signed softcover, 1975.
pulitzer prize winning play set in the mississippi delta, dissecting the relationships between big daddy, a wealthy cotton tycoon, and the shifting tensions, rivalries, and dependencies within his family.
new york: new directions publishing. isbn: 0-8112-0567-3. 173 pages. 5 x 8 inches. softcover. bound.....
first edition, 1980.
new york: new directions. isbn: 0-8112-0756-0. 8 x 5.3 inches. 82 pages. hardcover. bound in cloth-covered boards. book condition: clean and tight. fine. jacket condition: unclipped ($9.50). near fine.
book club edition with pamphlet, 1961.
new york: new directions. 5.7 x 8.5 inches. 128 pages. hardcover. bound in quarter cloth-covered boards. book condition: some toning. near fine. jacket condition: some shelf-wear. toning to extremities. loss to spine. some light soiling to rear board. unclipped. very good.
first edition, 1957.
an adaptation of the legend of orpheus and euydice, which williams had already attempted to adapt for his 1940 play battle of angels. orpheus descending opened to widespread critical reception. williams would re-write the legend five times over seventeen years. in 1957, marlon brando and anna.....
fifth printing, 1947.
cover design by alvin lustig.
new york: new directions. 6.25 x 9.25 inches. 166 pages. hardcover. bound in gorgeous pictorial paper-covered boards. book condition: toning to block. wear to edges. owners inscription to front free-endpaper. very good++. jacket condition: chipping to spine. 1 inch closed.....