth Ashley (who is pictured on the front cover) Keir Dullea, Kate Reid and Fred Gwynne. Small name label of Bridget Aschenberg, a playwrights' agent for more than 40 years on the front pastedown, faint browning to the endsheet and pastedown where a newspaper clipping wa laid in. Laid in is a playbill from the 2003 production of the play that starred Ashley Judd. Near fine/fine.

New York: Theatre Arts, 1954. First Magazine Apperance . Paper. A collection of Tennessee Williams plays as they appeared in Theatre Arts Magazines. The collection includes: CAMINO REAL. Theatre Arts August 1954. Includes a foreword and afterword by Williams. Light dampstaining to the bottom of some pages of the magazine. Vg. CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF. Theatre Arts. June 1957.ORPHEUS DESCENDING. Theatre Arts. Sept. 1958. The collection also includes a copy of Esquire Magaine from February 1962 that includes Williams's working version of NIGHT OF THE IGUANA. All the magazines contain other material and all have light average wear. For the Williams completist. Vg. Sold as a collection only.

NY New Directions 1974.. vg/vg/light soil to cover,sliver of damp stain to back panel of dj. & corner of front panel. 6 stories by the great playwright. 1st ed. Binding is cl.w.dj. Laid in the book is a nice 4pg. foldover for "A Birthday Remembrance for Tennessee Williams" that was held one year after his death in 1983.

New York: The Theatre Recording Society/Caedmon Records, 1964. 1st Edition . Records in Box. Attractive and uncommon 2 record set recording of Williams's masterpiece set in a box that starred Montgomery Clift, Julie Harris, Jessica Tandy and David Wayne. Also included is a large 12pg. booklet with notes by Williams and William Inge. Illustrated. Also laid in is a playbill for the 1965 revival of the play that starred George Grizzard, Pat Hingle, Piper Lauie and Maureen Stapleton. The records have never been played, the cover to the box is loose.

New Directions 1954.. Cloth in Slipcase. no dj. as issued. slipcase has some extensive wear. Chipping along edges. The book itself has some small touch of wear along the spine, otherwise the book itself is vg+9 stories by the great playwright. A handsome edition. Limited ed. Binding is bds. published without a dustjacket.

New York: New Directions, 1964. 1st Edition (not stated) . Cloth with Dustjacket. The New & rewriten vesion of Willliam's troubled play. Filmed in 1968 as "Boom" which went bust. The cast included Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton & Noel Coward. The light dustjacket has some minute soiling. Fine/vg.

New York: New Directions, 1961. Book Club Edition . Boards & Cloth W. Dustjacket. BOOK CLUB EDITION. Tennessee Williams last successful play that starred Bette Davis, Margaret Leighton and Patrick O'Neal. Later made into a well received film that starred Richard Burton, Ava Gardner and Deborah Kerr. Illustrated with 4 photographs. The nice dustjacket with art by Nicola Wood is in very good condtion with one small chip to the top edge of the spine panel. There are three rubber ownership stamps on the front and back endsheets and the half title page. The book itself is nice and clean. Vg+/vg+

NY Signet Books 1961.. Paperback. vg/tiny nick to frnt. edge of wrap. which is mirrored to approx. Movie tie-in ed. of novella by Williams illus. w. 8pgs. of stills. This was Vivien Leigh's swan song. Illustrated by 39pgs. browning to pgs. 5th print. edition. Binding is paperback.

Signet Books. NY. 1951. 1st pb. print. Paperback. Paperback. The great play illus. w. 8pgs. of photos from theatre productions incld. Vivien Leigh in London. Front wrap. is illus. w. full color repro. of the famous Thomas Hart Benton painting that Jessica Tandy hated. Light scratching to front wrap. & illus. Insides are vg+.

NY Signet Pub. 1961.. First Paperback Edition . Paperback. The play illus. w. 11 stills from the movie. fragile. Small scratch on frnt. wrap. browning to pgs. owner sig.Vg. Laid in is a 16pg. showbill program for the film version of the play. Includes bios. and is illustrated with a still from the movie on the front cover. Light wear. Vg.

New York: Caedmon Publishers, 1955. 2nd Printing . Record. Long playing record of the great playwright reading from his own works including scenes from "The Glass Menagerie, the short story "The Yellow Bird" and published and unpublished poems. Includes Facts About Me by the playwright on the verso of the album. Light wear to the album cover, the record itself is as new and has never been played. Nice Williams item. Scarce.

Minnesota: University Of Minnesota Press/Pamphlets On American Writers No. 53, 1965. 1st Printing . Pamphlet. 46pg. career study on the great playwright written mostly for high school students. Fine. Also included is a small 24pg. booklet "Tennessee Williams Selected Plays" that was published by The Franklin Library in 1981 and was included with a special edition of 6 of his plays. This booklet includes notes on some of his plays and 10 photos. Fine. Sold as a collection only.

Twayne Pub. 1985.. Paper. vg+. Career study of the great playwright. Illus. w. 1 portrait. 1st paper edition.