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The Family Reunion; a play
by Eliot, T.S
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/near fine
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1939. First American Edition. Cloth. Near fine/near fine. First American Edition of The Family Reunion, A Play by T.S. Eliot, signed and dated by the author on the title page.. Octavo, 131pp. Black cloth, title stamped on spine. Stated "first American edition" on copyright page. Light wear to heel of spine, general toning to leaves, a near fine example. In the publisher's first state dust jacket, $1.50 on front flap, bright illustrations, a near fine example. (Gallup A33.b) Signed on the title page by T.S. Eliot and dated "5.xi.39." The first printing of The Family Reunion, a play by T.S. Eliot was published in March of 1939 by Faber and Faber of London. The first American edition was published the same month, with a print run of 2,500 copies.
Synopsis
A modern verse play dealing with the problem of man’s guilt and his need for expiation through his acceptance of responsibility for the sin of humanity. “What poets and playwrights have been fumbling at in their desire to put poetry into drama and drama into poetry has here been realized.... This is the finest verse play since the Elizabethans” (New York Times).
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15136
- Title
- The Family Reunion; a play
- Author
- Eliot, T.S
- Illustrator
- First American Edition of The Family Reunion, A Play by T.S. Eliot, signed and dated by the author on the title page.
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1939
- Keywords
- first edition Waste Land, first edition TS Eliot, Prufrock Eliot, The Waste Land Eliot, scenes of Clerical Life Eliot, Four Quartets Eliot, Sacred Wood Eliot, George herbert ts eliot, the family reunion ts eliot, milton eliot, thomas mcgreevy ts elio
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- Jacket
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