PROPERTY FROM A NEW YORK COLLECTION
McCULLERS, Carson (1917-1967). The Ballad of the Sad Cafe. Cambridge: The Riverside Press and Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1951.
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McCULLERS, Carson (1917-1967). The Ballad of the Sad Cafe. Cambridge: The Riverside Press and Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1951.
8o. Original orange cloth stamped in red (spine ends slightly bumped); dust jacket (some minor chipping, a few short tears). Provenance: Brooks Atkinson (1894-1984), influential American theatre critic (presentation inscription from the author).
FIRST EDITION of McCullers' collection of novels and stories, PRESESENTATION COPY, inscribed on the front free endpaper: "For Brooks Atkinson with great admiration and with gratitude. Carson McCullers."
[With:] MCCULLERS. The Member of the Wedding. Boston and Cambridge, 1946. 8o. Original cloth; dust jacket (some splitting along folds, a few tape repairs). FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by McCullers on the front free endpaper. -- Clock Without Hands. Boston and Cambridge, 1961. 8o. Original cloth; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. -- The Mortgaged Heart. Edited by Margarita G. Smith. Boston, 1971. 8o. Original cloth; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. -- The Member of the Wedding. New York, 1951. 8o. Original cloth; dust jacket (A few chips with minor loss). FIRST EDITION of the play based on McCullers novel of the same name. -- Sweet as a Pickle and Clean as a Pig. Boston and Cambridge, 1964. 8o. Illustrated by Rolf Gérard. Original cloth; dust jacket (a few small chips). FIRST EDITION. -- The Square Root of Wonderful. Boston and Cambridge, 1958. 8o. Original cloth; dust jacket (a few small closed tears). FIRST EDITION. -- ALBEE, Edward. The Play. The Ballad of Sad Cafe. Boston and New York, 1963. FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by Albee on the front flyleaf. (8)
8o. Original orange cloth stamped in red (spine ends slightly bumped); dust jacket (some minor chipping, a few short tears). Provenance: Brooks Atkinson (1894-1984), influential American theatre critic (presentation inscription from the author).
FIRST EDITION of McCullers' collection of novels and stories, PRESESENTATION COPY, inscribed on the front free endpaper: "For Brooks Atkinson with great admiration and with gratitude. Carson McCullers."
[With:] MCCULLERS. The Member of the Wedding. Boston and Cambridge, 1946. 8o. Original cloth; dust jacket (some splitting along folds, a few tape repairs). FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by McCullers on the front free endpaper. -- Clock Without Hands. Boston and Cambridge, 1961. 8o. Original cloth; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. -- The Mortgaged Heart. Edited by Margarita G. Smith. Boston, 1971. 8o. Original cloth; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. -- The Member of the Wedding. New York, 1951. 8o. Original cloth; dust jacket (A few chips with minor loss). FIRST EDITION of the play based on McCullers novel of the same name. -- Sweet as a Pickle and Clean as a Pig. Boston and Cambridge, 1964. 8o. Illustrated by Rolf Gérard. Original cloth; dust jacket (a few small chips). FIRST EDITION. -- The Square Root of Wonderful. Boston and Cambridge, 1958. 8o. Original cloth; dust jacket (a few small closed tears). FIRST EDITION. -- ALBEE, Edward. The Play. The Ballad of Sad Cafe. Boston and New York, 1963. FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by Albee on the front flyleaf. (8)
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